EL1 Trenton Thunder

Thunder Ask Fans to Do Good Deeds

Published on August 1, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder are calling on their fans to come out to the game on Saturday, August 27 and bring items to support five local community organizations as part of the

2nd Annual Good Deed Game at Waterfront Park. The Thunder will reward fans who support one, two, three, four or all five of the charities.

The Good Deed Game will feature a blood drive to benefit the Community Blood Council of New Jersey, a school supplies drive to support the learning center at the East Trenton Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a non-perishable food drive to benefit the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, a toiletries drive to support HomeFront, and new this year, a clothing drive that will benefit the Rescue Mission of Trenton.

The Thunder are providing incentives to fans who support these local non-profit organizations.

Fans who donate to any one of the causes will receive a ticket to the Thunder 's Fan Appreciation Night vs. New Hampshire on Thursday, September 1 at 7:05 pm.

People who donate to any two of the drives will get the game ticket and will throw a ceremonial pitch before the September 1 game.

Three donations will result in the ticket, ceremonial pitch and a Thunder hat.

Fans who make four donations will receive everything above plus receive free parking on September 1.

Individuals who support all five causes will get the ticket, pitch, hat, parking pass and a voucher for a free hot dog, chips and soda.

At last season's Good Deed Game, hundreds of fans made donations with 25% supporting one organization, 40% making two donations, 31% supporting three drives and 4% donating to all four (one charity has been added in 2011).

"We always say we have the best fans in baseball and last year they backed that up by really supporting our Good Deed Game," said Thunder Director of Community Relations Patience Purdy. "It was a lot of fun to see families with little kids getting excited about making a donation to help others. We hope even more families help these worthy organizations this year."

The Community Blood Council of New Jersey's Blood Mobile will be parked outside the stadium beginning at 2pm.

Fans are encouraged to make an appointment for their donation by calling 866-2GIVENJ,

but walk-ins are welcome. In addition to the donor incentives listed above, one lucky blood donor will win a baseball autographed by NY Yankee legend Reggie Jackson. The ball is inscribed with his name and "HOF 93" (Hall of Fame) and is valued at over $200.

The Thunder and CBC-NJ have partnered to host many blood drives at Waterfront Park over years and this will be the third drive of 2011. CBC-NJ is a Not-For Profit 501(c)(3) Blood Council located in Trenton. CBC-NJ serves the needs of transfusion patients and hospitals in New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Habitat for Humanity - Trenton Area will have a table on the stadium approach where fans can drop off notebooks, paper, pencils, markers and other school supplies that will be put to use by the children who use HFH's East Trenton Learning Center. To date, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 80 homes in the Trenton area and is currently working towards rebuilding or rehabilitating 500 sites within the 150 acre East Trenton revitalization area.

The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank will be collecting non-perishable food items at a table on the stadium approach. In the last two seasons, the team has hosted food drives at Waterfront Park with fans responding with a total of over 1,400 pounds of food being donated. Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, established in 1987, is the food bank for all of Mercer County. Its mission is to alleviate hunger through food distribution, nutrition education and assistance, advocacy and outreach. The Food Bank helps to feed over 20,000 low-income men, women and children at risk for hunger.

HomeFront, an organization that helps families break the cycle of poverty, will collect personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, bandaids, bar soap, toothpaste tubes and other toiletry items that will be put to use in their Family Preservation Center and other residences.

The Rescue Mission of Trenton will collect clothing of all sizes and styles at a table on the approach. The Rescue Mission of Trenton was founded in 1915 and offers a variety of programs including addiction services, residential supportive housing, adult education programs, work therapy and life skills programs and more. Clothing collected will be sold in the Rescue Mission of Trenton store that is operated by the residents and participants of their programs.

On Saturday, August 27, the Thunder will host the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Oriole) at 7:05 pm. There will be Fireworks and a Back to School Kids Notebooks giveaway (1st 1,500, 5-15) presented by the NJEA.

All Thunder tickets are available by calling 609-394-3300 or online at trentonthunder.com.

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