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The Mets responsibility to give back to the community at large is driven by the topdown philosophy of "Doing Well While Doing Good" to leverage the appeal of and interest in the Mets to positively impact organizations and individuals through the development of platforms, programs, and initiatives.
The combined effort of our entire organization, volunteers within the community and the generosity of Mets sponsors and partners accelerate current significant commitments to the community with new resources to develop and launch outreach platforms and programs in and beyond New York City.
Through appearances by players, executives, staff and the use of our many resources, the Mets assist many facets of the community - schools, libraries, hospitals, museums, and youth baseball leagues, to name just a few.
The Mets take pride in our ongoing commitment to the social, cultural and educational needs and opportunities of the metropolitan area.
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Fundraising
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Education
The Mets encouraged kids to "Uncover the World" by sponsoring the Summer Reading Club programs of the Queens, Brooklyn and New York Public Libraries. Mets players and officials visited the Bronx Library Center in June to launch a summer of reading. The Mets, supporters of NYC's public libraries for the past 14 years, provided book marks, a public service announcement and thousands of tickets for branch libraries to distribute to their club members.
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The Mets/Sharp Electronics Student Athlete Leadership Conference Series trains more than 1,200 student/athletes from 30 high schools on Long Island to deliver drug and alcohol abuse prevention programming to over 20,000 grade school children.
Conducted at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, LI, by Athletes Helping Athletes, a nationally recognized organization dedicated to developing proactive programs to address serious social and health issues affecting youth today, the workshops prepare the Student Athlete Leaders for their ongoing visits with fifth graders in their school districts. This Student Athlete Leadership Team promotes positive activities such as sports while also educating students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
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New York Mets players visited middle school students across New York City's five boroughs last May during "School is Amazing" Week, sponsored by GHI. The School Is Amazing program, launched in 2006, sponsored by health insurer GHI and supported by the New York City Department of Education, reinforces the benefits of education and attendance and allows students to express what they most enjoy about school.
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The CW11, the Mets' broadcast television partner, teamed up with the Mets for the second annual "CW11 Weather Education Day at Shea," a special field trip program and interactive pre-game meteorology lesson for 15,000 students from throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. "Weather Education Day at Shea" engages students in a curriculum based program to study weather patterns and phenomenon. Students are selected to go on the field and try their hand at delivering the weather on a "green screen" to emulate a weather telecast. The May 17 event began with the students participating in an interactive pre-game meteorology lesson, led by CW11 weather experts Mr. G and Linda Church, before the students watched the Mets take on the Cubs.  Photo gallery
On April 15, 1997 at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets and Major League Baseball celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. As a lasting tribute, the Mets established an endowed scholarship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which are created in perpetuity to assist promising students in reaching their goals a college education. As part of a landmark partnership, the Mets and Citi have teamed up to build upon the Mets' longstanding relationship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
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Helping Hands/Mentoring
The Diamond Club became the North Pole for one last time as the Mets hosted their annual holiday party for local school children. After enjoying a lunch of hot dogs and french fries, the children performed their holiday favorites to set the mood for the day's highlight - the entrance of Santa Claus. Santa distributed presents with the assistance of Oliver Perez and Willie Randolph. But that wasn't all, as everyone received a Mets backpack of souvenirs from Gretchen Randolph as a parting gift.
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The New York Mets, SportsNet New York and DHL hosted the 2nd annual "Mets Warm-Up Coat Drive" in conjunction with New York Cares on December 12 and 13. Over 700 Mets fans donated more than 1,400 coats.
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The New York Mets hosted their annual off-season Blood Drive on Monday, January 14 in the Diamond Club of Shea Stadium from 10 am – 5 pm, in conjunction with the New York Blood Center.
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HealthPlus continued to get kids out to the ball game through their "Let's Go Kids!" ticket program. Local youth organizations were invited to Shea Stadium as guests of HealthPlus, received a Mets caps and a select few even got the chance to step on the field before a game to meet a Mets player. [ More... ]
Rock and Wrap It Up is an international anti-poverty charity that has recruited the entertainment industry, colleges and schools and professional sports teams to join its fight to alleviate hunger around the world by feeding all those who hunger using safely recovered edible leftover food. The organization picks up food leftover from backstage catering and other venues and brings it to local soup kitchens and shelters.
The Mets and the Aramark Corporation are in the Sports Wrap lineup. Over 97,000 items have been recovered at Shea Stadium in the past two years, an average of 650 items per game, which were delivered to 14 area pantries by Sports Wrap volunteers.
Fitness/Recreation
The United Spinal Association Mets, a Division I wheelchair softball team co-sponsored by the United Spinal Association, hosted their 7th Annual Major League Wheelchair Softball Association Tournament at Shea Stadium on Sept. 21 and 22.
