“Building tomorrow’s leaders through America’s pastime.”
2018 Year in Review — The Year of CARE Dayton and Marianne Moore, the founders of “C” You In The Major Leagues. Reflecting on 2018 and the impact that all of us, TOGETHER, have had on lives in our community, one of our 10 “C” leadership words best describes the year: CARE. Because of your support, your CARE, countless people have been given hope and lessons of character development.
Perhaps the most exciting way your CARE was displayed in 2018 came in August when we launched the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership program. Named after our 10 “C” character-based leadership words, this school year we have 10 students – many from underserved areas of Kansas City – and they’re each paired with an adult mentor. The group meets on a weekly basis, receiving educational enhancement, and life and job skills training. One week each month they receive leadership lessons from thought-provoking speakers in our community. And, once a month, they take part in a service project. We feel this will be one of the most impactful and life-altering things we do as a foundation.
In 2018, your support helped feed elementary-aged students through Generosity Feeds, helped cover funeral costs for two families that experienced unexpected deaths, relocated a single mother and her three sons from a bad situation in another state to the Kansas City area, and helped them get a fresh start, and purchased a wheelchair-accessible van for a family that suffered a life-altering accident.
In July we expanded our Wiffle ball fundraiser to include a 28-team tournament at the Urban Youth Academy, renaming it “Crown Town Wiffle Weekend,” allowing adults to feel like kids again. That event, which is scheduled to return July 12 & 13, 2019, raised $120,000!
2018 was an exciting year for the foundation because of YOU. None of this is possible without your CARE for people, particularly children and families in crisis. That’s evident through your support of “C” You In The Major Leagues. For that we can’t thank you enough. In December we were able to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for the Sprague family, whose son, Nolan, was paralyzed after a diving accident. This is from Nolan’s mom Carmen:
“This van represents freedom to us. I’m not strong enough to lift Nolan into our minivan, so we’d been counting on my husband Kevin to be available anytime we needed to go somewhere. Now Nolan and I can just come and go as we please. It’s awesome! And in the future this is set up so Nolan can drive as well..talk about freedom! He’s chomping at the bit! “C” You In The Major Leagues contacted us a day or two after Nolan’s accident saying they wanted to help us. They worked with United Access to make this happen, and the entire team there is amazing! Wow..just wow is all I can say. Thank you!” “We have been coming to your baseball camp since its first year. This camp has had an immense effect on our son through the years. The core life skills that are taught have a lasting effect. ...In 2018 our son went to both weeks. After the first week he told my wife and me that he could do more, that he could do better. He offered to help us around the house with anything we needed. That’s huge for a 12-year-old boy. This camp has improved his baseball skills, but it’s also helped him in life. Thank you from my wife and me. We are very appreciative of what you do and how you do it.” Christopher, father of a CYITML Baseball Camp participant 2018: The Year of CARE
10 21 182 Students and mentors Different organizations Hours of service by began meeting weekly in received grants from CYITML volunteers August as part of our new CYITML in 2018. in the Kansas City C-10 Mentoring & community. Leadership program. By The Numbers
310 377 $292,415 Kids received baseball lessons Players participated in and character development the inaugural Crown Granted in 2018 to help through CYITML camps and Town Wiffle Weekend children and families in crisis the League of Smiles. at the KC Urban Youth in Kansas City. Academy. 2018: The Year of CARE
In August we launched our biggest initiative to date, the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership program. Through C-10, which is based on our 10 “C” character-based leadership words, we’ve paired 10 high school students with 10 mentors, and we pour into their lives on a weekly basis. The students are receiving educational enhancements, and job and life skills training. Once a month they hear from a guest speaker and they go into the community for a service project.
One of our students, “Carmen,” summed up the program this way: “The thing I’ve enjoyed most about C-10 is the environment. I feel welcome and I feel constant support.” C-10 Mentoring & Leadership 2018: The Year of CARE
2018 marked the fourth year of the “C” You In The Major Leagues Baseball Camp. As with the previous three years, one session of camp was at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. However, we added a session at the Urban Youth Academy, where the majority of boys and girls came from underserved areas of Kansas City and attended camp for free. Dayton Moore and members of the Royals Baseball Operations Department oversee the camps. CYITML Baseball Camps League of Smiles
In 2018 we partnered with Coldwater of Lee’s Summit to run the 25th season of League of Smiles, which is a non-competitive, learning T-ball league for ages 4-7 years old. With assistance from the Urban Youth Academy staff and the Royals Baseball Operations department, young players learned basic baseball fundamentals and then received a lesson on one of our “C” words after their game. Our intern Andrew Richards oversaw the program. “C” You At The “K”
For a third year, we brought high school students, largely from underserved areas of Kansas City, to Kauffman Stadium during the season for “C” You at the “K.” On their unique night, students typically watch batting practice on the field, receive a leadership lesson from Dayton Moore and others, enjoy dinner, and then watch a Royals game.
