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                                    Second Baseman Johnny Giavotella
Pitcher Tim Collins                                          Pitcher Jeremy Guthrie
Pitcher Danny Duffy                                        Pitcher Kelvin Herrera
Shortstop Alcides Escobar                             Catcher Salvador Perez
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.

Royals Coat Drive Set For September 16-17
Annual Drive Includes Coat Collection & Grab Bag Fundraiser to Benefit Joplin Residents in Need

KANSAS CITY, MO (September 13, 2011) – Together with Alex and Jamie Gordon, the Kansas City Royals will host the eighth annual Back to School Drive to benefit Joplin residents in need as they continue to rebuild from the devastating tornado that ripped through the city on May 22. The drive will take place this Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals Wives will collect new and gently-used coats on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 5-7 p.m. outside of the Diamond Club, located across from the Majestic Team Store on the plaza level. Fans are encouraged to donate coats of all sizes – adults, boys, girls, toddlers and infants – as well as winter accessories such as gloves, hats and scarves.

In addition, the wives will sell mystery bags that include a baseball autographed by a Royals player for a $20 donation and player autograph cards for a $10 donation. For details, visit www.royals.com/community.

All items collected and funds raised will benefit Jackets for Joplin, which is being administered by Bright Futures. The grass-roots, community-based program works to create partnerships and utilize community resources to help children while strengthening families and the entire Joplincommunity.

In addition to supporting the Coat Drive, Royals fans can continue to support the Joplin relief effort by texting “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Fans are encouraged to visit www.royals.com/joplin for more details on the club’s disaster relief efforts and updated information on how they can help.