Published: 9/8/2009

'And throwing out the first pitch ...'

Mother Anne Joseph Doyle of the Little Sisters of the Poor throws out the first pitch before a Mud Hens game at the recent Little Sisters Day, a fund-raiser at Fifth Third Field. Two hundred guests, including some residents, had a cookout at the stadium. The Little Sisters operate the Sacred Heart Home on South Wynn Road in Oregon. Sacred Heart Home offers a continuum of care from independent living apartments to licensed residential and nursing care. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Sister Jeanne Ward adds a cookie to her plate during the cookout at Fifth Third Field. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH Enlarge | Buy This Photo

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