May 11, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Columbus Crew SC News Release
Fans and partners from the Columbus Crew, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and On Our Sleeves, the national movement for children’s mental health, wrapped the Lower.com Field pitch, setting the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for longest chain of sports fan scarfs, to draw attention to childhood mental health. The record-setting ceremony was celebrated this morning at the Crew’s new and modern Lower.com Field. The prized scarf tied together a community wide commitment through the Wrap Them In Support campaign, where all proceeds benefit On Our Sleeves to provide free mental health educational resources to every community in America.
The creative, record-setting effort kicked off in October when fans could purchase specially-designed Wrap Them In Support fan scarfs. For every purchase, the Crew donated a scarf towards the record-setting attempt. Made from more than 1,000 individual scarfs and measuring more than one mile in length, the Wrap Them In Support campaign successfully set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the longest chain of sports fan scarfs.
“We are extremely proud of the Crew community for coming together to help break the stigma surrounding childhood mental health,” said Kristin Bernert, Columbus Crew President of Business Operations. “To see our pitch wrapped in this symbol of support and know that we are making a real impact is incredibly rewarding. Helping to set this record has drawn much-needed attention to the On Our Sleeves mission, and we are honored to partner with Nationwide Children’s Hospital on this important initiative. We look forward to further recognizing these efforts on May 21 for our On Our Sleeves night at Lower.com Field.”
Left to right: Miguel Berry, Columbus Crew Forward; Ariana Hoet, PhD, Clinical Director, On Our Sleeves; Caleb Porter, Columbus Crew Head Coach; Tim Bezbatchenko, Columbus Crew President & General Manager; S.C., Columbus Crew Mascot;…
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