We are grateful to Darol Rodrock and the Darol Rodrock Foundation for partnering with the Royals to underwrite this event! Darol has a powerful message that he shares with the students. 2018: The Year of CARE
The following 58 organizations have received grants from “C” You In The Major Leagues since 2014. Most of the grants to churches have been helping specific individuals or families, and most of the grants outside of Kansas City have been made in honor of a Royals player or coach making an appearance on behalf of CYITML.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Alta Vista Charter High School Angel Tree (Prison Fellowship Ministry)* Thanks to our incredible donors and supporters, Baseball Assistance Team Inc. we’ve been able to grant Bishop Sullivan Center Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Boys Hope Girls Hope of Kansas City $866,087 Brian M Anselmo (BMA) Foundation City Union Mission* since 2014! Of that amount, $760,587 has gone to Crossworld (UFM International, Inc.) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation help people or other organizations Easter Seal Society of Arkansas in greater Kansas City. Epic Church* Estrella Youth Sports Evangel Church* National Center for Fathering SevenDays (Faith Always Wins Freedom Fire Urban Ministries National Christian Foundation Heartland Foundation) Freedom Hoops* Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Spencer C. Duncan Make It Count Grandview Assistance Program Overland Park Church of Christ* Foundation* Healing House, Inc. Ozanam St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Heart to Heart International* Partners in Action Inc. The Culture House* Helping Hands Ministries, Inc. PastorServe, Inc. The Humane Society of Greater Kansas HHS Athletic Booster Club Play and Learn Preschool City Higher M-Pact, Inc.* Police Athletic League of Kansas City The Signatry* Jewish Community Center of Greater PopWe* Turn the Page KC* Kansas City* Provision Bridge* United Aid Foundation* John H. Goodrow Fund Rock International* Unlimited Potential, Inc. Kansas City Urban Youth Academy* Royals Charities Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes Kansas RBI San Mateo Community Colleges Vineyard Church* Medical Missions Foundation* Foundation Warriors’ Ascent Mission Southside, Inc. Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association Wounded Warrior Project Nall Avenue Baptist Church* * Received grants in 2018. All-Time Beneficiaries
A Story of Hope One way your support makes a huge difference is with individuals and families in crisis in our community. One of those in 2018 was the Johns family. Jason Johns is a pastor in the Kansas City area, and was not taking an income as he and his wife started a new church near the urban core of Kansas City. In August 2017, as he was driving his three children -- two girls and a boy -- to school, a car pulled in front of Jason’s truck near Gregory and Paseo. The impact forced Jason’s truck into a light pole. Five days later, the Johns’ oldest daughter, 8-year-old Elise, died. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Hope was paralyzed from the waist down.
In early 2018, with Hope’s time at the therapy center coming to an end and insurance not covering some of the equipment needed to carry on her rehab at home, a grant from CYITML paid for a specialized rehabilitation bike. That has allowed Hope to continue her physical therapy at home.
