Donations for The 24 Group Being Accepted Through Saturday, June 6

On Sunday, May 31, the Oaklandon Youth Organization rallied together for our 24th annual David Manlove Memorial Tournament in memory of #24. This tournament began in 2002 in memory of David Manlove, who played baseball at OYO from 1990-1997 and later at Lawrence Central sporting the jersey number 24, but died tragically in June 2001 from cardiac arrest caused by huffing.

All proceeds from this tournament — including concession stand profits and 100% of all umpire wages — are presented to The 24 Group, which was founded by the Manlove family to help support families and organizations affected by adolescent and teenage substance abuse.

So, if you did not notice the donation jars at the ballpark late last week or missed out on the 56 all-star teams from all across Central Indiana taking the field for 66 fun and competitive games yesterday, there’s still time to make a difference with a donation.

OYO will continue to provide donation jars at each concession stand through Saturday, June 6.

We hope you will consider making a small donation to The 24 Group the next time you are at the ballpark. And, again, 100% of all donations will be donated to The 24 Group. Thank you for your consideration of this timely request!