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I wanted to close things out, you know, offering thanks again to the folks at the softball academy and give people, I mean, this isn't the final tally.

But I think it would be great to give folks sort of the updated number of how much was raised this year, Mr. Wyantra. So the last number I saw was at about $123,000 in counting. I know there's some final, you know, small tabulation things that they've got to add up at the end. So I don't know what the final actual number is, but it's in that ballpark. Every year we raise between $120,000 and what, $200,000.

It's a phenomenal event every single year.

And in five minutes alone, Sam, last night during the paddle raise, we raised $56,235 in like five minutes.

Just basically, you know, we do the mission, You have the panel conversation, the mission panel conversation, just like in the past, we've had the mission speakers. And then everybody's ready to give. And they gave. And they gave more. And they gave more. It was remarkable. I, to stand up in the front, I don't, like, there are so few things that are like this, like that I've ever done. just to stand up at the front I don't like there are so few things that are like this like

that I've ever done just to stand up at the front of the room and just say okay you want to

give us money raise your card raise your paddle and then I read out all the numbers so

paddle 331 paddle 197 32 54 and you just keep reading the numbers then you're like all right

who wants to make a donation to this dollar figure?

And we start, Ron Weiser, former Michigan region, with a $20,000 donation to jumpstart the paddle raise, the Eisenbergs with a $15,000 donation to help with the paddle raise.

And then as we went down, we had $5,000, $2,500, $250, $150,000.

Everybody by the end, it seemed like,

was holding up there, had held up their card.

A phenomenal event.

And obviously that's the most important part of it is the funds that are raised.

And we are well over now $2.5 million raised over the history of the event, working our way towards 3 million with great sponsors, great participants.

You, the listener, you're a big part of it as well, obviously.

And then, in addition to the most important part, which is the fundraising, there is entertainment.

Whether it's the entertainment of watching some of us try to, you know,

hit a ball or pitch or whatever it might be or rob a home run,

whatever might be,

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