Tigers Manager Steps Up to Bat At Fundraising Event

Farmington Hills, MI — A Jewish fundraising event drew about 75 guests Sunday night, and perhaps the most anticipated guest was Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.  The event was designed to raise money for Project Baseball, a Jewish National Fund effort focused on building state-of-the-art baseball and softball fields throughout Israel and to teach baseball and softball to Israeli youths through little leagues, summer camps and clinics. Ausmus signed a baseball during the event,which was auctioned off for $400. A signed bat by Ausmus was auctioned off for $1,000.  www.fundraising-ideas.org