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San Francisco Giants World Championship Tour Stops at Chukchansi

January 17, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release


The San Francisco Giants announced that they will take their 2012 world champions trophy on public tour, including a stop at Chukchansi Park in Downtown Fresno on Tuesday, February 5th.

This will be the second public trophy tour held in the past three years and will feature both the 2012 and 2010 trophies. The focus of the San Francisco World Championship Trophy Tour presented by Bank of America is to share Major League Baseball's Commissioner's trophy, crafted by Tiffany & Co., with Giants fans in Junior Giants communities throughout northern California.

Junior Giants is the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, which serves more than 20,000 boys and girls in 80 underserved communities throughout northern and central California and southern Oregon. It is a free and non-competitive baseball program that has served as a model for MLB youth initiatives. Using baseball as the hook, Junior Giants provides opportunities for children to demonstrate confidence and leadership, to link with adult mentors and to develop a strong understanding of the importance of literacy and healthy living.

"It was really important to our organization to create a trophy tour which allowed us to connect with our fans and the more than 20,000 kids who participate in our Junior Giants baseball program," said Larry Baer, Giants president and chief operating officer.

The viewing of the trophy at Chukchansi Park will take place from 4-6 pm for VIPs, Fresno Grizzlies season ticket holders and reserved guests to the 52nd Anniversary Hot Stove Gala, which is held on February 7th. From 6-8 pm, the general public is able to view and take a photo with the trophies on a first-come, first-served basis. Fans can upgrade to a spot in the VIP time frame by purchasing Hot Stove Gala tickets or becoming a Fresno Grizzlies season ticket holder.

The viewings are free to the public with a suggested donation of $2 per person to the Junior Giants programs with the City of Fresno and Boys & Girls Club. Fans will have the opportunity to have a professional photo taken, by PrintRoom, and can purchase those photos on-line and, in some cases, on site. The trophies will be transported in a 2013 Sequoia Limited courtesy of Toyota. The public will enter through the Tulare and H St. gate at Chukchansi Park.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County have been providing youth development services for youth ages 6-18 in Fresno County for more than sixty years. The organization has expanded to 17 Clubs across Fresno County and Madera and serves over 6,500 youth members every year, open every day after school. Their mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens and motto is "Great Futures Start Here."

The Junior Giants of Fresno were established in 2005. In 2012, the league had nearly 500 participants, with nearly 400 athletes in the Tee Ball League and around 100 participants combined in the Minor and Major leagues.

San Francisco World Championship Trophy Tour presented by Bank of America

Tour Schedule (Subject to Change)

Specific Locations and Times in be announced in January

For more information and tour updates: sfgiants.com/trophy; Follow @SFGiants; Tag your Tweets & Pix with #SFGTrophy

DATE LOCATION

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Sacramento

Wednesday, Jan. 9 Chico/Oroville

Thursday, Jan. 10 Los Molinos

Friday, Jan. 11 Redding

Saturday, Jan. 12 Mt. Shasta

Monday, Jan. 14 Richmond

Wednesday, Jan. 16 Vallejo

Saturday, Jan. 19 New York City

Friday, Jan. 25 Daly City & Redwood City

Monday, Jan. 28 Antioch

Monday, Feb. 4 Porterville

Tuesday, Feb. 5 Fresno

Wednesday, Feb. 6 Reedley & Sanger

Saturday, Feb. 9 San Francisco (Giants/KNBR 680 Fan Fest)

Monday, Feb. 11 Merced

Tuesday, Feb. 12 Los Banos

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Lompoc

Thursday, Feb. 14 San Luis Obispo

Friday, Feb. 15 Paso Robles

Saturday, Feb. 16 Salinas, Gilroy & Morgan Hill

Tuesday, Feb. 19 Modesto

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Atwater

February 22-24 Scottsdale, Arizona (Scottsdale Stadium)

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Willits

Thursday, Feb. 28 Lake County

Saturday, Mar. 2 Livermore

Monday, Mar. 4 San Jose (benefitting Santa Clara Junior Giants)

Tuesday, Mar. 5 Live Oak/Santa Cruz

Wednesday, Mar. 6 Stockton

Thursday, Mar. 7 San Jose (San Jose Giants/Municipal Stadium)

Monday, Mar. 11 San Bruno & South San Francisco

Wednesday, Mar. 13 East Palo Alto

March 17-19 San Francisco/World Baseball Classic (AT&T Park)

Wednesday, Mar. 20 Tracy

Friday, Mar. 22 San Rafael

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Medford, Oregon

March (TBD) Reno, Nevada

March (TBD) San Mateo

March (TBD) Walnut Creek (Giants Dugout Store)

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