The sixth annual Tommy Bohanon Foundation Softball Tournament and Toy Drive is set for Thanksgiving weekend, with team registration now open.<\/p>\n
The seasonal family event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 29, starting at 8 a.m. The tournament for toys will take place at the Northwest Cape Coral Softball Complex at\u00a01030 NW 16th\u00a0Place in Cape Coral<\/a>.<\/p>\n The one-day tournament and toy drive will benefit local families in need. Attendees will be able to enjoy bounce houses, holiday craft vendors, food trucks with exciting action on the softball fields. To help kick start the holiday spirit,\u00a0Santa will make a special guest appearance. The admission fee is\u00a0a new, unused toy on the day of the tournament.<\/p>\n More than $70,000 worth of toys and contributions was raised during the event\u2019s first five years. All donations go toward a shopping spree at which the recipients can purchase both gifts and necessities.<\/p>\n The registration fee is $500 \u2014 or $350 worth of unwrapped, new toys per team, for up to 12 players. To register a team or\u00a0make a donation, visit:\u00a0TommyBohanonFoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Tommy Bohanon Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young athletes reach their full potential on and off the playing fields. Its programs and community outreach events have helped hundreds of children in Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n Opportunities to help as a volunteer, participant or donor can be found at\u00a0TommyBohanonFoundation.org<\/a>. For more information, contact Katie Bohanon at 239-671-0441 or\u00a0Katie@TommyBohanonFoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n About the Tommy Bohanon Foundation<\/p>\n The Tommy Bohanon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young athletes reach their highest potential on and off the playing field. Former NFL fullback Tommy Bohanon returned to his hometown in Southwest Florida to pursue his vision of ending generational poverty for at-risk youth. The foundation funds annual scholarships, sports equipment grants to local high schools, youth football camps, seminars and programs, as well as funding for other local nonprofits. For more information about the Tommy Bohanon Foundation, visit\u00a0TommyBohanonFoundation.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 239-671-0441.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sixth annual Tommy Bohanon Foundation Softball Tournament and Toy Drive is set for Thanksgiving weekend, with team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-5255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}