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LeTourneau foursome roadtrips for the cure
Four LeTourneau baseball players recently concluded what they will likely refer to as the trip of a lifetime.
Aaron Bearden, Ethan Cravalho, Ed Hurta and Ryan VanZandt embarked on a 5,000-mile, 13-day road trip on May 4 from Longview with hopes to raise $5,000 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Tyler, Texas. The group visited 13 major league baseball stadiums, one minor league park, the Baseball Hall of Fame plus a number of historic landmarks.
It was featured on the Baseball Hall of Fame Web site and on mlb.com. They were asked to be a part of the nationally syndicated Big D and Bubba radio show throughout the trip.
Overall, the group fell short of their goal of raising $5,000, but did raise a respectable $2,000. In addition to visiting ball parks in Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas and Durham, N.C., the group was able to visit the Statue of Liberty, Washington Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and they received a tour of the White House.
"It's extremely hard to pick out the best part of the trip," said Bearden, "because every day seemed to get better and better."
The trip started in Kansas City with Chicago and Detroit following. When the four players reached the East Coast they were joined by another teammate, Andrew Waller, who is from Connecticut. They received special tours from a number of the MLB teams and were featured on many of the stadiums' Jumbotrons. In addition, the group was able to walk on Wrigley Field, sat on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park and was set up with tickets at a number of games from current Red Sox pitcher Clay Bucholz.
While many people talk about one day making a cross-country trip to visit their favorite places, Bearden, Cravalho, Hurta, VanZandt and Waller were able to accomplish their goal while raising money for a great cause.
Bearden summed it up best: "The fact that I was able to travel around the country with my best friends, living out a dream to see all those stadiums, and raise money to fight a disease like breast cancer, made the trip amazing, memorable and priceless."
Aaron Bearden, Ethan Cravalho, Ed Hurta and Ryan VanZandt embarked on a 5,000-mile, 13-day road trip on May 4 from Longview with hopes to raise $5,000 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Tyler, Texas. The group visited 13 major league baseball stadiums, one minor league park, the Baseball Hall of Fame plus a number of historic landmarks.
It was featured on the Baseball Hall of Fame Web site and on mlb.com. They were asked to be a part of the nationally syndicated Big D and Bubba radio show throughout the trip.
Overall, the group fell short of their goal of raising $5,000, but did raise a respectable $2,000. In addition to visiting ball parks in Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas and Durham, N.C., the group was able to visit the Statue of Liberty, Washington Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and they received a tour of the White House.
"It's extremely hard to pick out the best part of the trip," said Bearden, "because every day seemed to get better and better."
The trip started in Kansas City with Chicago and Detroit following. When the four players reached the East Coast they were joined by another teammate, Andrew Waller, who is from Connecticut. They received special tours from a number of the MLB teams and were featured on many of the stadiums' Jumbotrons. In addition, the group was able to walk on Wrigley Field, sat on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park and was set up with tickets at a number of games from current Red Sox pitcher Clay Bucholz.
While many people talk about one day making a cross-country trip to visit their favorite places, Bearden, Cravalho, Hurta, VanZandt and Waller were able to accomplish their goal while raising money for a great cause.
Bearden summed it up best: "The fact that I was able to travel around the country with my best friends, living out a dream to see all those stadiums, and raise money to fight a disease like breast cancer, made the trip amazing, memorable and priceless."
Permalink | Jun 05, 2008