Community - MLB.com

[Team Charity Work] [Team Promotional Events]
>> Pirates players and Head Athletic Trainer Brad Henderson hosted a PLAY
(Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youths) clinic at PNC Park. The event was
[page 14]
sponsored by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.
>> More than 15 Pirates players and coaches signed autographs and took photos
with fans during the Dick’s Sporting Goods “Gloves for Kids” event benefiting
Pirates Charities, Wilkinsburg Little League and the Muscular Dystrophy
Association. [below]
>> The Pirates team is active in the community throughout the year. In January,
players participate in the Winter Caravan travelling throughout the Pittsburgh
region and attend PirateFest to sign autographs and meet with fans. Following
Spring Training, every player attends the annual Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce Opening Day Luncheon when the team returns to Pittsburgh.
>> During the season, Pirates players get even more involved in community
events. Whether it’s greeting kids at the gate on Kids Opening Day [below] , taking
photos with fans on Photofest Day, or attending weekly autograph sessions
for the Bucaroos Kids Club, Pirates players are involved in the community
throughout the season.
Pitcher John Grabow at Kids Opening Day.
2007 PIRATES COMMUNITY REPORT 9