From a press release...
Greensboro Grasshoppers President and General Manager Donald Moore has recently been named as one of the 13 new inductees to the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame.
Donald is a lifetime Guilford County resident and has always been a sports advocate for the community. He has created several college scholarship funds including the Bill Lee Memorial Scholarship and the Charlie Harville Memorial Scholarship. He currently sits on the board of The Bryan Family YMCA, Downtown Greensboro, Inc. and is President-Elect of the Greensboro Sports Council. Moore also chaired the Little Four Invitational from 1999-2003 and made it the largest, most successful high school basketball tournament in North Carolina. Over $450,000 was raised for the tournament under his direction.
A graduate of Page High School and North Carolina State University, Moore has had an award winning year, also garnering the Unsung Community Hero Award and Father of the Year Award.
The Unsung Community Hero Award is presented annually by the Bryan Foundation in recognition of individuals that have made significant contributions to the community, but whose good works are not widely recognized.
The Father of the Year Awards are presented by the Greater Greensboro Area Father’s Day Council, the local branch of a national organization which helps to identify and honor fathers who have demonstrated the ability to balance their personal lives to serve as a role model for their children while making a positive difference in their community. This year will mark the fourth year this event has been held in the Greensboro area. Moore will be presented with the award by the American Diabetes Association at a gala on Friday, June 11 in the Grandover Resort and Conference Center.
Under Moore’s leadership the Grasshoppers have welcomed over 2.1 million fans in their first five seasons, becoming the only Class A team in the history of Minor League Baseball to draw over 400,000 fans and grow its attendance four straight years in a new ballpark.
The Hoppers are back for a three-game homestand beginning Thursday, June 10 against the Savannah SandGnats. For ticket information, please contact the Grasshoppers Box Office at 336.268.2255 or online at www.gsohoppers.com.
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