Gloves For Kids In Kansas City Monday 9-17
KANSAS CITY, MO (September 16, 2012) – On Monday, September 17, fans will have the chance to help provide baseball equipment for Kansas City’s disadvantaged youth at a special Gloves For Kids event presented by the Royals and Ryan Lefebvre’s Footprints Foundation. Additional support is provided by Rawlings, Rally House and 610 Sports Radio. The event will be held at Rally House-Kansas City North, located at 8650 N. Boardwalk Ave. in Kansas City, Mo., from 6-8 p.m.
Select Royals players will sign autographs for fans who donate at least $25 toward new baseball gloves and other baseball/softball equipment for underprivileged youth in both the Kansas City area as well as the native countries of some of the event participants, including the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
Royals players scheduled to appear include:
Pitcher Louis Coleman
Pitcher Tim Collins
Pitcher Danny Duffy
Shortstop Alcides Escobar
Second Baseman Chris Getz Manager Ned Yost
Session participants will be announced at Rally House at 5 p.m. One group of players will sign from 6-7 p.m. with the other group to follow from 7-8 p.m. Please note that a $25 donation is required for each session, and fans will be allowed to have one item autographed by each Royals player participating in that session. Sales for both sessions will begin at 5 p.m., and each session will be capped at 150 people. For details, visit www.royals.com/glovesforkids.
The event will also include a Royals Charities silent auction featuring unique Royals memorabilia, including autographed items from players including Billy Butler, Mike Moustakas and George Brett, which will run until 7:45 p.m. In addition, Bob Fescoe, host of “Fescoe in the Morning” on 610 Sports Radio, the home of the Royals, will be reporting live from Rally House from 5-7 p.m.
Created in 2001 by Lefebvre’s Footprints Foundation, the Gloves For Kids event has raised more than $85,000 to provide new baseball gloves and related equipment for Kansas City area youth.