Community Newsletter celebrating $33 million in charitable giving Vol 1, Issue 2 • JUN/JUL 2013

Letter from KEN KENDRICK ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman At this very moment, just as you are receiving has helped foster this Ken Kendrick and reading this newsletter, a group of more type of giving spirit in President than 30 D-backs front office employees is on our employees. It’s also Mike Kennedy the ground in the Dominican Republic. While why we were extremely Vice President this is almost certainly the largest contingent proud and humbled Derrick M. Hall of employees any Major League team has ever to accept the Greater TREASURER sent to that tiny island nation at one time, the Phoenix Chamber of TOM HARRIS reason behind the trip is also the reason behind Commerce’s IMPACT Advisor this newsletter. Award as a “Community CHARLES JOHNSTON Champion” last month. When we created the D-backs Give Back Dean Short newsletter, we did so to highlight the impact Handed out each year Board of Directors that our players, staff and organization as a since 1988, the IMPACT Roy Hendrickson Jr. whole can have in the community. When we Awards celebrate the Brad Nelsen created the D-backs Give Back League, we impact that outstanding companies have on the Hope H. Ozer did so in order to encourage our employees to Valley’s business community and economy. Ten Patrick Paul choose the causes closest to their hearts and years after these awards were first handed out, Jim Scussel leave a lasting impression here in the Valley. we took the field and since that day in 1998, Issac Serna the D-backs and the Arizona Diamondbacks More than 100 of our employees volunteered Michael Yates Foundation have surpassed more than $33 over 2,500 hours of their time last season on million in charitable donations. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOUNDATION community service projects that ranged from EXECUTIVE COUNCIL helping find homes for foster children and food So as you read this newsletter and as our for the hungry to housing for the homeless and employees enjoy a few days in the Caribbean Jennifer Adams - US Airways mentoring for the youth of Arizona. At the end of and leave their footprints in the Dominican Tammy Baker - Arizona Milk Producers the year, each of the nine teams of employees in Republic, I can’t help but think back to that day Bob Burton - COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER the Give Back League presented their projects last season when I watched these employees Debbie Castaldo - Arizona Diamondbacks to their colleagues which turned out to be an emotionally share their stories with their peers. Mark Cavanaugh - Firetrace USA extremely emotional day for all of us. It was then that I was struck with a powerful Hamilton Espinosa - DPR Construction thought that I shared with them that day and I David Fitzgerald - University of Phoenix To reward these employees for their creativity share with you today. Vicki Fiorelli - Clear Channel and compassion, the entire winning team and Brett Hansen - Fox Sports Arizona the MVP from each of the remaining eight teams I’m often asked what my proudest moment is was treated to a trip to the Dominican Republic. as part of the Arizona Diamondbacks and up Tom Hatten - Mountainside Fitness During the visit, the group will not only get to until that afternoon, my standard answer was Julie Jones - AVNET see our thriving academy where many young watching Luis Gonzalez get the game-winning Paul Kelly - Parker and Sons players like Miguel Montero, Gerardo Parra and hit in Game 7 of the . But Cullen Maxey - Arizona Diamondbacks others got their start in professional baseball, watching our employees exemplify the meaning Shawn McClain - Safelite but also the extreme poverty and challenges of the term “D-backs Give Back,” that moment Tom Meeks - Erickson and Meeks Engineering facing a country that has produced hundreds of immediately jumped to the top of my list. It Steve Mullins - Arizona Diamondbacks Major Leaguers. In keeping with the spirit of the is, without a doubt, my proudest moment as Paul Ortiz - Wilkinson Flooring Give Back League, these employees will help Managing General Partner of the D-backs. Sandi Perez - Delta Dental dedicate a renovated field near our academy in Mike Reina - Southern Wine and Spirits Boca Chica and continue to leave the D-backs’ Mike Ross - Gallagher and Kennedy mark in another corner of the world. Rachel Sahlman - APS I would like to believe that it is our Max Sirstins - Sanderson Ford organization’s unique culture of innovation and Ken Kendrick Dennis Scully – D2 Productions focus on contributions in the community that Managing General Partner Kerri White - Arizona Diamondbacks

dbacks com/community PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT Community 50/50 RAFFLE supported by Partner Profile

