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Angels Camp, CA — Reggie Jackson, Major League Hall Of Fame member will be suiting up for a community fund raiser to say thanks to the community for stepping up to the plate and helping the Marshall Family.

Bret Harte will host “Play it Forward” a baseball event and game with Argonaut today, March 20, in Angel’s Camp. Reggie Jackson, a longtime friend of Alex’s and Macaila’s Mother, Seanie Marshall, will wear Alex’s number 15 jersey. Bret Harte ASB student activities director and varsity head coach, Zach Abernathy, said the even will raise money for Bret Hart programs.

The event starts at 3:00pm, Jackson memorabilia will be available. Jackson will be in the dugout, the game starts at 4:00pm. There will also be a raffle, auction, music and food. There will be extra seating and even a batting cage and radar gun for little league kids. Abernathy says students can attend for free. There will be a $5 charge for the event.

Alex Marshall, 17, and his sister, Macaila Marshall, 14, both attended Bret Harte High School. Friend of the family, Tasha Unninayar noted that Seanie is doing this out of appreciation for the overwhelming support that was felt from the community after the deaths of her two children.

All the money raised will be donated to Bret Harte High school programs, scholarship funds, and the community.

A news story about the funeral for the teens “Mourners Bid Farewell” is here.

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