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Meridian Waste Virginia Donates $4,500 to Lunenburg County Youth Baseball League

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Meridian Waste Virginia has donated a combined $4,500 to Lunenburg County Youth Baseball League’s efforts to compete at the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series 2021.

Joe Gustaf, Operations Manager of Meridian Waste’s Lunenburg Landfill, presented Lunenburg County Youth Baseball League (LCYBL) President David Clark with the generous donation. The baseball celebration was held at Lenhart Field in Victoria, Va. on Monday, July 19, with donations presented by numerous community businesses. Each year, Meridian Waste donates $50,000 towards civic activities in Lunenburg County. At the request of the County, $3,000 was reallocated for the Lunenburg County Youth Baseball League. Gustaf presented a separate check for the additional $1,500 donation.

“Baseball has always been an important and rewarding part of my life,” said Meridian Waste CEO Walter “Wally” Hall. “I started my professional career as a college baseball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and then at the University of Mississippi. I know what a big deal championship status is for these young athletes, and we want to help them reach for their dreams of playing in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series.”

PHOTO: Meridian Waste General Manager of Virginia Landfills and Lunenburg Hauling Joe Gustaf, Lunenburg County Administrator Tracy Gee, and Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Slayton present the donation check to LCYBL President David Clark.