The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation is pleased to announce that we have joined forces with another community powerhouse that truly understands the importance of giving back to the community. Just like the Arizona Diamondbacks, Western Refining is committed to improving the quality of life in the com- munities where we all live and work. It is at the very core of both corporate cultures and demonstrated each In its first full season the 50/50 Raffle raised more “Western Refining focuses its attention on fueling and every day. As fans, you will see Western Refining than $1 million. Entering its second season, the a bright future for Arizona and that is exactly what supporting the 50/50 Raffle at every D-backs home Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation 50/50 Raffle the 50/50 Raffle does.” game. Together, Western Refining and the D-backs are sales team sells tickets for $2 each, 3 for $5, 7 working to make a positive and ongoing impact on the for $10 or 15 for $20 in the stands and at the Western Refining welcomed the opportunity to lives of our neighbors with programs and practices that D-backs Community Clubhouse located along the partner on a program that gives back to the com- provide meaningful support to the community. concourse behind section 131. Raffle tickets are munity and makes a difference. Both brands will available through the end of the sixth inning and benefit from the relationship and enhance each “It did not take long for us to realize that the D-backs a winner is announced at the end of the seventh other’s footprint in the State. and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation had a inning – with that winner taking home half of the great reputation for giving back to the community THE NUMBERS… jackpot. The other half of the jackpot benefits the and making a difference,” said Western Refining Vice Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation to support Through May 2012, raffle sales totaled $291,365 President of Corporate Communications Gary Hanson. with an average jackpot of $10,791. To date in youth baseball field development and sports out- “Our brand will benefit from the relationship and we 2013, raffle sales have jumped to $478,512 with reach across the state of Arizona. are confident we can help enhance the D-backs brand, an average jackpot of $15,950. as well. Western Refining has a committed executive This season the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation leadership team and a dedicated employee base that welcomed Western Refining to the D-backs 50/50 WINNER STORY… volunteers their time, energies, and talents to help Raffle available at every home game. “The funds Troy is a D-backs season ticket holder in the left their neighbors. We are very proud of the thousands of raised through the raffle from both our fans and field bleachers. He has bought a 3 for $5 raffle hours of service donated each year by our hard-working with the financial support of Western Refining will ticket from our seller Tom every game since Open- and compassionate employees.” help the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation im- ing Day of 2012. On Monday, May 27, he won prove the lives of so many across the state of Ari- $12,515 in the first game of the double-header. Western Refining is dedicated to fueling the lives of zona” said D-backs President & CEO . customers, by supplying them with products that move them, fly them, feed them, and make their lives better. Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western operates refineries in El Paso and Gallup, New Mexico. Western’s asset portfolio also includes stand-alone refined products terminals in Albuquer- que and Bloomfield, New Mexico, asphalt terminals in Albuquerque, El Paso, and Phoenix and Tucson, Ari- zona, retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports, and wholesale petroleum products operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia. More information about the Com- pany is available at www.wnr.com.

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FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT Player SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY GRANTS AND GRAND SLAM AWARDS The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Com- County appointees is responsible for annually munity Grants and Grand Slam Awards are approving all grant applications. the centerpiece of giving for the Foundation. Each year 501(c)3 non-profit organizations in In 2012 a record six Grand Slam Awards were Arizona are encouraged to apply via the online awarded. Overall, 29 Grand Slam Awards to- grant program. taling $3 million have been distributed from 2002-2012. In 2012, a record 350 organizations applied for grants and the Arizona Diamondbacks Founda- In addition to the Grand Slam Awards, program tion funded 71 different organizations totaling grants are given statewide to non-profit organi- $818,000. Arizona Diamondbacks employ- zations in the amounts of $1,000 to $5,000. ees, executives, President’s Council members, The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has season ticket holders, corporate partners and awarded more than 860 program grants total- members of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foun- ing $4 million since 1998. dation Executive Council thoughtfully review each and every application. Once the appli- The Grand Slam Awards and program grants are cations are reviewed, top scoring applications made possible by fundraising efforts by the Ari- are forwarded to the Arizona Diamondbacks zona Diamondbacks Foundation. Foundation Board of Directors for final review To learn more about the grant program or to ap- and approval. The Arizona Diamondbacks ply, visit dbacks.com/community. 2013 grant Foundation Board of Directors, a 13-member applications are now being accepted. board consisting of Diamondback and Maricopa OFF THE FIELD D-backs players Adam Eaton, Willie Bloomquist and Aaron Hill all found themselves unexpectedly on the disabled list in April. Since they couldn’t make the impact they hoped to on the field, the trio decided to make a big impact off the field.

