SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 6, the Community All-Stars program
- a partnership between AT&T and the San Francisco Giants -
will honor five outstanding non-profit organizations each with a
$10,000 grant at AT&T Park during
a pre-game ceremony. The Community All-Stars program awards cash
grants to non-profit organizations providing vital programs,
resources, services and support to those in need in the
San Francisco Bay Area community.
This year's grant recipients are: Support for Families of Children
with Disabilities; KEEN; Beyond Differences; SF CASA; and Girl
Ventures.
All five organizations will be presented with checks in a
pre-game ceremony at home plate before the Giants take on the San
Diego Padres at 12:45 p.m. After the
game, the organizations will be honored at a dinner with Giants
players and coaches, as well as AT&T senior leadership.
Representatives from each organization will share a table with
members of the Giants, including Bruce
Bochy, Jeremy Affeldt,
Matt Duffy, Chris Heston, George
Kontos, Hector Sanchez,
Andrew Susac, Hensley Muelens and
Roberto Kelley.
"Our partnership with AT&T Park is a special one that
expands beyond the gates of AT&T Park and into our community,"
said Larry Baer, Giants president
and chief executive officer. "Our annual AT&T Community
All-Stars program allows us to recognize the true champions – those
working in the non-profit sector who provide services and support
to those most in need. This year we are proud to recognize those
serving our youth."
"AT&T is proud to have worked with the San Francisco Giants
for over a decade on supporting the Community All-Stars program,"
said Ken McNeely, president of
AT&T California. "This year, we're once again honored to team
up with the Giants and support projects and organizations that
touch lives across the Bay Area and strengthen our community."
Since 2005, the Community All-Stars program has awarded a total
of $550,000 to non-profit
organizations that best exemplify AT&T's and the Giants' shared
values of community service. Past grant recipients include: the Say
Hey Foundation; Athletes in Math Succeed; Generation Alive; Good
Tidings Foundation; St. Anthony's; Cinnamongirl; Boys & Girls
Clubs of the Peninsula; Legal Services for Children; The San
Francisco Education Fund; Edgewood Center for Children &
Families; KQED Hands On Literacy; St. Vincent De Paul Society of
San Francisco; YES Reading;
Jamestown Community Center; Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties; Marin Community Food Bank;
San Francisco Food Bank; Alameda County Community Food Bank; Second
Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara
and San Mateo Counties; San
Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center; Central American Resource
Center; Delancey Street's Life
Learning Academy; Asian Women's Shelter; Raphael House; Breakthrough San Francisco at SF
Day School; Super Stars Literacy; Third Street Community Center;
America Scores Bay Area; Juma Ventures; Coaching Corps (formerly
Team-Up for Youth); Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative; Harper for
Kids, First Tee of San Francisco;
and Positive Coaching Alliance.
About Philanthropy at AT&T
AT&T Inc. is committed to advancing education, strengthening
communities and improving lives. Through its community initiatives,
AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create
learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement;
or address community needs. In 2013, more than $130 million was contributed or directed through
corporate-, employee-, social investment- and AT&T
Foundation-giving programs. AT&T Aspire is AT&T's signature
education initiative that drives innovation in education by
bringing diverse resources to bear on the issue including funding,
technology, employee volunteerism, and mentoring.
About San Francisco Giants
One of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball, the
133-year old franchise moved to San
Francisco from New York in
1958. After playing a total of 42 years in Seals Stadium and
Candlestick Park, the team moved to the privately constructed
AT&T Park in 2000. The organization is widely recognized
for its innovative business practices and baseball
excellence. In 2010, the franchise was named the Sports
Organization of the Year by Street & Smith's Sports Business
Journal and in 2012 was named Organization of the Year by Baseball
America.
Since opening its gates, AT&T Park has become
internationally-renowned as a premier venue in the world of both
sports and entertainment. On the diamond, more than 46 million
spectators have witnessed a number of magical moments, including
three World Series Championships in the past five years (2010, 2012
& 2014) and five playoff appearances. On June 13, 2012, the first-ever Perfect Game was
thrown by Giants ace Matt Cain. In
2008, the Giants celebrated the team's 50th year in
San Francisco and it was the
center of the baseball universe when it hosted the 78th
Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July
10, 2007. AT&T Park has also played host to some of
music's biggest acts, including Beyoncé & Jay Z, the Rolling
Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the
E-Street Band and Green Day.
Off the field, the Giants have one of the premier community
outreach programs in professional sports, becoming the first team
to implement a 100 percent participation program, involving every
player, coach and uniformed staff member in at least one community
project throughout the season. Through its community outreach
programs, the Giants and the Giants Community Fund work with
corporate and non-profit partners to raise awareness, educate and
generate interest in a variety of issues important to both their
fans and community including education/literacy, violence
prevention, health and youth recreation and
fitness.
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