08/14/2026
For the past few weeks, Peace's very own Beth Ragle has been working hard to collect new socks and t-shirts for students attending Hard Court Hitters' summer reading program!
Hard Court Hitters is a non-profit initiative based in Detroit. Their summer program is open to students ages 4-14. It is sponsored by Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church -Detroit (LCMS) and run by retired school teacher Clare Carlisle.
Clare serves God by meeting the educational, emotional and spiritual needs of children, teens and adults alike in inner-city Detroit. As most of the kids' mothers are single parents working 2 jobs with little energy leftover for their children, Clare is able to use her gifts to support these families by acting an honorary/second mother for these children.
There are approximately 60 children attending the program this year. At the last session of the summer, Clare would like to present each child with a gift. The new shirts and socks from Peace will be included in those gifts! Thanks to the generosity of Peace's members, we have 79 shirts/180 pairs of socks for the boys, and 51 shirts/207 pairs of socks for the girls.
We hope you enjoy these photos from Beth and Clare! For more infirmation, please visit https://hchcta.org/