One Team, One Dream...Helping Kids
Looking to make a difference for
the youth in our communities?
Join our Team!
Looking to make a difference for
the youth in our communities?
Join our Team!
Not to be redundant to my last letter, but our successes from the first half of the year bears repeating.
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 brought 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.
When our fiscal year ended June 30th, our grand total of Giving was $95,433.74! Not too shabby after 3 years of some tricky fundraising ! (See our recent Impact Report for all sponsors and grant recipients served.)
As we wrap up the dog days of summer here in the Valley, we are reenergized to kick off fall with our October events at the stadium. We will have a huge presence at the La Invasion concert tour at the PSC on Oct 1st, as well as provide volunteers at Fall Ball and the Halloween Bash (see details in the following pages of the site.) Spring training schedule is on the horizon and volunteer recruitment is underway. If you, or you know of someone interested in helping us at our events, please see our application on this site and we will reach out to you. We look forward to doing more great things in the second half of the year. Stay tuned!
Blessings,
Roz
Begin your Thanksgiving celebration with a great race while helping support the PDC! Not only do race proceeds help with our cause, but we appreciate the generosity of the donations for our Annual Toy Drive.
This event features three distances: 10 Mile, 5K, and 1 Mile Fun Run. Once again, ARR is hosting our annual Thanksgiving Classic races starting and ending at the Peoria Sports Complex.
With 3 different distances from 1 mile to 10 miles, there is something that everyone in your family will enjoy!
Early bird pricing is available until November 5th.
Click Image to the right or HERE for more details
Should you itemize your Federal taxes, please remember us in a tax donation.
We have a variety of ways you can help us help the kids!
> Make A Monetary Contribution To Our PDC Giving Fund.
> Give a gift that keeps on giving year after year with our Legacy Endowment Fund!
> Become a PDC Sponsor with several opportunities throughout the year to market your business. See Help Us Help Kids section.
> Volunteer for events at the Peoria Sports Complex, particularly Spring Training baseball, hosting our 2 home teams, the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. See Volunteer section for information and application.
> Donate through our community partners. See below.
See Help Us Help Kids for more information on all these ways to help!
In any case and in any way, we appreciate your help. No gift, whether time, or money, is ever too small.
Thanks for joining our team.
ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM...HELPING KIDS
Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. From assisting with Spring Training to helping with our year round fundraising events, our 300+ volunteers step up to give their time, talent, experience, and heart, to help us accomplish our mission of supporting community programs that educate and enrich
children’s lives, while enhancing their futures. Click here to learn more+
Your tax deductible donations helps us provide grants for organizations dedicated to helping our West Valley kids. Click here to Donate.
Remember the PDC when it comes time to give tax donations to your favorite non-profits. And, better yet, include the PDC in your long term giving plans and estate plans. There will always be a need to help others in our communities. Make it a part of your legacy with our Endowment Fund.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We have changed our focus to what used to be our biggest fundraiser of the year in the annual Spring Training Charity Game to providing year-long benefits to our sponsors. Baseball is an added plus, but we have more to offer!
Our 2023 sponsorship packages are available now! See how we can help each other's businesses. We need your help now more than ever. Please help us help them. Find out how you can be a sponsor!
Amazon Smile
Make a difference while taking advantage of the great Amazon deals. Select Peoria Diamond Club as your preferred non profit via smile.amazon.com/ch/86-0753703 and Amazon donates to Peoria Diamond Club.
Fry's Community Rewards
Give back every time you shop with your Fry's VIP Card! , click HERE for the Community Rewards Program, Enroll Now, search for Peoria Diamond Club organization KQ401 or call 800-576-4377.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Your generous donation will further enable us to fund youth-based progams in our community of Peoria and throughout the Valley!
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
Congratulations to Peoria Diamond Club for being awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Congresswoman Debbie Lesko .
We enjoyed learning about all of the services provided to her constituents.
Pictured from left to right are Steve Harvey, Board VP, Roz Shanley, General Manager, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko.
Congratulations to the following 2022 Spring (April) Grant Recipients:
Congratulations to the following 2022 Fall Grant Recipients:
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