Get Marty: One family's mission to find new homes for hundreds of abandoned balls

He's collected hundreds of baseballs, tennis balls and more. Now we're trying to find put them to good use.
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Hey folks, it's Marty and we're working on a special Get Marty with my son, Vincent. Watch the video on this page to see why one man has been collecting hundreds of balls he's found abandoned in local parks around Mount Lebanon, PA.

Harry Gerhardt shows Marty and Vincent his collection of balls.
Harry Gerhardt shows Marty and Vincent his collection of balls. Photo credit Get Marty

We're talking about baseballs, softballs, tennis balls and much more. Every time Harry Gerhardt goes out for a walk through his neighborhood parks he finds abandoned balls left behind that no one ever comes back to claim. So he started collecting them.

The next big question... what does he do with them? There are way too many to just give to his grandchildren.

Vince Griffin and Eli Gerhardt help load boxes of balls into Marty's car.
Vince Griffin and Eli Gerhardt help load boxes of balls into Marty's car. Photo credit Get Marty

Now that the boxes of balls are stacked up, Harry wanted to find a way to do something good with them, so he reached out to us at Get Marty. One idea is to maybe try to sell them at a local farmers market and donate the money to a local charity, or donate them to a group that could use them.

We're open to suggestions and want to hear from you: getmarty@kdkaradio.com

Featured Image Photo Credit: Get Marty