After the MLB lockout and subsequent delay to the spring training season, the PDC worked the scheduled 17 games with the efficiency and enthusiasm that our 300 volunteers bring! I am so proud of our overcoming the many obstacles thrown our way and the way our Team handled the whole season.
Kudos to you all!
Directly following the spring training end, we hosted our Foodstock event with 50 food trucks and live music in the stadium. It was attended by over 10,000 people and was a night to remember. We raised close to $24,000 of which will be given out to food insufficient organizations feeding our west valley communities. We are so proud of the great job done for this event as well.
And it doesn’t stop there. We hosted the “Duel on the Diamond”, a brainchild by a young lady that approached us to raise money for Soldier’s Best Friend. We were able to put this double header event together by having 4 participating PUSD high schools and help Hadley’s Hope raise their $15,000 goal, allowing 2 veterans to obtain trained dogs as their service companions . Another new event we can be proud of!
April brings our grant cycle end and we awarded $10,000 to 4 different youth charities in that. Please see our grant page for this info and further info on the application process. May brought our Emerging Leader scholarships and the opportunity to once again, support 1 child from each of the 41 PUSD schools, totaling $10,600.
Whew! We worked our tails off in March and April and as you can see, our community has reaped the benefits in May. It has personally been a satisfying and rewarding time for me and I appreciate all of the hard work and efforts by everyone that has made sustaining our mission possible throughout the first 5 months of the calendar year. I look forward to reporting on the many good things to come. Until then, stay cool. The dog days of summer are upon us, but in the meantime, we will be cooking up new ideas and gearing up to do it all again in the fall!
Blessings,
Roz