Past Events • Summer 2018

Strike out USH

In partnership with the Usher Syndrome Society, Rebecca Alexander was selected to throw the ceremonial first pitch at major league baseball games around the country. This campaign lasted throughout the summer of 2018, with Rebecca and the Usher Syndrome Society throwing the first pitch for the Red Sox, Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Tampa Bay Rays, each at their respective home fields.

With the goal of raising awareness and research funds for Usher Syndrome, the #StrikeOutUSH campaign included a creative and captivating PSA that featured portraits from the Shine a Light on Usher Syndrome Exhibit, which played at the start of each game.  

The Usher Syndrome Society logo is featured on multiple of the large screens at Yankee Stadium
Rebecca Alexander, Hannah Corderman, and a third woman in a Red Socks shirt walk on a baseball field next to the Green Monster mascot during a Red Sox baseball game
Hannah Corderman is being interviewed on the field at Fenway during a Red Sox game
The jumbotron at a Chicago Cubs baseball game that shows Rebecca Alexander after she throws the first pitch
A woman stands on a baseball field holding a cane. She wears a light blue shirt that has the Usher Syndrome Society logo on the back

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