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The Royals, Royals Wives and community volunteers team up with Royals fans for a series of collection drives at Kauffman Stadium to benefit fellow Kansas Citians throughout the year. Fans may donate items at designated Kauffman Stadium collection points and help those in need in our community. The dates for the 2011 drives include:
Together with Alex and Jamie Gordon, the Royals will host the Coat Drive on September 16-17. Coats collected during the two-day drive will benefit Joplin residents in need as they continue the recovery and rebuilding efforts from the devastating tornado that ripped through the city on May 22.
Friday, September 16: 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, September 17: 5-7 p.m.
Outside of the Diamond Club (across from Majestic Team Store on the plaza level).
New and gently-used coats in all sizes - including adults, boys, girls, toddlers and infants - are welcome. Winter accessories such as gloves, hats and scarves will also be accepted. Cash donations are also welcome.
In addition to the collection, Royals Wives will also be selling special mystery bags that include a baseball autographed by a Royals player for a $20 donation.
Royals Wives will also be selling player autograph cards for a $10 donation.
Joplin residents in need through the Jackets for Joplin program.
A massive tornado tore a six-mile path through the heart of Joplin, Mo., on May 22, destroying 30 percent of the city, claiming more than 150 lives and leaving hundreds injured and displaced. With fall and winter just around the corner, the Royals are asking fans to help our neighbors in need by donating coats and winter items such as gloves, hats and scarves. Royals Relief Efforts »
All items collected and funds raised will benefit Jackets for Joplin, which is being administered by Bright Futures. The grassroots, community-based program works to create partnerships and utilize community resources with the goal of helping children while strengthening families and the entire Joplin community.
Together with Jeff and Catie Francoeur, the Royals will host the Back to School Drive on August 4-5 to support Joplin schools that were devastated by the tornado on May 22.
Please support the annual drive to help provide underprivileged children with new school supplies and backpacks for the upcoming school year. The drive also includes a collection of gently-used books for the classrooms. Cash donations are also encouraged.
Thursday, August 4 and Friday, August 5
6-8 p.m. each evening
Outside of the Diamond Club (across from Majestic Team Store on the plaza level)
Basic school supplies and backpacks. In addition, we encourage fans to donate gently-used books for classrooms as many teachers have lost all materials. Cash donations are also encouraged.
Cash donations will also be accepted. Fans making a $40 contribution will receive a baseball autographed by the Royals player of choice (while supplies last). In addition, fans making a $10 donation will receive a photo card autographed by the Royals player of choice (also while supplies last).
Joplin schools in need
A massive tornado tore a six-mile path through the heart of Joplin, Mo., on May 22, destroying 30 percent of the city, claiming more than 150 lives and leaving hundreds injured and displaced. Several schools were destroyed in the wreckage, and as a new school year quickly approaches, many children will be heading to temporary classrooms around the city. Join the Royals in helping to provide these children and teachers with new school supplies and books for the coming academic year.
Royals Wives will host the 29th Annual Royals Wives Food Drive to Benefit Bishop Sullivan Center on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. In addition to daily food collections, the drive also features special fundraisers and a premier concourse auction.
Fans are encouraged to drop off non perishable, kid-friendly food items such as peanut butter and canned soups and pastas as well as canned fruits and vegetables.
Royals Wives will also be selling special mystery bags that include a baseball autographed by a Royals player for a $20 donation.
Royals Wives will also be selling player autograph cards for a $10 donation.
Bishop Sullivan Center is one of the largest providers of emergency assistance in the Kansas City area. Along with its sister site, St. James Place, the center serves 1,200 to 1,400 area families each month, including 200 to 250 people each week at the soup kitchen.
Pitcher Bruce Chen lends a hand for the seventh annual Baseball Equipment Drive presented by the Baseball Tomorrow Fund and Rawlings.
Alta Vista Charter School, located in Kansas City, Mo., serves a number of students of Mexican heritage. Despite the popularity of soccer in Mexico, many of the school's students hoped for a chance to begin a baseball program. With the support of the administration and staff, Alta Vista was able to purchase basic baseball equipment to help get the program running. In the spring of 2010, Alta Vista fielded a baseball team for the first time in school history and hopes to expand the program moving forward. Alta Vista Charter School will also receive a $5,000 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund.