The following is a note from Jason Johns:
“We would first of like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You have made it possible for us to carry on with quality therapeutic exercises that are essential to Hope having the ability to live her best life! This FES bike is a pivotal part in Hope’s therapy. Its function helps to keep proper circulation and muscle tone in her legs while she continues to heal from the accident. We are overwhelmed with such gratitude! Our insurance would not cover this bike and we had no idea what we were going to do until (CYITML) reach out on your behalf to offer assistance. As her father I cannot thank you enough!” 2018: The Year of CARE
For a second season, CYITML teamed up with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) to recognize “Coaches with Character.” An amateur coach was selected each month, from April through September, who, through their leadership on and off the field, are helping to grow youth sports in the Kansas City area. Blue KC donated $2,000 to CYITML in honor of each coach. The coaches were recognized on the field at Kauffman Stadium before a game in September. 2018 Honorees
April Bill McDonald
May Preston Steinhoff
June Marc Asquith
July Jessie Rood
August Laura O’Connell
(From left) Blue KC’s Christina Lively, Matt Marble, Laura O’Connell, Jessie September Matt Marble Rood, photobomber Salvador Perez, Dayton Moore, Marc Asquith, Bill McDonald, Preston Steinhoff, and Blue KC’s Rachel McKenney. 2018: The Year of CARE In The Community
CYITML volunteers, including our C-10 group, served 182 hours in the Kansas City community during 2018. THANK YOU to all of our volunteers! 2018: The Year of CARE
After a successful inaugural “Wiffle Ball at the Hollow” fundraiser in 2017, we added a two-night tournament at the Urban Youth Academy, and called the three-day event, “Crown Town Wiffle Weekend.” The tournament, which attracted 28 teams (377 players), plus the Saturday morning “Wiffle Ball at the Hollow” game, netted nearly $120,000! Kansas City Mayor Sly James helped kick off the event on Thursday, and Honorary Commissioner George Brett wowed everyone on Saturday with three home runs, including one using three bats with pitcher Jeff Montgomery throwing three balls at once. Other personalities during the three-day event included other Royals Hall of Famers Steve Busby, Cookie Rojas and Denny Matthews, fellow broadcaster Joel Goldberg, former Royals Billy Butler, Jaime Bluma and Al Fitzmorris, and media personalities including Jeffri Chadiha, Bob Fescoe, John Holt, Scott Parks, Dana Wright, and teams from 610 Sports, KSHB, and Fox4. Crown Town Weekend
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10 From top left: 1-3.) Action from the tournament. 4.) KCMO Mayor Sly James with a nice swing during the Saturday game. 5.) KSHB-TV morning anchor Taylor Hemness is happy after a home run. 6.) Crown Town Honorary Commissioner George Brett comes home after one of his three home runs on Saturday. 7.) Night action on the “broadcast field.” 8.) Advanced Division champions the Plastic Pyros. 9.) Rec Division champs Sons of Sandlot. 10.) Home Run Derby winner Danny Boresow (back center) went home with a signed Mike Moustakas bat. 2018: The Year of CARE
In 2018, “C” You In The Major Leagues was able to come alongside children of incarcerated parents, and inmates. (Left) With a grant to Prison Fellowship via Kansas City radio station Life 88.5, 143 children attended Angel Tree Camp. This is a letter from station manager Dave Gordon.
Then, in December (right) Dayton Moore shared his character- based leadership message — and put CARE on full display — when he spoke to more than 500 inmates at two Kansas prisons. After each presentation, which included extended Q&A sessions, Dayton talked one-on-one with the inmates who wanted to meet him. During one visit, 1962 World Series MVP Ralph Terry talked with the inmates, also. Messages of Care
A few days after visiting two Kansas prisons in December, Dayton Moore received the following note from the father of one of the inmates:
“I wanted to express my gratitude for the kindness and interest you have shown to my family. There are in this life few blessings greater than discovering that another man has demonstrated fatherly care for one’s own children when there was absolutely no expectation that such a thing should happen. That you took the time to converse with (my wife), to get to know something of my family, to reach out to us, to interact with my son, and to call (my wife) and provide her with such encouragement is something for which I cannot thank you enough.
