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Edison State Community College
Charger 300
Event Wraps Up
Supporters packed into Edison State Community College’s Robinson
Theater on Thursday, March 17 for the seventh-annual Charger 300
fundraiser to support the baseball, basketball, and volleyball teams. A
crowd of nearly 300 people were in attendance for the reverse raffle,
which awarded one lucky ticket holder the $10,000 grand prize.
The event helped to bring in approximately $7,500 for the athletics
program through the sale of tickets and a silent auction. More than
$12,000 in prize money was awarded to winning ticket holders, including
the grand prizewinner, Markus Neff, a first baseman for the Edison
State baseball team.
“We had a tremendous outpouring of support for this year’s Charger 300
event,” said Nate Cole, athletic director. “The money we raise through
this event helps to offset many of the costs that our athletic teams
incur throughout the year and provides a lot of opportunities to our
athletes that they wouldn’t normally have, such as participating in
post-season tournaments.”
A silent auction was part of the evening’s activities, with items
ranging from box seats at Dayton Dragons games and Cincinnati Bengals
tickets to a painting from Edison State graduate and adjunct professor,
April Schmidlap. Nearly 20 additional items were available in the
silent auction that had been donated by area businesses and community
members, which helped to bring in another $700 to the total collected.
Edison State Enrollment Managers, Stacey Bean and Christina Raterman
served as the evening’s emcees, calling out tickets and joking with
attendees throughout the night as the remaining tickets dwindled down
to the final few.
“We really have a lot of people to thank both in the community and
right here at Edison,” said Cole. “We’ve got something really great to
continue building on.”
Edison State’s teams compete in the Ohio Community College Athletic
Conference and are members of the National Junior College Athletic
Association Division II. Edison’s athletic programs provide a unique
opportunity for athletes who may have found difficulty participating at
larger schools due to financial reasons and family commitments.
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