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More than $100,000 to be donated to area groups during ceremony on Tuesday, August 27th |
ST. LOUIS – August 26, 2013 – Cardinals Care will distribute more than $100,000 to 66 area non-profit groups that support local kids during a ceremony Tuesday at Busch Stadium. A Cardinals’ player, executives and Fredbird will all take part in the afternoon event.
Cardinals Care was established to give fans a way of teaming up with Cardinals players and the Cardinals organization to help children in our community – both on and off the baseball field. Since it was established in 1997, Cardinals Care has invested $19 million in helping children, including providing nearly $11 million in grants to over 800 non-profit youth organizations, and building 21 youth ball fields in neighborhoods in both Missouri and Illinois.
In 2013, Cardinals Care celebrates the 10th anniversary of the innovative Redbird Rookies program, a free baseball league for kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity to play. In addition to providing all the uniforms, gloves, bats, balls and other equipment needed for each team, Redbird Rookies also provides extensive off-field support in the areas of health, education, mentoring and the cultural arts for each of the nearly 4,500 kids who participate in the program each year.
2013 Summer Grant Recipients
| ALIVE, Inc. | Marian Middle School |
| America SCORES St. Louis | Metro Theater Company |
| Angels’ Arms | Mission St. Louis |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri | Our Little Haven |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois | Par or Better Golf Club, Inc. |
| Board of Religious Organizations | Patoka Little League |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale | Peace for Kids |
| C.H.A.M.P. Assistance Dogs, Inc. | Pemiscot County Initiative Network (PIN) |
| CHADS Coalition for Mental Health | Safe House For Women |
| CHARACTERplus | Saint Louis Science Center |
| COCA | Saint Louis University Adventures in Medicine & Science (AIMS) Program |
| Cornerstone Center for Early Learning, Inc. | Shine A Light on Autism |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Missouri | South City Community School |
| Covenant House Missouri | SouthSide Early Childhood Center (SSDN) |
| Delta Dental Health Theatre | Special Olympics Illinois |
| Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments | St. Ann Early Childhood Center |
| Diversity Awareness Partnership (DAP) | St. Louis Athletic League, Inc. |
| Douglas County CHART & Interagency Council | St. Louis City Open Studio and Gallery |
| Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis | St. Louis Irish Arts, Inc. |
| ECH Every Child’s Hope School | St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association |
| Episcopal City Mission | St. Louis Sports Commission |
| FOCUS St. Louis | St. Martha’s Hall |
| Friends of Kids with Cancer | Support Dogs, Inc. |
| Gene Slay’s Boys’ Club of St. Louis | The Haven of Grace |
| Griffin Center (Catholic Urban Programs of East St. Louis, IL) | The Little Bit Foundation |
| Heartlinks Grief Center at Family Hospice (Family Hospice of Belleville Area) | Variety The Children’s Charity of St. Louis |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | Vincent Gray Academy |
| International Crisis Aid, Inc. | Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois |
| Kenny Rogers Children’s Center | Vision for Children at Risk |
| Kids In The Middle | Warren County Handicapped Services, Inc. |
| Logos School | Washington University St. Louis |
| Lutheran Association for Special Education | Women In Charge |
| March of Dimes – Missouri Chapter | Wonderland Camp |
