What if there was a date of a VT football game scheduled for about 3pm and the softball park had an event that morning 11-1. Paid admission ( $5.00 ? ) , items for sale such as pre-signed softballs and pre-signed posters of the team, as well as a chance to buy a softball or poster with a particular signature of a favorite player or two. Maybe have a process to get photographs with players. It wouldn't raise thousands of dollars but I think it would raise a tidy sum. If it starts an annual tradition then even better. Maybe it gets larger donors more excited about dedicated donations earmarked for softball. People already in the area for Hokie Village could wander over for some fan time at the softball park.