The Bridgeport High School Alumni & Friends Foundation is one again holding its strawberry sale fundraiser. Orders will be accepted through April 30 with delivery scheduled for Thurs., May 9. 

 

Berries will be ordered through Goots Produce and come from strawberry patches in the Carolinas. Customers can choose from a whole flat or half flat, 12 and six pints, respectively. Many look forward to eating the freshly-picked berries and some plan to freeze them or use in their jam, jelly and dessert recipes.

 

A half flat will sell for $15 and a whole flat  for $24. Those who pre-order berries can pick them up  between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 9 at the concession stand at Wayne Jamison Field. Walk-up sales will be available at that time as long as berries are available. 

 

The sale has traditionally been the foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, starting as a way to support the foundation’s scholarships which are awarded annually to high school seniors. It was BHS journalism teacher Alice Rowe who suggested the sale several years ago and it has been embraced by the community since.

 

The foundation provides more than $60,000 in college scholarships annually. 

 

The foundation took a year off from the sale in 2017 while construction projects were taking place. The community was glad for its 2018 comeback and supported it well. 

 

Berries can be ordered by calling Compton at 304-677-2005 or 304-203-8300. Checks can be made payable to BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation. Orders/checks can also be mailed to BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation, P.O. Box 201, Bridgeport, WV 26330.

 

Editor's Note: Photos were taken at the 2018 strawberry pickup at Wayne Jamison Field. Several members of BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation work the sale and pickup. Pictured top/cover are Cookie Compton, Steve Stout and Darleta Stout; also pictured are Renee Starkey and Mark DeFazio.