On December 3, the Reds Community Fund is proud to participate in #GivingTuesday. The global day of giving invites individuals to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season by giving back and initiating change in their communities and their world. Together, we can make a difference.
This year the Reds Community Fund will be raising money to help offset the cost of equipment for young athletes in Reds Country. Through our baseball and softball grant funding program, we receive upwards of $100,000 in requests for equipment-focused funding.
On this #GivingTuesday, you can double your impact thanks to a dollar-for-dollar match up to $10,000 by Reds Community Fund Board Members!
One of the leading barriers preventing children from participating in youth sports is the cost of equipment. According to research from Project Play, kids from low-income families are six times more likely to quit playing a sport due to costs associated with the game. These rising costs in organized sports continue to create an economic divide in which these kids are priced out of the sports they love to play. With the bats, gloves, balls, helmets, uniforms, cleats and more required to play baseball and softball, there has never been a greater need to mitigate costs associated with youth sports.
Representatives of local, underserved baseball and softball programs — Bill O’Brien & Jeffrey Kitchen of North Hills Baseball and Rachel Ray of Fayetteville Softball — offered to shed a light on the rising costs of their sports, its impact on their young athletes, and the tremendous impact we can have by coming together to support these children.
Each year, the Cincinnati Reds and the Reds Community Fund impact thousands of lives throughout Reds Country. Below you will find information on the many programs and initiatives that our players, coaches, executives and staff participate in throughout the year.
Ohio residents can support the RCF's initiatives and show their Reds pride with specialty Cincinnati Reds license plates. Plates are just $35 in addition to standard registration fees and represent a tax-deductible donation of approximately $25 to the Reds Community Fund.
You can make a donation to the Reds Community Fund just by shopping at your local Kroger. Select the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund as your charity of choice and swipe your Kroger Plus Card while shopping. It's simple - just sign into your Kroger Plus Card and enroll or update your Community Rewards under your account settings (organization number 82592).
As you consider your year-end donation, we hope that you'll remember the impact that the Reds have had on your life and consider making a donation to the Reds Community Fund. 100% of your donation will support youth baseball and softball. All donations are tax deductible. Your gift can be unrestricted or earmarked for one of our six outreach initiatives. You can also make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one.
You can also help make a difference by volunteering to assist with Reds Community Fund programs. Whether it's coaching and mentoring youth players at the Reds Youth Academy or selling Split the Pot tickets at games, you can make an impact in many ways.
