Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 03, 2007
Red Sox Food Drive

On July 21 and 22, 2007, the Red Sox Wives are holding their 16th annual food drive at Fenway Park. From the press release:

For two hours prior to game time, The Red Sox Wives will give an autographed picture of a Red Sox player (while supplies last) to fans that bring $10 or 10 non-perishable food items. The wives will be greeting fans making donations at Fenway Park's gates. The most preferred food donations are canned tuna fish, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, red and brown beans, and juice boxes.

The Boston Red Sox and their families are active participants in the fight to end hunger. Over the last fifteen years, The Red Sox Wives have raised over $140,000 in cash donations and 140,000 pounds of food. Over the two-day event at Fenway Park last year, they collected more than 2,000 pounds of non-perishable foods and received $30,196 in cash donations, the largest cash amount raised at the annual event. The Red Sox Wives hope to work with the fans to have another record-breaking year of donations for The Greater Boston Food Bank.

"We know we speak for many of the thousands of people we serve each year, when we thank the Red Sox Wives, the players and their loyal fans for playing a crucial role in getting quality food to the people who need it most," said Catherine D'Amato, President and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank. "Last year Karen Varitek, Kristin Mirabelli, Shonda Schilling, and Dawn Timlin were among the Red Sox Wives who collected donations and handed out autographed photos of the players. We look forward to another successful event in July."

Gates will open two hours before each game. Saturday's game (7/21) starts at 3:55 p.m. while Sunday's game (7/22) starts at 2:05 p.m.

If you have a food warehouse like Costco near you, it's real easy to buy a ton of canned food cheap (and it's all nicely shrink wrapped so it's easy to carry). Even if you're not going to the game that day, I'm sure you can come by the park and drop off your donation. And you can donate to The Greater Boston Food Bank online.


Posted by David Pinto at 02:58 PM | Charity | TrackBack (0)
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