Eaton, Bloomquist and Baxter made plans to surprise five-year- old D-backs fan Kyle Byrd and his teammates at their Miracle League baseball game in Scottsdale. Hill, just one day removed from being diagnosed with a broken bone in his left hand, decided to jump in the car with teammate Bloomquist and join in on the 2012 GRAND SLAM AWARDS OF UP Community Information and Referral Pedal Power Foundation surprise. The D-backs players pitched to batters, played catch, TO $100,000 Crisis Nursery Peer Solutions signed autographs and took pictures with the excited Miracle Assistance League of Phoenix Dance Motion Phoenix Rescue Mission League athletes. Gift of Life Arizona Easter Seals Blake Foundation Phoenix Symphony Maryvale Preparatory Academy - Educational Enrichment Foundation Phoenix ZOO Adam Eaton asked the Community Affairs department to Great Hearts Academies Elevate Phoenix Primavera Foundation Not My Kid continue to keep him busy while the team was on a long road trip. Family Promise Greater Phoenix Rim Country Literacy Tucson Jewish Community Center Over the next ten days, he visited patients at the Neurological First Book of Tucson Ronald McDonald House of Phoenix ValleyLife Rehabilitation Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Florence Project Salvation Army Center, spoke to a first grade classroom at Scales Technological 2012 PROGRAM GRANTS OF UP TO GAP Ministries Save the Family $5,000 Haven Family Resource Center Shoebox Ministry Academy about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and gave Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Homeless Youth Connection Society of St. Vincent de Paul words of encouragement to children with chronic illnesses at the American Cancer Society Hospice of the Valley Southern Aids Foundation DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services Center. Angels on Patrol Human Services Campus Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS Arizona Blind and Deaf Children Interfaith Community Services Special Olympics Arizona Lions Vision Center Kids with Autism Can Starlight Children’s Foundation ARCH - Phoenix Kitchen on the Street Starlings Volleyball ARCH - Tucson La Paloma Family Services St. Joseph the Worker Assistance League of the East Labor’s Community Service Agency UMOM New Day Centers Valley Latino Institute Valle del Sol Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff Movement Source Dance Company Valley Youth Theater Blue Marble Institute Mt. Graham Safe House Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition BOTHANDS Native Health Veterans Medical Leadership Camp Soaring Eagle Neighborhood Ministries Foundation Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Northland Hospice and Palliative Care Waste Not Catholic Charities of Gallup OCJ Kids West Valley Child Crisis Center Child and Family Resources One Step Beyond Young Life Christ Child Society One N Ten YWCA Tucson

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HOW YOU CAN GIVE BACK

PLAY BALL The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation are devoted to youth sports across Arizona. In 2013, the D-backs Give Back PLAY BALL fund, supported by Chase and West- ern Refining, will enhance the outstanding efforts of Arizona’s dedicated parents, mentors, and coaches to expand the game of baseball and softball and inspire Arizona’s kids to PLAY BALL. The goal is to ensure that every child who has a desire to learn and play the D-backs way -- has that opportunity.

An Arizona youth team, league, or organization can apply for funds to support player equipment, training for youth players or coaches, assistance with fees and expenses or facility improvement upgrades.

To learn more and to apply, visit dbacks.com/playball. All team sports are welcome to apply.

Mystery Ball D-backs License Plates Support the D-backs Foundation by purchasing a baseball signed by Show your D-backs spirit and support for both one of your D-backs favorites. Fans can purchase a Mystery Ball box the team and the Foundation by purchasing a containing an autographed baseball signed by D-backs players, coach- D-backs License Plate. For just $25 a year you es and alumni. Funds raised benefit the Arizona Diamondbacks Foun- can display your enthusiasm everywhere you go! dation and are used to support youth sports and education initiatives. Order your plate online at servicearizona.com. $17 from each plate benefits the Arizona Dia- Mystery Ball sales begin when gates open at section 130. Quantities mondbacks Foundation. To date over $1 million are limited. 2013 Dates include: Saturday, June 8 and from D-backs License Plates has been donated Saturday, August 10. to education initiatives across Arizona.

D-backs “Giving D-backs Give Back Back” Volunteer 50/50 Raffle supported Corps by Western Refining Giving back is part of our cul- During every D-backs home game, fans can pur- ture. Throughout the year the chase a 50/50 raffle ticket supporting the Arizona Arizona Diamondbacks Foun- Diamondbacks Foundation. Tickets are available for dation hosts various commu- purchase at 50/50 raffle kiosks on each level or from nity events. Join the volunteer one of our enthusiastic 50/50 raffle team members. One lucky fan will corps at dbacks.com/volunteer take home half the net proceeds from that night’s raffle ticket sales with to receive email notifications the other half benefitting the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, where of upcoming opportunities. it will aid our youth baseball field and sports outreach programs.

Donate The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation helps support thousands of non-profit organizations Online Memorabilia Auction for charity each year. The mission of the Foundation is to support three main areas of need: homeless- Now’s your chance to own a piece of D-backs history! Purchase unique ness, indigent healthcare and children’s programs of all types, including education and youth game-used and autographed items that are signed and authenticated. baseball field development. In addition, the Foundation has created strategic programs that Browse our unique collection of D-backs superstars, past and present, address the needs of our community including veterans, police, teachers, and firefighters – just at dbacks.com/auctions and select your favorite baseballs, jerseys, to name a few. Visit dbacks.com/community for more information or to contribute. bats and more. Check back often as items change frequently!

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