ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER CELEBRATING $33 MILLION IN CHARITABLE GIVING VOL 1, ISSUE 1 • APR/MAY 2013 STAFF Letter from DERRICK HALL DEBBIE CASTALDO Vice President We are pleased to present this inaugural edi- alone last year. And the Corporate & Community Impact tion of our D-backs Give Back newsletter. It al- momentum continued Executive Director Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation lows us to share success stories of bettering when our passionate the lives of Arizonans, while highlighting the supporters helped us incredible work of our corporate and commu- generate over $1.8 mil- ROBERT ITZKOWITZ nity partners. lion, also a record, at Manager our annual Evening on Community Events Being active and positive members of the com- the Diamond on March munity is the cornerstone of our organization. 28. This money will JULIE ROMERO This objective is spelled out in our mission state- now be redistributed to Manager ment and is one of the five pillars of our “Circle Multicultural & Partner Programs those in need through of Success.” The commitment starts at the top our Arizona Diamond- with an ownership group that leads by example backs Foundation. through its generosity and genuine care. MAXINE ROYER These numbers are large, but we need them to From there, we teach and embrace the impor- Coordinator continue growing because there is so much more Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation tance of giving back to our employees and play- that we want to do and should do. When the ers. We are extremely selective as to where and economy takes a downturn like it recently did, it how we choose our minor league affiliates. The is our desire to do more than we would any other plan has always been to align ourselves with mi- TARA TRZINSKI year because the needs are so much greater. It is Manager nor league ownership groups who possess similar hard to believe, but our market is the lowest per Community Programs core values, and as a result, we have had long- capita income of all 30 teams. But with the big- standing relationships with all. We ask our young heartedness of our fans and corporate partners, players to become a part of these small commu- we are making a difference. nities and to volunteer time at schools, hospitals, food banks and charitable opportunities. And Recognition we receive, such as the first ever UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE they understand that their time spent in our de- United Nations “Positive Peace Award” for the APRIL velopment system also entails on-the-job training most positive sports team in the world or our re- APRIL SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT for how to contribute off the field. cent Impact Award for “Community Champion” SUN1 MON 2 TUE 3 WED 4 THU 5 FRI 6 SAT 1STL 2STL 3STL 4 5 MIL 6 MIL by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, STL7:10 STL6:40 STL6:40 MIL5:10 MIL4:10 This philosophy rings true at all levels. This past 7 8 7:10 9 6:40 10 6:40 11 12 5:10 13 4:10 is humbling and we are appreciative. But the 7 MIL 8 PIT 9 PIT 10 PIT 11 12 LA 13 LA year, our front office employees took it upon 11:10MIL PIT6:40 PIT6:40 12:40PIT 6:40LA 5:10LA true fulfillment does not come in the form of 14 11:10 15 6:40 16 6:40 1712:40 18 19 6:40 20 5:10 themselves to form teams, select names, choose 14 LA 15 16 NYY 17NYY 18 NYY 19 COL 20 COL praise or trophies. It comes from providing food, 1:10LA NYY4:05 NYY4:05 NYY4:05 COL5:40 COL5:10 beneficiaries, raise money and awareness, and 21 1:10 22 23 4:05 24 4:05 25 4:05 26 5:40 27 5:10 equipment, shelter, educational programs, cloth- 21 COL 22 SF 23 SF 24 SF 25 COL 26 COL 27 COL change lives through their inaugural “D-backs COL1:10 7:15SF 7:15SF 12:45SF COL6:40 COL6:40 COL5:10 ing, ball fields, tickets, memories, research and Give Back League.” And could it get any more 28 COL1:10 29 7:15SF 30 7:15SF 12:45 6:40 6:40 5:10 care, while receiving smiles, tears of joy, letters 28 29 30 rewarding than receiving a phone call in the off- COL1:10 6:40SF 6:40SF of thanks, and longer and healthier lives. We un- 1:10 6:40 6:40 season from a local hospital praising our own first derstand and accept our social responsibility as a baseman Paul Goldschmidt for visiting children’s community asset. We are in the business of mak- M AY rooms every week? He did this on his own, with M AY ing people happy, and we know firsthand that we SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT the intention of brightening young patients’ days, SUN MON TUE WED21 THU3 FRI 4 SAT can do so outside of our stadium. SF 21 3 SD 4 SD rather than seeking publicity. Our players get it, 6:40SF 7:10SD 5:40SD 5 6 7 8 6:40 9 107:10 11 5:40 and we could not be prouder. 