On May 6th, the West Wendover Baseball Team and the Perez Family held a fundraiser to pay for debt incurred from purchasing new uniforms and equipment.
With a few donations and 600 burritos sold, we were able to raise a little over $3,000! We would like to thank those who purchased tickets and sold tickets. We would also like to thank Smith’s Market for helping with the meat and vegetables and of course I cannot forget about the players. This year’s team was young and inexperienced, but these young men gave it their all and showed their dedication throughout fundraiser; so thank you, gentlemen.
I, Coach Perez, would like to give a special thanks to my wife, my daughters, and the five special ladies that helped with preparing, cutting, and organizing the burrito sales. Without all the help and support this fundraiser would not have been possible.
I would like to take this time to share a few words. Due to the economy we are facing, not only in our country but also in our community, student athletes and school club members are being forced to ask for donations, or hold various fundraisers. Please help these students out. If you donate $1.00, it is $1.00 more that goes to providing meaningful activities for our youth. I’m asking for parents and community members to please, step up and help.
My family and I have been raising money for our kids (students/athletes) for over 17 years, both here in Wendover and in California. We will continue helping these kids and our schools as long as God gives us the ability. We have no more kids in school, so why do we do this? Because we love it and we love your kids. Annette Murphy, Brenda Priest, Heather Haro, Craig Kyllonen, my family and I are all members of the Booster Club. We raise money to help high school kids with whatever they may need to participate in other extracurricular activities. If we can get more members, we can raise more money. I’m not asking for a pat on the back, or anything like that. All I’m asking is for more parents to step up to the plate so that our children don’t have to worry about money and are able to participate in school activities. We encourage you to come to our end of the year or to the fall homecoming barbeque spend some cash, and if you can’t, donate time and simply lend a helping hand. The school is always looking for parents to volunteer.
May God Bless You All,
Coach Luis Perez and Family
P.S. See you all 4th of July! We will be selling those great burritos you all love. The money will go to the WWHS Baseball Team fund.