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Youth Baseball
The Mets and the Police Athletic League (PAL) have been partners since 1983 in bringing baseball to thousands of New York City youngsters. The team lends financial support to the Mets/PAL Rookie League of 5,000 boys and girls playing ball throughout the city. The Mets also host an annual PAL All-Star Day that gives many of their kids the thrill of playing at Shea. To top it off, 24,000 tickets to Mets games are donated to PAL's Summer Play Street program.
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The Greater New York Sandlot Athletic Alliance (GNYSAA) is "Serving New York City Children Through Baseball" as an umbrella organization to several metropolitan amateur baseball organizations representing 15,000 young people and 1,100 teams each year. The Mets host the GNYSSA's annual All-Star Games for 15-16 and 17-18 year old players and provide financial support to citywide tournaments and programs of member organizations.
The YMCA Jr. Mets is an eight-week instructional program for 1,000 children in Queens and Brooklyn that emphasizes fun, participation, fitness, team play and family involvement. [More... ]
Harlem RBI is a community based youth development program in East Harlem which provides year-round academic, enrichment and sports programs to over 650 youth ages 7 to 18.
Carlos Beltran was named "Honorary Commissioner" at Harlem RBI in 2006 and donated $58,000 ($500 per RBI) last season to Harlem RBI's REAL Kids Program, which the Mets Foundation matched in 2007 to raise $112,000. Carlos also hosted two clinics for REAL Kids participants - at Harlem RBI's Field of Dreams and at Shea Stadium - and made his personal luxury suite at Shea Stadium available to the kids. He has renewed his commitment for the 2008 season.
The Mets have made annual donations of $30,000 to Harlem RBI fundraisers, provided autographed memorabilia for auctions and donated hundreds of tickets for the players to see the Mets play at Shea Stadium.
A free skills competition which encourages youth participation and emphasizes the fun of baseball, Pitch, Hit & Run tests a competitor's ability to hit, run, field and throw at regional trials. Results are compared with others in his or her age group across the United States to qualify for the National Finals held during Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. The Mets hosted an on-field regional competition and recognized the local winners in a pregame ceremony on June 23. [ More... ]
To support the growth of youth baseball and softball, the Mets and all Major League Baseball Clubs have teamed up with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF) to organize equipment collection drives. The BTF is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that was established in 1999 through a $10 million commitment by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The Mets and the Baseball Tomorrow Fund invite you to support youth baseball and softball by participating in their Annual Equipment Collection Drive on Saturday, August 9, at Shea Stadium. Fans are asked to bring new or used baseball or softball equipment - gloves, bats, baseballs, helmets - to Shea, which will be collected outside the stadium before the game for the Greater New York Sandlot Athletic Alliance, which serves several amateur baseball organizations.
Fundraising
The New York Mets announced a donation in the sum of $60,000 to area hunger related charities from the sale of the GourMets Cookbook sponsored by Stop & Shop. The Mets and Stop & Shop distributed the proceeds from the book equally between the Food Bank For New York and Island Harvest.
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The Mets Annual Welcome Home Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2008 following the team's home opener versus the Philadelphia Phillies. The dinner is attended by the entire organization, including players, coaches and front office staff. The evening celebrates the return of the Amazin's to New York for another season of exciting Mets baseball.
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The New York Mets and The American Cancer Society of Queens will host the Relay for Life at Shea Stadium on Saturday, May 17th, 2008.
Relay for Life is a fun-filled, non-competitive, event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs for the American Cancer Society of Queens. During the event, teams of people gather and take turns walking or running laps around the warning track at Shea Stadium. Each team keeps at least one member on the warning track at all times.
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A Night to Believe has raised $800,000 in five years for Project A.L.S., an organization renowned for its outstanding leadership in finding and funding treatments and a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease. Staged in the picnic area, the event includes a barbecue, DJ, and silent auction for over 800 guests who watch the game from the exclusive left field bleachers. As a thank-you to a theatre and film community that so loyally embrace the Project A.L.S. mission, the Mets host a celebrity batting practice session earlier in the day before staging a pre-game presentation, National Anthem and ceremonial first pitch that provide additional support to the cause. [ More... ]
The City Parks Foundation (CPF) and the Mets have been teamed up since 1999 to raise over $1.65 million in support of CPF's free park programs for children and adults across New York City's five boroughs. CPF assists over 700 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports and education programs and helping citizens to support their parks on a local level.
Summer at Shea provides an opportunity for New Yorkers to enjoy a night of baseball in support of CPF. A barbecue, silent auction and pitching booth for kids get the festivities started in the picnic area before everyone enjoys the game in the exclusive left field bleachers.
This year's event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10th. For more information about the City Parks Foundation, call 212-360-8170.