5 SD 6 LA 7 LA 8 LA 9 PHI 10PHI 11 PHI 1:10SD 7:10LA 7:10LA 7:10LA PHI6:40 PHI6:40 PHI5:10 12 1:10 13 7:10 14 7:10 157:10 16 6:40 17 6:40 18 5:10 As an organization, we surpassed the $33 million 12 PHI 13 ATL 14 ATL 15ATL 16 17 MIA 18 MIA PHI1:10 ATL6:40 ATL6:40 12:40ATL MIA4:10 MIA4:10 mark in giving this past season, and recently built 19 1:10 20 6:40 21 6:40 22 12:40 23 24 4:10 25 4:10 19 MIA 20 COL 21 COL 22 COL 23 24 SD 25 SD our 33rd “Diamonds Back” field. We gave a re- MIA10:10 COL5:40 COL5:40 12:10COL 6:40SD 7:10SD 26 10:10 27 5:40 285:40 2912:10 30 31 6:40 7:10 cord amount of over $800,000 to worthy causes Derrick M. Hall SD TEX TEX TEX CHI 26 2712:40//6:40 28 29 30 31 1:10SD DAY-NIGHTTEX DH TEX5:05 11:05TEX 11:20CHI 12:40//6:40 through our grants and Grand Slam awards President and CEO 1:10 DAY-NIGHT DH 5:05 11:05 11:20 dbacks com/community JUNE JUNE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI 1 SAT 1 CHI CHI4:15 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4:15 2 CHI 3 STL 4 STL 5 STL 6 STL 7 SF 8 SF 11:20CHI STL5:15 STL5:15 STL5:15 STL4:15 6:40SF 7:10SF 9 11:20 10 5:15 11 5:15 125:15 13 4:15 14 6:40 15 7:10 9 SF 10 LA 11 LA 12LA 13 14 SD 15 SD 1:10SF 7:10LA 7:10LA 7:10LA 7:10SD 7:10SD 16 1:10 17 7:10 18 7:10 19 7:10 20 21 7:10 22 7:10 16 SD 17 MIA 18 MIA 19 MIA 20 21 CIN 22 CIN 1:10SD MIA6:40 MIA6:40 MIA12:40 CIN6:40 CIN4:15 23 1:10 24 6:40 256:40 2612:40 27 286:40 29 4:15 23 CIN1:10 24 25WAS 26WAS 27WAS 28ATL 29 ATL 30 CIN1:10 ATL10:35 WAS4:05 WAS4:05 WAS1:05 ATL4:30 ATL1:05 30 ATL10:35 4:05 4:05 1:05 4:30 1:05 JULY JULY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN1 MON 2 TUE 3 WED 4 THU 5 FRI 6 SAT 1NYM 2NYM 3NYM 4NYM 5 COL 6 COL NYM4:10 NYM4:10 NYM4:10 NYM10:10 COL6:40 COL7:10 7 8 4:10 9 4:10 10 4:10 11 10:10 12 6:40 13 7:10 7 COL 8 LA 9 LA 10 LA 11 MIL 12 MIL 13 MIL COL1:10 6:40LA 6:40LA 6:40LA MIL6:40 MIL6:40 MIL7:10 14 1:10 15 6:40 16 6:40 176:40 18 6:40 19 6:40 20 7:10 14 MIL 15 16 17 18 19 SF 20 SF MIL1:10 7:15SF 6:05SF 21 1:10 22 23 24 25 26 7:15 27 6:05 21 SF 22 CHI 23 CHI 24 CHI 25 CHI 26 SD 27 SD 1:05SF CHI6:40 CHI6:40 CHI6:40 CHI6:40 6:40SD 5:10SD 28 1:05 29 6:40 30 6:40 31 6:40 6:40 6:40 5:10 28 SD 29 30 TB 31 TB 1:10SD 4:10TB 4:10TB 1:10 4:10 4:10 AUGUST AUGUST SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED1 THU 2 FRI 3 SAT 1 2 BOS 3 BOS BOS4:10 BOS4:10 4 5 6 7 8 9 4:10 10 4:10 4 BOS 5 6 TB 7 TB 8 9 NYM 10 NYM BOS10:35 6:40TB 6:40TB NYM6:40 NYM5:10 11 10:35 12 13 6:40 146:40 15 16 6:40 17 5:10 11 NYM 12 BAL 13 BAL 14BAL 15 16 PIT 17 PIT NYM1:10 BAL6:40 BAL6:40 12:40BAL PIT4:05 PIT1:05 18 1:10 19 6:40 20 6:40 21 12:40 22 23 4:05 24 1:05 18 PIT 19 CIN 20 CIN 21 CIN 22 CIN 23 PHI 24 PHI 10:35PIT CIN4:10 CIN4:10 CIN4:10 CIN9:35 PHI4:05 PHI4:05 25 10:35 26 4:10 274:10 284:10 299:35 304:05 31 4:05 25 PHI 26 SD 27SD 28SD 29 30SF 31 SF 10:35PHI 6:40SD 6:40SD 6:40SD 6:40SF 5:10SF 10:35 6:40 6:40 6:40 6:40 5:10 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 SUN2 MON 3 TUE 4 WED 5 THU 6 FRI 7 SAT 1 SF 2TOR 3TOR 4TOR 5SF 6 SF 7 SF 1:10SF TOR1:10 TOR6:40 TOR12:40 7:15SF 7:15SF 6:05SF 8 1:10 9 1:10 10 6:40 11 12:40 12 7:15 13 7:15 14 6:05 8 SF 9 LA 10 LA 11 LA 12 13 COL 14 COL 1:05SF 7:10LA 7:10LA 7:10LA COL6:40 COL5:10 15 1:05 16 7:10 17 7:10 187:10 19 20 6:40 21 5:10 15 COL 16 LA 17 LA 18LA 19 LA 20 COL 21 COL COL1:10 6:40LA 6:40LA 6:40LA 12:40LA COL5:10 COL5:10 22 1:10 23 6:40 24 6:40 25 6:40 26 12:40 27 5:10 28 5:10 22 COL 23 SD 24 SD 25 SD 26 SD 27 WAS 28 WAS COL1:10 7:10SD 7:10SD 7:10SD 3:40SD WAS6:40 WAS5:10 29 1:10 30 7:10 7:10 7:10 3:40 6:40 5:10 29 WAS 30 WAS1:10 1:10 RECENT EVENTS Community 7TH ANNUAL EVENING ON THE DIAMOND Partner PROFILE Since 2000, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has built or refurbished 33 base- ball fields representing a community invest- ment of more than $10 million.