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A Fighting Spirit
Bees Add Color to Cancer Awareness
“ Pack the Park Pink” night for the Salt Lake Bees at Smith’s Ballpark hit
home, especially for Larry H. Miller employees. The Bees recognized
and honored those who have been affected by cancer by wearing pink
jerseys with the name of the person impacted by the disease on the back.
Pitcher Taylor Cole wore his #11 jersey with the name of Sherri
Defa, an employee for more than 20 years at Vivint Smart Home Arena
who passed away in May after a long battle with cancer. Manager Keith
Johnson’s #21 jersey had the name of a neighbor, Tiffany, who died last
year. Pitcher Ralston Cash’s #14 jersey was in memory of his father, Ralph.
Cash has also created a charitable foundation that aims to comfort families
who have lost a parent to the disease by providing Christmas gifts. Other
LHMSE employees also dedicated jerseys in the name of family members
fighting cancer.
The Bees raised money with pink T-shirt sales and combined with
Swing For Life to contribute $26,523 to the Huntsman Cancer Research
Institute. Prior to the game, Cole, Cash, and other teammates visited
the Huntsman Cancer Institute to spend time with patients and tour the
facility as part of the 12th annual “Pack the Park Pink” initiative. ◆
Baseball for Education
Utah Prevention Day with the Bees
With Utah Gov. Gary Herbert throwing out the ceremonial first pitch,
more than 12,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students attended the Salt
Lake Bees game at Smith’s Ballpark on May 3 for Utah Prevention
Day, which promotes drug and alcohol prevention.
Utah Prevention is Utah’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities curriculum, which supports the Utah State Office of
Education pre-kindergarten through 12th grade health core. The program
strives to give students a strong foundation of effective violence and
substance abuse prevention skills. The program began in 1982.
Prevention Dimensions Kids Day is part of the Bees organization’s
ongoing commitment to community outreach, health and wellness, and
youth development. ◆
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