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The Giants, Giants Community Fund, San Francisco Sheriff's Department and the Family Violence Prevention Fund annually hold a day that honors survivors of violence and organizations who are committed to stopping violence in our communities. Survivors of violence, violence prevention grant recipients and Junior Giants Imagine Peace contest winners are recognized on the field during a pre-game ceremony.
In 2009, the Community Fund gave out $17,500 in violence prevention grants to the following organizations:
Strike Out Violence Day also includes the annual Jerseys Off Our Giants raffle to benefit La Casa de las Madres. Over 100 volunteers, including several Giants wives, sell $1 raffle tickets throughout the ballpark for the chance to win an autographed Giants jersey. Since 2002, over $130,000 has been raised to benefit La Casa de las Madres, which offers support services for battered women and their children.
Artwork by Bianca fromThe Giants Community Fund created two programs to address violence prevention needs in the Junior Giants communities. These programs provide a forum for participants to discuss methods of violence prevention in their neighborhoods.
In an effort to address the rising violence in our communities, the Giants Community Fund established the Junior Giants Violence Prevention Speaker's Program. This year, youth advocate Michael Pritchard visited the Salinas Junior Giants League and spoke to kids, coaches and parents about respect, gang prevention and anti-bullying messages.
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Artwork from Ruby of the Los Molinos Junior Giants program.
Junior Giants were encouraged to submit a poem, song, or piece of art to the Junior Giants Imagine Peace Contest that emphasized what their community would look like if it were safe and violence free. The contest winners were recognized during the Strike Out Violence day pre-game ceremony on Sunday, September 13.
Here are the three winners of the 2009 contest:
