Tag: Security Softball Game
Two new Mission 500 Advisory Board members offer ways to help
December 4, 2019SSN Staff
Mission 500, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of children and communities in crisis in the U.S., announced two new members to its Advisory Board — Sarah Flanagan, publisher, Security Systems News, and Janet Fenner, chief marketing officer, Intelligent Security Systems (ISS).
Sarah Flanagan, who recently rejoined the SSN team, was asked to join the Mission 500 Advisory Board to volunteer alongside Fenner and other industry professionals. When asked how she felt about serving,...
Mission 500 Security Softball Game raises more than $40k
September 18, 2019Paul Ragusa
It probably wasn't the best idea for me — physically speaking, that is — to try and play 7 innings (no snickering!) of softball this past Sunday in support of the Mission 500 Security Softball Game, held on a beautiful day in Overpeck Park, New Jersey.
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That realization was driven home (no pun intended) late in the game when I had to score all the way from first base, which is tougher than it sounds (again, no snickering). As I high-fived my teammates...
Mission 500 softball game a win-win
September 19, 2018SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, a non-profit charity supported primarily by the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, raised $48,000 at its third annual Security Softball Game on Aug. 26th at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, N.J.The event enabled Mission 500 to meet their goal of filling 300 Care Packs filled with essential hygiene items for donation to children attending Title One schools in the South Bronx—one of the poorest congressional districts...
Save the date for Mission 500's 2018 softball game
July 11, 2018Spencer Ives
Mission 500 recently sent out a save the date announcement for its annual security industry softball game fundraiser, which will take place on Aug. 26. The game will be from noon to 3 PM at Overpeck County Park, located at 199 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.
This will be the fourth annual softball game hosted by Mission 500, with the first occurring in 2015. “Our biggest growth, and where it's kind of exciting, has been—in addition to raising more funds and supporting...