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Dodgeball Tournament For a Great Cause Set For April 27th, 2019

Get Up and Help will sponsor a Dodgeball Tournament & Fundraiser to Honor Conor Morrissey at Oak Forest High School on April 27th, 2019.

Conor Morrissey was a lot of things. He was an avid swimmer, a passionate artist, an Oak Forest High School alumni, and a beloved son and a brother. He was also a young man living with epilepsy. His life was cut short at the age of 23 when he died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy caused by a seizure in 2017.

Get Up and Help, in cooperation with Oak Forest High School and the Morrissey family, wants to celebrate Conor Morrissey's life and passions. They are sponsoring a Dodgeball Tournament which will take place at Oak Forest High School on April 27th, 2019. Conor loved dodgeball and Get Up and Help thought what better way to bring the community together, celebrate Conor and raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Great Chicagoland.

The Dodgeball Tournament will be a great day filled with laughter, community and entertainment. All net proceeds will go to the Camp Blackhawk of the Epilepsy Foundation. This camp was special to Conor and to many other children in the Chicagoland area who attend every year. It is a camp just for kids living with epilepsy so it is very special to them. We will be donating the money so that low income children will be able to attend.

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Please save the date for this great event. You can got to the website for more information and official rules of the tournament.

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