“Building tomorrow’s leaders through America’s pastime.” 2017 Year In Review — The Year of TEAM As we close out 2017 and look ahead to 2018, we want to thank you for your support of “C” You In The Major Leagues. Whether you’ve donated your money or your time, you’ve been vital to changing lives in Kansas City in 2017. You’ve undoubtedly heard the acronym TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More. Usually TEAM is preached by countless coaches across the country, but away from sports, perhaps nowhere is that acronym more evident and true than in the nonprofit world. Lives cannot change without all of us working together. One of the most exciting things in 2017 came in September when we made a grant that put us over the $500,000 mark. It’s incredibly humbling to think that we — all of us — have been able to grant more than $500,000 to 45 organizations since CYITML started in 2014. Later in this program you’ll be able to see a list of those organizations and causes but of those 45, 32 have directly helped folks in our community. Our hope is that by January 2020, with your help, we will pass $1 million in grants. What an incredible impact that will have in Kansas City! At the same time, however, during the past couple years, as we’ve researched the needs of people in underserved areas of Kansas City, we’ve honed our focus even more. Besides making grants, we’re doing what we can with our own programming to reach people at a younger age to give hope, encouragement, and character-building leadership messages. Studies show that when we reach students in high school and younger, we can help curb violence and criminal activity, school dropouts, runaways, and teen pregnancies. Together, we can change generations. This past year, with the support of the Darol Rodrock Foundation, we continued our “C” You At The “K” program, which brings more than 75 high school students from underserved areas to Kauffman Stadium during the season for a one-of-a- kind experience. Additionally, we granted a “C” You In The Major Leagues Scholarship for a student to attend college for free, and we partnered with Blue KC to develop a “Coaches with Character” program, which recognized amateur coaches who are making an incredible difference in the lives of students. In 2018 we plan to launch a new leadership and mentoring initiative, which you can read more about in this program. None of this is possible without you. Families that have lost nearly all of their possessions would not be able to rebuild their lives without you. More than 75 high school students would not be getting messages of character-based leadership and hope without you. Emmanuel would not be in college without you. Together Everyone Achieves More. Dayton and Marianne Moore, the founders of “C” You In The Major Leagues. Thank you! For a second year, we were able to bring more than 75 high school students Thank you to Darol Rodrock and from underserved areas of Kansas City to Kauffman Stadium during the the Darol Rodrock Foundation for season for “C” You At The “K.” On this unique night, students watch batting once again partnering with the practice or tour the Hall of Fame, receive a character-building and leadership Royals to underwrite this event in discussion from Dayton Moore and others, have a nice dinner, and then 2017! Darol has a powerful enjoy a Royals game. message from his childhood and great lessons for today that he shared with the students. 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Most of the grants outside of our community have been was encouraged to write a book about made in honor of a Royals player or coach making an appearance on building the Royals into a championship behalf of CYITML. franchise. (The book was updated in 2016.) Alex’sAlexs Lemonade Stand Thanks to our incredible donors and supporters, With 100% of the author profits coming to Foundation in September we passed the Alta Vista Charter High School “C” You In The Major Leagues, nearly Baseball Assistance Team Inc.Inc. Bishop Sullivan Center 35,000 copies of “More Than a Boys and Girls Clubs of $500,000 Greater Kansas City Season” have been sold since its initial Boys Hope Girls Hope of KC* mark in grants given out since 2014! As of release in April 2015, bringing in more Brian M Anselmo (BMA) Memorial Foundation* December 31, we’ve been able to grant $553,673. than $200,000 for CYITML! City Union Mission* Crossworld (UFM Oanam* The Culture House* International, Inc.) Higher M-Pact, Inc.* The Humane Society of Cystic FibrosisFibrosis Foundation,Foundation, PastorServe, Inc.* Greater Kansas City National Headquarters Jewish Community Center of Greater KC* Play and Learn Preschool Easter Seal Society of Arkansas John H. Goodrow Fund Valley FCA (Fellowship of Epic Church* Kansas City Urban Youth Kansas City* Estrella Youth Sports Academy, Inc. Warriors' Ascent* (Left) During 2017, the Overland Park Church of Evangel Church* Kansas BI* San Mateo Community Wounded Warrior Proect Freedom Fire Urban Ministries Christ bought signed copies of “More Than a Medical Missions Freedom Hoops* Freedom Hoops* *Received grants in 2017. Season,” in bulk, to add to the packet that the Grandview Assistance Assistance Mission Southside, Inc.* church gives to first-time visitors on Sunday Program Sevenays (Faith Always mornings. Healing House,House, Inc.* Inc.* Helping HelpingHands Ministries, Hands Ministries, Inc.* Oak idge Missionary St. Jude Children's Inc.* Research Hospital On a sweltering July morning, we held our In 2017, “C” You In The Major Leagues teamed up with Blue inaugural “Wiffle Ball at the Hollow.” The unique Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) to recognize fundraiser -- an “adult” Wiffle ball game and “Coaches with Character.” An amateur coach was selected luncheon, geared toward CEOs and other business each month, from April through September, who, through leaders, and held in Joe Ungashick’s front yard -- their leadership on and off the field, are helping to grow grossed nearly $125,000! The morning featured youth sports in the Kansas City area.