Granite State Baseball Dinner Raises $155K For Charity

POSTED: 9:05 pm EST December 21, 2011
UPDATED: 9:07 pm EST December 21, 2011

Manchester -- Fisher Cats Press Release: The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, announced that the 2011 Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental, raised $155,680.15. Generated through corporate sponsors, dinner ticket sales, raffle ticket sales, and silent and live memorabilia auctions, these proceeds will benefit the work of the Children?s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD), the Ted Williams Foundation, and the Fisher Cats Foundation.?We are proud to be a part of such a successful event again in 2011,? stated Art Solomon, Fisher Cats owner and Chairman of the Fisher Cats Foundation board. ?On behalf of the Fisher Cats, I want to thank our presenting partner, Northeast Delta Dental, our corporate sponsors, celebrated guests, and our fans for their generosity with both their time and their resources. These funds will assist these great organizations with the important and necessary services they provide our communities.?A total of 1,200 fans attended this year?s charitable dinner, the largest of its kind in New Hampshire, at the Radisson Hotel Expo Center on November 19. Combined with funds raised in previous dinner events, more than $800,000.00 has been collected for these charitable efforts since 2007.The primary benefactor of the dinner is the Children?s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD), New Hampshire?s only NACHRI approved, comprehensive, full-service children?s hospital. CHaD provides an extended regional system of care that offers advanced pediatric services dedicated to giving each child the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time. CHaD is also the only pediatric service in New Hampshire that is an integral component of an academic medical center where children receive enhanced care thanks to an environment of learning and inquiry.?CHaD is once again extremely grateful for our partnership with the Fisher Cats, the Fisher Cats Foundation, and the Ted Williams Foundation,? said Dr. John Modlin, Interim Director of CHaD. ?Many of CHaD?s specialized pediatric services are not fully reimbursed by insurance. CHaD also cares for many patients who do not have health insurance or the means to pay, so events like the Granite State Baseball Dinner are vital to our success and our culture of caring.?The Ted Williams Foundation works to preserve and build on the rich tradition of our national pastime through education and outreach. Proceeds from the Granite State Baseball Dinner are instrumental in the Foundation?s mission to provide youth baseball programs and scholarships for deserving student-athletes. The Foundation is also an active partner with community organizations, providing assistance to several charitable groups, including the Boys & Girls Club, the Children?s Dream Fund, and the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.?We are honored to participate in the Granite State Baseball Dinner every year,? said Ted Williams Foundation Executive Director Dave McCarthy. ?Through our partnership with the Fisher Cats and CHaD, and the generosity of these fans and athletes, we can further our initiatives to honor and celebrate the game of baseball.?The Fisher Cats created the Fisher Cats Foundation as a statewide organization dedicated to bettering the lives of young people, highlighted by the Foundation?s commitment to CHaD, as well as providing scholarships to college-bound students in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. In 2011, the Foundation awarded $30,000.00 in scholarships to a dozen high school seniors, raising its scholarship award total to $140,000.00 since 2007. The Foundation also supports programs that encourage education and healthy living and is dedicated to assisting charitable and philanthropic organizations throughout New Hampshire. With the contributions from this year?s dinner, the Fisher Cats, through the Foundation, have donated more than $1.84 million in monetary and in-kind donations to over 2,500 non-profit organizations since its inception in 2006.

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