IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Baseball Month in Rochester to Benefit Additional Local Not-For-Profits

May 16, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


ROCHESTER, NY - Red Wings pitcher Anthony Slama, infielder Michael Hollimon, and members of the Red Wings front office tonight begin raising money for additional not-for-profit organizations as part of Baseball Month in Rochester. Twenty-six Rochester area not-for-profits are already benefitting from a raffle at each of the 26 games during Baseball Month in Rochester. Thirty-six different groups will now benefit from the charitable efforts of the month-long initiative.

Slama, Hollimon, and front-office staff members have pledged to adorn mustaches in May, and they are asking fans to vote for their favorite mustache by contributing to the not-for-profits of their choice.

Beginning tonight at the Red Wings-Louisville Bats game at Frontier Field (7:05 p.m.), and remaining until the final game of Baseball Month in Rochester, a table will be set up in the main breezeway behind homeplate with collection bins featuring photos of the participants with mustaches. Biographical information and details about the not-for-profit groups will also be provided.

"We have arrived at the midway point of Baseball Month in Rochester and figured it was time to use our mustaches to reach more people in need," Mason said. "Reaching twenty-six organizations in the community is great, but why not reach out to more? After all, we're Rochester Community Baseball. We are asking fans to share in the joy of wearing our mustaches by contributing to a cause near and dear to our hearts."

The list of participants and their not-of-profit of choice:

Participant Position Mustache Inspirations Not-for-profit organization

Anthony Slama Right-handed pitcher Collin Balester/Wyatt Earp Wounded Warriors Project

Michael Hollimon Rollie Fingers/Tom Selleck CP Rochester

Dan Mason General 0 Bobby Grich/Derek Smalls Muscular Dystrophy Association

Will Rumbold Assistant General Manager Dan Quisenberry/Sam Elliot Gilda's Club of Rochester

Matt Cipro Dir. of Goose Gossage/Morris Day Make-A-Wish Metro+Western NY

Bob Craig Dir. of Promotions John Axford/Borat The Brain Aneurism Foundation

Rob Dermody Dir. of Ticket Operations Keith Hernandez/Mario and Luigi Al Sigl Commnuity of Agencies

Parker Allen Dir. of Groups and Picnics Don Mattingly/Brad Pitt Tracy's Hope

John Blotzer Dir. of Game Day Production Willie Stargel/Mario of Mario Bros United Way of Greater Rochester

Nick Sciarratta Dir. of Corporate Development Stan Cliburn/John Waters Mary Cariola Children's Center

Mark Rogoff Dir. of 0 Kurt Bevacqua/Ron Burgnudy Helping Harmonies Music Therapy

Josh Britt Picnic Sales Manager Tom Selleck/Wilford Brimley The Open Door Mission

Danielle Barone Account Executive Randy Johnson/Hulk Hogan Wilmot Cancer Center

Eric Friedman Account Executive Wade Boggs/Yosemite Sam Rochester Presbyterian Home

Derek Swanson Account Executive Rollie Fingers/Sam Elliot American Cancer Society of Rochester

Anthony Slama/Larry Bird Little League Challenger World Series

Through 15 days of Baseball Month in Rochester, a total of $5,190 has already been raised from the autographed memorabilia raffle for the 26 not-for-profit groups being hosted in a suite. Memorabilia includes items from across Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, and NHL. One hundred percent of the money raised from the raffle will be divided up among the 26 not-for-profit groups that enjoy the complimentary suite. The Red Wings tonight are raffling off a Dustin Pedroia autographed baseball, Jason Kubel autographed baseball, Jason Bartlett autographed photo, Joe Benson autographed baseball, and Manny Banuelos autographed baseball.

Frontier Field in downtown Rochester is hosting games on 26 of the 31 days in May, the most of any calendar month during the baseball season. The Red Wings in 2012 are sharing Frontier Field with the Empire State Yankees while their home of PNC Field in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre undergoes a season-long renovation. A total of 110 games will be played at Frontier Field in 2012.

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