GROTTOES, Va. (WHSV) – Taking the city by the “Storm”.
The Grottoes Storm softball team participated in the town cleanup on Saturday morning.
“I knew we wanted to do something to help this city that helps us get better and continue our college careers and help our future,” said Taelor Ware, a member of the Storm softball team.
This team is working on and off the field.
“We’re just going around cleaning up the city. It’s our way of giving back and simply showing appreciation. It’s their way of supporting us, so we feel more like a community,” said Sierra Custer, another member of the Storm softball team.
On Saturday morning, the team split into groups to pick up trash and debris around the town of Grottoes.
“We’ve been playing on that field down there at the Caverns since we were eight years old, so we’ve been playing there a lot and rebuilding it. We knew we wanted to give back to the community that allowed us to practice in that area,” Ware said.
One parent said these girls grew up on the field in Grottoes together, and while they are separated going to different high schools and soon colleges, this is a place that brings them back together.
“Unites us. I think it’s more of a teamwork kind of thing, and then our community supports us when we go to college,” Custer said.
Coach Tina Custer said the Valley is like a hidden gem of softball players, so it’s important for the city to support the girls on their journey to play collegiate ball.
“There was a guy who thanked us on the street like it felt so good to give back,” Ware said.
The girls said it was a good team bonding experience and they plan to keep hitting it out of the park with more community events in the future.
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