This coming Saturday, April 14th friends and family of Tait Hendrix will gather to celebrate his life with the fifth annual Team Tait Home Run Derby.
In June of 2014, Tait Hendrix died in a motorcycle accident. The evening of his funeral, his best friends put together a home run derby for everyone who was still in town. Growing up, Tait loved playing "Country J" with his family at his Granny's house. This was just a front yard version of a home run derby.
Baseball was a great love of Tait's, so the Team Tait Home Run Derby was created as a perfect way to honor him. Three of Tait's best friends, Swayze Waters, Jimmy Nix, and Brett Benson, worked hard in that first year to think of a way to honor Tait's memory. They raised money to build a covered hitting area named the Tait Hendrix Player Development Facility at Jackson Prep. Each year to raise money, there has been a Home Run Derby at Prep. This year will be the 5th annual event. After the batting cage was complete, Tait's friends started brainstorming other ways to use the money raised, as a result The Tait Hendrix Foundation was created.
In June of 2014, Tait Hendrix died in a motorcycle accident. The evening of his funeral, his best friends put together a home run derby for everyone who was still in town. Growing up, Tait loved playing "Country J" with his family at his Granny's house. This was just a front yard version of a home run derby.
Baseball was a great love of Tait's, so the Team Tait Home Run Derby was created as a perfect way to honor him. Three of Tait's best friends, Swayze Waters, Jimmy Nix, and Brett Benson, worked hard in that first year to think of a way to honor Tait's memory. They raised money to build a covered hitting area named the Tait Hendrix Player Development Facility at Jackson Prep. Each year to raise money, there has been a Home Run Derby at Prep. This year will be the 5th annual event. After the batting cage was complete, Tait's friends started brainstorming other ways to use the money raised, as a result The Tait Hendrix Foundation was created.
 2017 Team Tait Home Run Derby |  2017 Team Tait Home Run Derby Winner- Kyle Moore |
This past March was the first annual Team Tait Tough Event was made possible by the money raised with the Foundation. Tait Hendrix loved any sort of challenge. In the Tough event, high school boys are challenged both mentally and physically through an overnight series of team building exercises. The Foundation adopted the following mission statement,
“To Facilitate, Enlist, and Empower young people to challenge their personal boundaries physically, mentally, and spiritually for the betterment of themselves and their community…”
The first Team Tait Tough Event was a success. 23 high school athletes from 10 schools in the metro Jackson area came out to Camp Down Range in Clinton for the event.
“To Facilitate, Enlist, and Empower young people to challenge their personal boundaries physically, mentally, and spiritually for the betterment of themselves and their community…”
The first Team Tait Tough Event was a success. 23 high school athletes from 10 schools in the metro Jackson area came out to Camp Down Range in Clinton for the event.
Tait's friends continue to honor his memory through the work of the Home Run Derby and the Foundation throughout the year. Sam Waters has put together a website for the Foundation where you can donate, sponsor a student in the next Tough event, and buy tickets to the Home Run Derby.
The 5th Annual Home Run Derby will take place Saturday, April 14th at 6:30 at Jackson Prep. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the St. Andrew's Episcopal School's ARC on the Ridgeland Campus. This announcement will be made via social media and the Tait Hendrix Foundation's website. It is $25 to attend the derby or $35 to attend and hit. This ticket price includes dinner and a t-shirt. At the event there will be a bounce castle for kids. The Team Tait Home Run Derby is a fun event for the entire family! Thanks to the talented work by Waters Creative, you can now register for the Derby and donate online. Our website is www.taithendrixfoundation.org
The 5th Annual Home Run Derby will take place Saturday, April 14th at 6:30 at Jackson Prep. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the St. Andrew's Episcopal School's ARC on the Ridgeland Campus. This announcement will be made via social media and the Tait Hendrix Foundation's website. It is $25 to attend the derby or $35 to attend and hit. This ticket price includes dinner and a t-shirt. At the event there will be a bounce castle for kids. The Team Tait Home Run Derby is a fun event for the entire family! Thanks to the talented work by Waters Creative, you can now register for the Derby and donate online. Our website is www.taithendrixfoundation.org
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