PRESS RELEASE: - Roberto's Kids and the B-Mets

For Immediate Release



Date: August 31, 2010 Contact: Matt McCabe, mmccabe@bmets.com


B-Mets, Roberto’s Kids Team Up to Collect


Baseball Equipment


Roberto’s Kids and the Binghamton Mets will join forces in collecting baseball


equipment for underprivileged children throughout the world for the fourth


consecutive year. Fans attending Friday evening’s game are encouraged to drop


off baseball equipment in front of NYSEG Stadium. Any fan who brings new or


gently used baseball equipment for donation will receive a free ticket to Friday


night’s 5:35 PM doubleheader with the Harrisburg Senators.


“Roberto’s Kids impacts so many lives throughout the world,” B-Mets General


Manager Jim Weed said. “We look forward to contributing to Roberto’s Kids


mission and honoring the humanitarian legacy of Roberto Clemente.”


Roberto's Kids, an international non-profit organization named after Hall of Famer


Roberto Clemente, seeks to collect new and gently worn baseball equipment for


distribution to disadvantaged youth in Latin American countries, the US and


around the world. The organization has the endorsement of Minor League Baseball


as well as the blessing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Clemente


family, who works closely with them.


"We're looking forward to spending the evening with the great people of the


Binghamton area and the B-Mets again this year,” Stephen Pindar, founder or


Roberto’s Kids said. “The B-Mets are long time supporters of Roberto's Kids and


we couldn't do what we do without organizations like theirs. Thanks very much to


Jim Weed, his great staff and the wonderful people of the Binghamton area.”


Gates open at 5:00 PM for the Friday doubleheader against the Double-A Nationals


with the first pitch of Game One at 5:35 PM. Friday’s game is highlighted by an


extended Happy Hour at the Hive, featuring 2-for-1 prices on select draft beers,


from 5:00 PM – 6:35 PM and the penultimate installment of the Toyota Fireworks


Series. For tickets and further information, call (607) 723-METS.


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