I'm so excited to have the privilege to attend the MLB All-Star FanFest right in my own backyard here in Kansas City with my family! This morning we were invited to breakfast and the chance to visit with Philadelphia Phillies player Ryan Howard as he talked about his initiative with State Farm on their Go To Bat program.
Simply put, this new initiative offers baseball fans a chance to support the program’s charities – Boys and Girls Club, Teach for America, Habitat for Humanity and Red Cross – and win a VIP trip for two to a 2012 World Series game.
Fans can engage and play a game online where they hit virtual home runs in an effort to "go to bat" for one of the four charities. Simply playing the game provides an entry into the contest. To gain additional entries, players can hit home runs, invite their friends to play online, and share their results from the play on various social media outlets. Then, at the end of each week, one entry is drawn to win a trip to the World Series while the charity they selected wins an $18,000 donation from State Farm. All of this fun will launch today, July 9, 2012 at the Home Run Derby and will continue on for the next 10 weeks with 10 weekly winners!
In my talking with Ryan Howard, I realized what a standout guy he really is, not only as an athlete but as a person. He supports the Boys and Girls Club of America and truly believes in the postitive ways kids can impact this world. He is also hosting a baseball hitting clinic with the several kids from the organization, and what's so cool is that my kids will actually get to take part in it as well! They are so excited to be learning from a true pro and great athlete!
This Go To Bat program is all about voicing your support of organizations and communities that you believe in. Who or what do YOU go to bat for?
{Disclosure: I am have received all-access media credentials to attend FanFest & the Home Run Derby thanks to State Farm, however I have not been asked to post anything about my experience of this event. All thoughts I am sharing are my own and done so on my own accord. No one is the boss of me!}
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