When or if you think of the Cincinnati Reds, you think of a baseball team and maybe the players that make up the team, but what about the city of Cincinnati itself? Yes, that is where the team is located but it is not what the city and people of Cincinnati can do for the Reds, but what the Reds can do for Cincinnati and its residents.
Cincinnati is rare in the fact that baseball has been part of its culture for more than 130 years. Baseball runs deep in the neighborhoods in Cincinnati and the Reds Community Fund is actively searching for neighborhoods, but most importantly the kids in those neighborhoods to help and support.
Since its start in 2001, the Reds Community Fund has used baseball as a way to reach out to kids around the Cincinnati area. As a non-profit organization, the Community Fund makes every effort to create programming that connects underserved children with baseball, while forming fundraising programs that connect baseball with the community.
The community fund helps build and restore baseball fields and complexes around Cincinnati, down to Louisville and even in Dayton. A series of inspired, baseball-themed fundraising events and programs provides some of the necessary funding. The 2013 schedule features returning events such as "Redlegs Run " "Reds Baseball Camps" "Father's Day Catch," "Marty Brennaman Golf Classic," "Redsfest Poker," and "Split The Pot" raffle at all 81 home games. For dates and times of these events please refer to Reds.com.
The next time you think of the Cincinnati Reds hopefully it is not just baseball that comes to mind. With helping inner-city programs and giving kids other options as to how they spend their time, I cannot say enough good things about the Reds Community Fund and the people that make it a success for “Reds Country.”
If you would like to donate to or learn more about the Reds Community Fund you can visit reds.mlb.com/cin/community/.
I absolutely love this post because you have informed me of something that I was completely unaware of before. Not only do you connect to the reader in all the posts, but you have something interesting to say. Although it is a sports blog it gives a 'behind the scenes' type of feel that many would be willing to read even if they hated baseball. The link provided at the end is also great to have to prove the accuracy of the information you provide in the blog. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI love the history you provided about something that I didn't even know existed. Not only was I unaware of this, but you gave the background behind it and answered the question, "why should I care?" Because this seems like a good cause and it brings a different perspective to the Reds. And giving the link at the end was a great idea as well.
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I also love your blog Luke, I have never been huge as a sports fan, but I appreciate the nature of competitive sports. Your blog helps me on two fronts; to connect better with the game of baseball, and most importantly, to connect better with my new community. Your blog helps me feel a part of Ohio and Cincinnati.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! As a native of Cincinnati it's great to see what the organization is doing for the city. I'm not big on sports but baseball is something I enjoy. Your writing is good I think you captured things the team does well. I really enjoy your blog, one of my favorite things to do is go to a Red's game and heckle the other teams outfielders from the Sun Moon deck. Have you ever sat in the Sun Moon deck? What would you say the best seats in Great American Ballpark are?
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting post Luke! Instead of just focusing on sports, you focused on the community as a whole. That's what's truly unique about your blog. I've become a fan man, keep them coming! Be careful with that AP style though, especially while listing the events. Looking forward to next week's post!
ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated things other than just the current team and games into your post. I had no idea that the Reds did this. Although it's common for teams to work do charity events, I was at a Blue Jackets game where they had a 50/50 raffle, it's nice to actually hear about how the team is doing these things. Your blog sems to be pretty good, keep up the awesome work.
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