Giving Back With Dodgeball: Area Students Organize Charity Tournament for Africa
Two Birmingham-area residents are hosting Dodge for a Cause this weekend at Groves, a charity dodgeball tournament that's raising money for the Troy nonprofit, Bands that JAM for Africa.
When Mercy High School sophomores Alexandria Sobczak and Christina Miracle began thinking about what they wanted for Christmas this year, they had one big idea: they wanted to give back. And though the pair lives in Bloomfield Hills and Beverly Hills, they wanted to give back to those who not only don't have Christmas presents, but who don't have food, water or a place to sleep at night. From there came the idea for Dodge for a Cause, a charity dodgeball tournament happening this Sunday at Birmingham's Groves High School. The girls are pairing up with the nonprofit Bands that JAM for Africa, which hosts benefit concerts and provides funding for the South African-based nonprofit, Joint Aid Management (JAM), which sponsors relief and …
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