« Former doctor plans to plead guilty in steroid case | Today | Activists to protest circus's treatment of animals »

April 30, 2007

PawSox pitchers will take aim at empty plates

PAWTUCKET -- The pitching staff of the PawSox have been handed a new reason to go for the strikeout.

The more K's, the more money a team of businesses and organizations will donate to the Rhode Island Food Bank.

The Citizens Charitable Foundation will give $50, up to a $50,000 total, this season for each strikeout a Pawtucket Red Sox pitcher gets, according to a news release today.

The Pawtucket Red Sox, Citizens Bank, Cox Communications and the nonprofit food bank have teamed up for the initiative.

The PawSox will also host a food drive at McCoy Stadium from May 13 through May 18. At each game, the first 1,000 attendees will get free admission with the donation of two can sof tuna fish for the food bank.

Summer traditionally brings with it lower food donations, according to the news release, so the initiatives aim to deal with that.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:23 PM | Permalink

Comments

Post a comment

Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish.

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)