CommunityThe Giants Community Fund partners with many organizations to raise awareness about important health-related causes. The Fund also collaborates with the San Francisco Giants Community Relations department to identify important community initiatives.
In 1994, the Giants teamed up with the Until There's A Cure Foundation to become the first professional sports team to host an AIDS benefit game. Since then, the Giants and the Giants Community Fund have continued to support the effort each year by giving grants to Bay Area organizations focusing on HIV/AIDS education and service.
2009 Grant Recipients:
The Giants Community Fund annually teams up with St. Mary's Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, and other non-profit organizations to hold health and safety fairs in the Bay Area. These health fairs address the needs of the communities being served by providing screenings, nutrition tips and informational materials to the attendees. The following communities were served in 2009:
In conjunction with the California Transplant Donor Network, the Giants and the Giants Community Fund support the annual Organ Donor Awareness Night at AT&T Park. The night is committed to raising awareness about the importance of organ donation. The first 5,000 fans at the gates received baseball cards with organ donation information from the California Transplant Donor Network.
Download a copy of the organ donor cards and learn how you can sign-up to be a donor »
During a pre-game ceremony, the Giants Community Fund also presented a $2,500 grant to the California Transplant Donor Network for their organ donor awareness program, which educates youth ages 13-25 about organ and tissue donation. If you would like to learn more about donor registration, please visit the California Transplant Donor Network's website, www.ctdn.org.
Given that promoting good health can be vital to a young person's knowledge, the Community Fund created a nutrition magnet to help Junior Giants track healthy eating habits. Keep track of the fruits and veggies you eat on the nutrition magnet in the Junior Giants handbook. Choose from all forms of fruits and veggies - fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice all count. Visit www.mypyramid.gov to learn more.
Now every Junior Giant will be reminded on a daily basis to eat right and to exercise regularly just like the pros do!
