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Play Ball Lunch presented by Blue Shield of California
The Play Ball Lunch was held on Friday, March 30, to benefit the Giants Community Fund. The entire team, including coaches and broadcasters, attended the sold-out event to start off the baseball season with a home run for the community. Photo gallery

CHW Strike Out Hunger Food Drive
The annual CHW Health Services Food Drive to benefit the San Francisco Food Bank was held on Saturday, April 21. Volunteers collected 1,723 pounds, which was given to the San Francisco Food Bank to provide much-needed food assistance to 450 non-profit programs like grocery pantries, soup kitchens and residential treatment facilities in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.sffoodbank.org.

Strikeouts For Troops All Star Jam
Guitars, drums and baseballs? That's right, some of our Giants players have musical abilities and they performed at the Strikeouts For Troops All-Star Jam, a charity concert, on Thursday, May 24, at Ruby Skye. The evening's performers included Barry Zito, his sister, Sally Zito, Omar Vizquel, Raquel Aurilia, wife of Giants player Rich Aurilia, and headliner Eddie Money. The concert benefited Barry Zito's Strikeouts for Troops Foundation and the Giants Community Fund. Story | Photo gallery

Junior Giants Glove Drive presented by Bank of America/
Giants Community Fund Postgame Auction
Thank you to Giants fans who donated to the Junior Giants Glove Drive. Over 700 gloves and $70,000 in donations were collected to purchase gloves for the youth in Junior Giants. You can still help out -- purchase a pin.

Oracle Summer Reading Program
Oracle and the Giants held the third annual Oracle "Read to Win" summer reading program this summer in libraries all over the Bay Area. To kick off the annual program on Monday, June 11, Oracle and the Giants welcomed local children's librarians to AT&T Park for a pregame ceremony. Summer Reading programs began in June and ran through August. Oracle and the Giants provided thousands of incentive prizes and tickets for youngsters who participated in the program, encouraging them to read all year long.

Project Green
The Giants and Major League Baseball officially launched a year-long greening effort in San Francisco on Friday, June 29. The Giants and MLB partnered with the Department of Public Works and Project Connect to help plant trees, clean up tree basins, remove graffiti and help beautify the City. This All-Star Legacy Program marked the Giants' and DPW's goal of planting 800 trees in the city by Arbor Day 2008.

Willie Mays Boys and Girls Club Dedication
On Tuesday, July 10, the Giants and Major League Baseball dedicated the Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club at Hunters Point. See how you can still get involved with the project.

Strike Out Cancer by Genentech
On Sunday, July 15, the Giants and Genentech presented the fourth annual "Strike Out Cancer Day" at AT&T Park. This event honored cancer survivors and empowered others to learn more about dealing with the disease. During the game, fans had the opportunity to receive information on cancer resources and empowerment programs. They also learned how to support these programs through a donation to The Wellness Community.

Giants Community Fund Golf Classic presented by GE Commercial Finance
Giants celebrities teed off for charity on Monday, July 23, at the Giants Community Fund Golf Classic presented by GE Commercial Finance at the renowned Olympic Club. The Giants Community Fund would like to thank our longtime supporter and presenting sponsor of the Golf Classic, GE Commercial Finance. Since 1994, GE has contributed over $2 million to the Fund through the Golf Classic. This year's tournament was a huge success, bringing in over $300,000 for the Community Fund. Story | Photo gallery

Until There's a Cure Day presented by Giants Community Fund
The 14th annual "Until There's A Cure Day" was held at AT&T Park on Friday, July 27. The Giants Community Fund presented $40,000 in grants to various organizations through UTAC, which provides HIV/AIDS education and care/services in the Bay Area. A raffle took place during the game to raise an additional $25,000 in funds for UTAC. For more information, visit utac.org.

Giants Community Fund Education Night
On Saturday, Aug. 11, the Giants Community Fund honored the first class of graduating Junior Giants Scholars during a pregame homeplate ceremony. These high school seniors each received a $2,500 check and went off to college in the fall. The Fund also announced $28,000 in grants to outstanding educational organizations: Jamestown Community Center, YES Reading and Eastside College Preparatory School.

Plate to Plate 5k Run presented by AT&T
The Giants and Project Open Hand held the first Plate to Plate Run on Sunday, Aug. 12. Proceeds from the event benefited Project Open Hand, a non-profit that provides meal services and nutrition counseling for individuals who are over 60 years of age, homebound and critically ill, and those who have symptomatic HIV and AIDS.

Family Day in the Park presented by Thomas'
The third annual Family Day in the Park presented by Thomas' took place on Sunday, Aug. 19, to benefit the Giants Community Fund. Guests got to toss the ball around on the field, use the batting cages and even got the chance to hit the ball from home plate.