God constantly provides unimaginable blessings from the most dire circumstances, something of which we have firsthand knowledge, and may The Father of all and giver of all good things continue to bless and sustain your efforts with your family, your ministry, and your team.
Thank you again! Mark L.” 2018: The Year of CARE
COURAGE Mike Edwards Dan O’Dell Tray Vedock $10,000 And Above Rob Hole Daniel Curtis Vincent Burke Dan Dees Dennis Evans Vincent Rigby EPIC Sports Lodge COMMITMENT Don Williams Walter D Disney Joe Ungashick $500-$999 DonateWell KC Wiffle Charles D Jones and Company Douglas Clark COMPETITOR Michael Trigg Doug Wing Emily Rand $100-$199 Gregory Dillard G Clarke Smith Allan Flowers CHARACTER Jason Berns Granfalloon Restaurant Amanda Pennington $5,000-$9,999 John Hart Jamie Buchmeier American Century Harry Funk KSHB Jason Holsman Investments Foundation National Christian Foundation Matthew Phar Jason Stuber Amy Gillard Richard L. Jantz MGC Leasing & Property Mgmt Jeff Diskin Andrea Kremer Michael Glennon Jeremy Holmes Ben Kalny CARE Michael Mailes Jeremy Wheeler Bill McMurtrey $2,500-$4,999 Michael Morin Joe Campin Blake Ward BMA Memorial Foundation Michelle Scarberry John R Campbell, Jr. Brandon Froelich Craig & Cheryl Donaldson Mitch Wheeler John Stevenson Caleb Wittmer Foundation Recovery Systems Mitchell D Webster Joseph Schneider Caroline Odell John Stepp Rene Francisco Joshua Hydeman Chris Zerbe Lee Greif Thomas Dellinger Kevin Derry Christina Dennis Mark Blanck Tim Conroy Kirk Roberts Clark Holdren Mark Ungashick Tracy McConnell Laurel Sharpe Craig Harrison Midwest Sports Productions Waitt Outdoor Laurie Fisher Craig Rookstool PBC Bottling Group, LLC Walz Tetrick Advertising Leon K. Roberts Cynthia Greer Rob Merrill Letha Chadiha David Barr The Jewish Community Center COACH Linda Nicholson David Peterson of Greater Kansas City $200-$499 Lisa Madsen DeOrio DeOrio Timothy Cook Adam Pontier Mark Stith Desiree’ Estes Advanced Interiors, Inc. Matthew Roberts Dominick Scalise CONFIDENCE Andrew Potterand Move Right KC Donald Fazio Patti Lindstrom $1,000-$2,499 Anthony Wrisinger Douglas K. Anderson Barbara Brennan Brent A Powers Paul Buchanan Dustin Bolton Blue Valley Baptist Church Bruce Harrison Pete Krsnich Eric Ranta Dr. Elbie & Ada Loeb Bryan Berndt Peter Schopen Eric Sabato Gregory Morin Cameron Dodd Premier Sports Impact Erik Hess James & Linda Mendel Chris Bouchard Richard Wright Fred Dreiling Jennifer Curtis Christopher Ehly Ryan Powell Fred S Wolverton Kendal Stark Christopher Mosby Sarah M Deeble Gary Coady Kevin Almond Cooper Gardner Scott Maid Geoff Baird Maureen Rogers Dale Sveum Seth Wheeler George Medina McDobson’s, Inc Steven Martin Harley Ratliff Donor Roster
Jason Harrison Samantha Jenkins Charles Erickson James Palmer Jeff Stemper Scott Strevell Charles Hughes James Strickland Jeffri Chadiha Sean Trammell Child Champ Photography Jamie Wilson Jehren Raney Stephen Horn Chris Boleratz Jason Fain Jeremy LaFaver Teresa Hensley Chris Evans Jeff Snyder Jeremy Schaap Tim Butler Chris Klein Jennifer Chiogioji Jeremy Wadsworth Timothy McCabe Christine Kline Jennifer Hyland JES Business Solutions Travis Townsley Christopher Evans Jennifer Marsh Jessi Ryan William Busch Clarence Hill Jillian Beveridge Jill Wineinger William Smith Colin Gonzales Jillian Cole Joel Hardee D. Mitchell Wheeler Jo Kimbell John Bearman COMPOSURE Damon Hack Joe Cinalli John Blanck $1-$99 Daniel Deeble John Heiman John Franke Abdullah Parker Daniel Novin John Marvel John Holt Adam Zorn Danny Boresow John Shipp John McCarthy Ahmad Caruthers Dave & Barb Elling John Zid John Paul Alison Borberg Dave Donnelly Jon Paul Allyn Joshua Charles Allison Lauinger David Greene Jonathan Chadiha Laurent Roy Amaechi Udoji David Moss Josh Klingler Lynn Carlton Amanda Parrish Whitley David Shepard Joshua Duncan Maury Gostfrand Amanda Schulte Desiree Tillman Justin Leader Michael Giuseffi Amber Slater Dustin Boehm Katharine Spencer Michael Petty Amelia Smith Edwin Kempf II Kay VanDurme Michael Sullivan Andrew Cummings Eli Greif KC Freelance and Consulting Mick Mithelavage Angela Davenport Eric Hintz Keith Madsen Mike Myers Angela Malloy Eugene Willis Kristin Robert Nick Leto Anna Clemmons Flerida Funea Kurt and Christy Hartner Patricia McCall Arnold Santos Frank Boal Laura Chapnick Patrick McGannon Audrey Cutler Frank Saraceno Leanna Hart Patrick Moylan Bart Harris Garrett Wood Lisa Davis Paul Chapple Bernard Klein Gary Burgess Lucas Cummings Phillip Cunningham Bret Schwartz Gary Rydell Lucas Newell Rainmakerdots Brian Love George Phillips Lydia LaGue Rebecca Beatson Brian McDonell Gwen Carver Marc L. Watts Richard Dingman Brian Platt Gwendolyn Boyd Mark Mark Clifft Richard Rhee Brian Stewart Hannah Bongers Mark Koester Robert Golterman Britton Haney Henry Gaydem Mark Rallo Rod Eisenhauer Bryan Dennie Holly Meyer Mark Saxon Russell Cutler Caitlin Stanco Hunter Johnson Mark Schremmer Ryan Comeau Camille Zimmerman Ian Todaro Martha Friedrich Ryan Kluttz Carry The Cross Ministries Inc Jacob Gutierrez Marvin Grilliot S M Wilkerson Catherine L Cozad James Dougherty Mary Boerigter 2018: The Year of CARE