The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation (SLSB) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to making a world of difference for seriously ill children and their families. Starlight accomplishes their mission by working with children who suffer from a wide range of critical, chronic, or life threatening illnesses. Each year, Starlight's programs help to bring laughter and smiles to over 250,000 seriously ill children throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. [ More... ]
The Mets have served as the "Official Starter" for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Fall Walk recruitment campaign. This annual event in the picnic area of Shea Stadium has been paramount for JDRF in their efforts to recruit and retain corporate and family teams and individual walkers to their Walk to Cure Diabetes program. The evening has motivated participants to register online and set their monetary goals, pre-requisites to obtaining a ticket, courtesy of the Mets. In just four years, Bring Home the Cure has generated almost $1 million towards finding a cure for diabetes.
This year’s event is scheduled for July 22. For more information about JDRF, call 1-800-533-CURE (2873).
In its third season, AIG's Homers for Kids program, in association with the New York Mets, supports youth charities that benefit the children of New York. For every home run the New York Mets hit at Shea Stadium in 2007 AIG donated $250 to a designated youth charity. If a Mets player hit a grand slam, the donation totaled $1,000.
Click here to view 2007 donations.
| Rusty Staub's New York Police & Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund, Inc. | vs. Phillies | 4/9 - 4/12 | $250 |
| The Boys' Club of New York | vs. Nationals | 4/13 - 4/15 | $250 |
| Queens Child Guidance Center | vs. Braves | 4/20 - 4/22 | $1,250 |
| Learning Leaders | vs. Rockies | 4/23 - 4/25 | $750 |
| Chess-in-the Schools | vs. Marlins | 4/30 - 5/2 | $500 |
| Police Athletic League | vs. Brewers | 5/11 - 5/13 | $1,500 |
| Studio in a School | vs. Cubs | 5/14 - 5/17 | $750 |
| Junior Achievement of New York | vs. Yankees | 5/18 - 5/20 | $1,250 |
| Queens Library | vs. Giants | 5/29 - 5/31 | $500 |
| New York Hall of Science | vs. Diamondbacks | 6/1 - 6/3 | $500 |
| Queens Botanical Gardens | vs. Phillies | 6/5 - 6/7 | $1,000 |
| Queens Museum of Art | vs. Twins | 6/18 - 6/20 | $500 |
| Queens Theatre in the Park | vs. Athletics | 6/22 - 6/24 | $750 |
| Flushing YMCA | vs. Cardinals | 6/25 - 6/28 | $1,000 |
| Flushing Town Hall | vs. Reds | 7/12 - 7/15 | $1,000 |
| Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | vs. Pirates | 7/24 - 7/26 | $1,000 |
| The Noguchi Museum | vs. Nationals | 7/27 - 7/29 | $500 |
| American Museum of the Moving Image | vs. Braves | 8/7 - 8/9 | $500 |
| Achilles Track Club | vs. Marlins | 8/10 - 8/12 | $1,750 |
| Safe Space | vs. Padres | 8/21 - 8/23 | $500 |
| Teak Fellowship | vs. Dodgers | 8/24 - 8/26 | $250 |
| George Jackson Academy | vs. Astros | 9/7 - 9/9 | $1,000 |
| City Harvest | vs. Braves | 9/10 - 9/12 | $1,000 |
| Common Cents | vs. Phillies | 9/14 - 9/16 | $750 |
| Rusty Staub's New York Police & Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund, Inc | vs. Nationals | 9/24 - 9/26 | -- |
| The Boys' Club of New York | vs. Marlins | 9/28 - 9/30 | -- |
| TOTAL: $19,000 |
Carlos Delgado doesn't only want to make a contribution on the field - he wants to make a difference in the community as well. The Mets will help raise awareness for Carlos' charity, Extrabases.org, by selling white wristbands with the inscription "Follow your Dreams." Bracelets will be sold at Shea Stadium for $3.
Extra Bases is a Puerto Rican based charity; however, it is Carlos' goal to begin assisting youngsters in the metropolitan area as well. The goal is to help underprivileged and deserving youngsters in New York City.
Extra Bases is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 2001. Its mission is to help individuals and charitable groups in Puerto Rico and abroad.
The New York Mets Foundation funds and promotes a variety of educational, social and athletic programs and other charitable causes. Founded in 1963, it continues its mission to invest in the future of our community, and to provide assistance to myriad organizations that benefit children and others in need.
A registered 501© 3 charity, the Mets Foundation takes no portion of the funds raised to offset internal costs. The New York Mets pay 100% of the Foundation's overhead to ensure that the entirety of a donation is directed toward helping others.
Throughout its rich history, baseball's greatest moments have been played out on its lush fields of green. Now thanks to an unprecedented partnership, the national pastime is embracing the color green in a whole new way.
Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council have jointly announced the creation of a Team Greening Program. More »
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