Junior Giants Day presented by Bank of America
The Giants Community Fund proudly hosted over 4,000 Junior Giants to the ballpark for the annual Junior Giants Day celebration on Sunday, Aug. 26. The Junior Giants participated in an unforgettable pregame parade around the field before settling in their seats to watch the game and eat a complimentary lunch. During the pregame ceremony, the Junior Giants "Willie Mac" Awardees were recognized for their outstanding contributions and participation throughout the season. Photo gallery

Strike Out Violence Day & Jerseys off our Giants
On Sunday, Sept. 9, the Giants Community Fund, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Sheriff's Department and the Family Violence Prevention Fund honored the 10th anniversary of this awareness day by bringing out survivors of violence and organizations committed to ending violence in our community. The Giants Community Fund distributed $63,000 in grants for violence prevention efforts and victim services.

The day also included the sixth annual Jerseys Off Our Giants raffle to benefit La Casa de las Madres. Nearly $19,000 was raised through the sale of $1 raffle tickets for the chance to win a game-worn autographed Giants jersey.

Coca-Cola Toy Drive & Family Safety Day
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Giants teamed up with local and state transportation agencies, including CHP, OTS and SFPD, for Traffic Safety Day at the ballpark. Prior to the Giants vs. San Diego game, there was an interactive traffic safety festival at the O'Doul Gate. The event included interactive displays and information booths promoting traffic safety to fans of all ages. During pregame ceremonies, the Giants also honored the organizations that make travel safe and convenient to AT&T Park.

Junior Giants Players, Coaches Honored at Willie Mac Awards Luncheon
Over 70 Junior Giants players and coaches joined Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey on Saturday, Oct. 27, for the third annual Junior Giants Willie Mac Awards Luncheon at AT&T Park.

The Junior Giants Willie Mac Award, named in honor of Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey, is the "junior" version of the annual award given to a Giants player by his teammates. Our award is presented to the players and coaches who best exemplify the Junior Giants Four Bases of Character Development: Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork.

The award recipients even had the opportunity to meet Willie McCovey and other celebrity guests including Renel Brooks-Moon, Duane Kuiper and former Willie Mac Award winner J.T. Snow.

Our 2007 recipients include:

Junior Giants players: Alyssa Alford, Azaan Ali, Brady Bowers, Carlos Carrero, Jordan Center, Isak Chavez, David Cornish, Jonathan Cornish, Kyle Cunningham, Daris Dallas, Ana Franco, Beatrice Garcia, Joseph Hammar, Jarrett Jurisprudencia, Chase Kamla, Charles Keppel, Breanna King, Joseph Munguia, Omar Mendoza, Rodrigo Miranda, Jazmin Moreno, Reginald O'Neal Wilson, Juan Oguendo, Sebastian Ouellette, Elizabeth Palestino, Desiree Pineda, Daniel Price, Kajol Raju, Johnathon Shropshire, Walter Truesdale, Dylan Trujillo, Mark Velasquez, Spencer Vince, Cameron Vowell, Isaiah Washington and Sarina Washington.

Junior Giants coaches: Randy Amores, Steve Bell, Owen Bentz, Bob Boileau, David Bouffard, Jonnie Burroughs, Claudine Camacho, Huriel Chavez, Jason Cook, Alta Cowden, Glen Davis, Milton Dickerson, Louis Finck, Keith Gee, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Matt Grodzik, Paul Grothe, Dwayne Guererro, Jim Hale, Jeff Hammar, Shawnessa Hinojosa, Tony Koep, Chris Knutson, Richard MacCracken, Lee Magdamo, Hector Martinez, Russell McGaugh, Paul Metcalf, Matt Narez, Ian Patrick, Ryan Rueda, Adriana Salazar, Graeme Scott, Jeremy Wallace, Steve Whiteside, Deb Wiss and Marvin Woodard.

Health Fairs
This season, Del Monte Foods joined the Giants Community Fund and Catholic Healthcare West to sponsor a number of health fairs in Bay Area communities.

The health fairs, which are part of the Giants Community Fund health initiative, provided a variety of complimentary health and safety demonstrations, health resource booths and physical fitness testing for attendees. The first health fair was held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church in San Francisco. The second health fair, which was a collaboration with the city of Daly City and Daly City Park and Recreation, was held on Saturday, Oct. 27, at John F. Kennedy School in Daly City. The health fair featured dental screenings from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry faculty and students, as well as screenings for bone density, cholesterol, diabetes and scoliosis.

Halloween Heroes
Kevin Frandsen, Tyler Walker, Dave Flemming and Renel Brooks-Moon joined more than 20 professional athletes and media personalities at the Exploratorium on Monday, Oct. 29, for this fundraiser that included arts and crafts stations, pumpkin decorating, costumed characters, food and beverages from top Bay Area restaurants, interactive activities, a silent auction and "tricks" and "treats" for the entire family. The money raised at this night of fun benefited the Junior Giants baseball program of the Giants Community Fund and the Exploratorium's Youth Outreach Program. Story | Photo gallery 1 | Photo gallery 2