Mary L Kanatzar Sheldon Harris Dana Wright C-10 MENTORING & Mary Patricia Burwell Shomari Tillman Denny Matthews LEADERSHIP Mathew Curby Staci Wilkins Earl Liggins Matt Mosley Stacy Goss Evenergy CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Matthew Brown Stephanie Whitehill Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue Max Utsler, Committee Chair Matthew Gazaway Steve Nash George Brett Chris Mosby Max Utsler Steve Sobek Jeff Montgomery Diane O’Byrne Maximillian Howell Steve Wyche Joel Goldberg Edwin Birch Melanie Davis Steven Hartman John Holt Jeffri Chadiha Melissa Huenefeldt Steven McCanse Michael & Kristen Loney Jimmy Penrod Michael Coleman Steven St. John Neil Harwell Kristen Loney Michael Crouch SWA Hintz Niles Media Lee Allen Michael Nelson Tarah Fricke Pinstripes Screen Printing Shawnie Nix Michael Nixon Taunya Wolfe Finn Precision Printing Tom Dailey Michael Silver Taylor Lee Pat Regan Michael Waldman Ted Ingalls Sam Beckett MENTORS Monica Donatelli Terry Cole Sandlot Goods Abigail Schoenrade Morgan Greer Theresa Forge Scott Parks Andrew Kreiling Nancy O Closson Theresa Stoker Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters Betsy Utsler Natalie Puhr Thomas Hintz Eli Medina Nate Bukaty Timothy Crough CONCENTRATION George Norton Nicholas Paradise Tom Werner CORPORATE SPONSORS George Rishmany Nicholas Wright Tracy Dulle Benedictine College John Campbell Pamela Smitka Trent Cooper Blue Cross & Blue Shield of KC John Springer Peggy Bales Trotter Enterprises BridgeQuest Wealth Strategies Julius Foster Pete Travis Tyler Greif Chick-fil-A (Ward Pkwy, and Justin Fulks Peter S. Hummel Vicki McKeone 135th & Metcalf) Lori Top Quentin Jennings Vincent OFlaherty Darol Rodrock Foundation Mike Petty Reed Ross W Braiden Darley Heartland Coca-Cola Peggy Bales Robert Glauber William Harrah KC Structural Steel Stann Tate Robert Krass William Young Pro Athlete, Inc. Rod Foster Scheels Ronald Lammers COMPREHENSION Ross Tiemeyer IN-KIND DONORS Scott Harnden 610 Sports Radio Scott Long Al Fitzmorris Second Wind Creative Inc Betty Rae’s Ice Cream Shain logeais Bob Fescoe Shannon Sellens Brenda Pettis Sharon Brown Brian Diddle Sharon Fulks Brian McDonell Sharon Harrah Chad Hickman Looking Ahead
Here are ways CYITML will be Dayton and Marianne Moore started “C” impacting greater Kansas City (and You In The Major Leagues in January 2014 beyond) in 2019. to support families in crisis, youth baseball, education, and faith-based organizations and • Expand the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership events. Based on 10 character-based “C” program. We are planning to add more words, the foundation’s mission is to provide students and mentors in the 2019-20 hope and support to children and families, school year. Additionally, we’re developing while using baseball to reach, teach, and a college scholarship program for the C-10 develop future character-driven leaders. students. “C” You In The Major Leagues is a • Scholarship 500 boys and girls to faith- component fund of the Servant Foundation based baseball and softball camps at the dba The Signatry. Servant Foundation is Urban Youth Academy. recognized by the Internal Revenue Service • Visit two prisons. as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. • Develop “C” guide to be used at baseball/ softball camps, at prisons, and with small groups. Our Executive Team • Continue building strategic partnerships to Dayton Moore - Founder, Executive Director maximize impact on the community. Matt Fulks - Director ([email protected])
CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 27...First Pitch Luncheon fundraiser at Kauffman Stadium May 28-July 4...Baseball/Softball Camps at the Urban Youth Academy July 12 & 13...Crown Town Wiffle Weekend at the Urban Youth Academy and Little K P.O. Box 13428 • Overland Park, Kansas • 66282
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