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Buster Posey, Toyota Dealers, Giants Community Fund & Good Tidings Foundation Team Up With
Los Banos Police Activities League to Benefit At-Risk Youth

(Los Banos, CA, May 28, 2013) – As baseball season heats up, the Giants Community Fund continues to pitch in to keep at-risk youth running the bases this summer. On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, representatives of the Giants Community Fund, Toyota dealers, the Good Tidings Foundation and the Los Banos Police Activities League will gather to dedicate the Los Banos PAL Junior Giants Field at the 7th Street Park in Los Banos.

Late last year, the Junior Giants teamed up with Buster Posey and Toyota dealerships to allow fans to vote on Facebook for a Junior Giants field to receive a makeover. After six weeks of voting, the Los Banos Junior Giants won the contest and $20,000 in renovations, facilitated by the Good Tidings Foundation.

With funding from the aforementioned partners, the Los Banos PAL Junior Giants Field will provide a safe location for local kids to play ball. The field features a new mound, homeplate, bases and irrigation system, as well as fresh infield sod and a fresh coat of AT&T Park Green paint on the fencing, storage containers, snack bar and score booth.

Junior Giants, the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, uses baseball as a forum to teach life skills to youth throughout Northern and Central California, Nevada, and Oregon. Projects such as field renovations, coaches, clinics and glove drives contribute to a sense of ownership and pride throughout leagues in over 155 communities.

WHO: Former Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky, NBC Bay Area’s Laurence Scott, Lou Seal and representatives from the Giants Community Fund and Good Tidings Foundation
(Due to a night game in Oakland, Buster Posey will not be able to attend)
WHAT: Los Banos PAL Junior Giants Field
WHEN: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
TIME: 3:30 PM – Dedication Ceremony Begins
WHERE: 7th Street Park Ball Fields
401 7th Street, Los Banos, CA 93635

About the nonprofit partners:

Good Tidings Foundation, a 501(c)(3) children’s charity, supports art, education, athletics, and dreams for youth from communities in need in the Greater Bay Area. Good Tidings designs, funds and builds original projects to increase access to enriching opportunities by deserving youth. Since 1995, it has constructed 109 youth athletic facilities and 5 art centers, provided art education for over 6,000 students and granted over $1,000,000 in community service scholarships. For more information, visit www.goodtidings.org.

The Giants Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collaborates with the San Francisco Giants by using baseball as a forum to encourage underserved youth and their families to live healthy, productive lives. The Fund supports Junior Giants leagues throughout Northern California, Nevada and Oregon and provides assistance to targeted community initiatives in the areas of education, health and violence prevention. Since its inception in 1991, the Fund has donated more than $15 million to community programs. For more information, visit www.jrgiants.org.

The Los Banos Police Activities League is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides programs and activities for the youth of our community. PAL first started in 1980 with 5 kids, 1 coach and a police officer working towards a boxing program. In 20 plus years, Los Banos PAL has had over 15000 kids and hundreds of adult volunteers involved in several different programs. For more information visit, www.losbanospal.org