They pounced as soon as I entered the joint.
“Did you see that blurb in today’s sports section of the Leader,” one started, “the one asking for money to …” “What a ridiculous thing, in this economy,” a second interrupted, “asking people to help fund a baseball trip to Pennsylvania for a bunch of kids.” I had read the blurb but hadn’t given it much thought. The verbal assault did, however, make me think about it and another charity: The Joshua Frase Foundation. Before the recent JFF Charity Golf Event held at the spectacular par-three Brookstone Park GC in Derry, I knew little about Joshua Frase, his dad, Paul, his mom, Alison, or the illness that they are fighting. The tournament raised $30,000 and my awareness of what extraordinary families can accomplish when they work together.
About the Frase family.