H.E.A.T. Foundation says, "Thanks!"

A great big thank you to those who helped make the First Annual Summer H.E.A.T. Boys' baseball tournament a success.

The H.E.A.T. (Help End And Treat) Foundation is a subsidiary of the BMC Baseball League, host of the tournament.

Tournament director, Michelle Costlow said $3,200 was raised for the foundation formed to aid juveniles with childhood illness.

Teams from Van, Whitehouse and the BMC League in the Sr. Midget and Freshman divisions participated in the tournament.

Costlow said she would like to thank everyone involved.

"This tournament would never have been the success it was without all these people," she said.

Thanks to the following:

Assistant Director - Jack Moore and Sheryl Starling

Score Keepers - Sheryl Starling, Jill Seale, Kim Davis, Jennifer Moore, Thomas Barton, Gary Houston, Mary Dunklin

Fields - Jack Moore, Michael Costlow, Devin Costlow, Ricky Davis, Greg Taylor, Gary McGowan, Chris Boyd, Ty Thomison, Donny Wilson, Paul Pelton, Gerald Essary, Jim Dunklin, Cody Seale, Thomas Barton, Tim Sherman

BBQ Stand - Terry Toole, Michael Costlow, Tonya Toole, Larry Woodham, Chase Beam

T-Shirt Table - Ashley Costlow, Claudia Cardenas, Taylor Davis, Jennifer Moore, Arlene Taylor

Concession Table - Bill Layne, Larry Woodham, Ashley Costlow, Claudia Cardenas, Holly Satterfield, Devin Costlow, Jill Seale, Ashley Nichols-Kirkwood, Thomas Barton, Sheryl Starling, Missy Scott, Tara Dolson.

Umpires - Ken Rousell, Mark Massaro, Matt Wright, Sam McCoullough, Sam Jarmakovitz, Justin Ebner, Gary Ebner

Donations - Texas Star Engraving, gas grill from Paul Pelton, $400 from Chandler Girls Softball, $200 from Mark Compton, food donation from Brookshires, Ty and Scott Daughtery of the Van Baseball Association for the use of their pitching mound.

Also, thank you to Trista Thomison, Gary Houston and Sammy Pollard who all serve on the HEAT Foundation committee.