CCMS Softball Earns $8,000 In Lincoln Motors Fund Raising Event

CCMS Softball coaches and a pair of players(left) receive their fund raising checks from Al White Motors partner Baxter White( 2nd from right) and Trey Parris(far right) [Photo by Rob Thompson]

CCMS Softball coaches Linda Cooper and Lana Creek and a pair of players(left) receive their fund raising checks from Al White Motors representatives Baxter White(2nd from right) and Trey Parris(far right) [Photo by Rob Thompson]

The Coffee County Middle School softball team was presented a pair of checks totaling $8000 on Saturday at Al White Ford/Lincoln. The checks were their reward for their participation in the Lincoln “Driven to Give” event earlier this spring. The Lady Raiders lined up 400 test drives of new Lincoln vehicles for the event coordinated through Al White Ford/Lincoln and funded by the Lincoln Motor Company.
CCMS Softball coach Lana Creek was effusive in her praise for the folks that made the event such a huge success. “Big thanks to Al White Motors for giving us this opportunity” said Creek. “I also want to thank the parents for all their hard work that day in leading up to the event.” “We plan to use that money towards the expansion of the facilities at the CCMS softball field and we also hope to buy new uniforms and hitting equipment” added Creek when asked about the plans for the money.
Al White’s “Driven to Give” event coordinator Baxter White said that the checks were part of the $38,000 given to local teams and parent organizations during the spring semester through the Al White dealership. Al White Ford/Lincoln, at 2002 Hillsboro Boulevard, also helped local organizations raise $38,000 in the fall semester too through the community outreach programs sponsored by Ford and Lincoln. According to White, future local test drive fund raising events have been scheduled into 2017.