MiLB Club Events
MiLB clubs all across the country will be holding "green" events this season. Check out the calendar of events below to see if a there is a green event going on near you.
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MAY |
JUNE |
JULY |
AUGUST |
ONGOING EVENTS
APRIL
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| 4/12 | Going Green Night
| Hickory Crawdads | Bring in six aluminum cans and receive a free ticket to the game. |
| 4/17 | Go Green Day | Arkansas Travelers | First 2,000 fans receive a reusable grocery bag. |
| 4/19 | Earth Day | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Help the Blue Rocks Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! |
| 4/21 | Renewable Energy Night | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | First 3,000 fans receive a reusable grocery bag. The team will wear Green jerseys, which will be auctioned off for charity. |
| 4/21 | Earth Day Celebration | Tulsa Drillers | First 1,000 fans receive a reusable bag. |
| 4/21-4/23 | Environmental Tri-Series | Visalia Rawhide | Three days of envronmental awareness promotions. |
| 4/22 | Earth Day at the Ballpark | Fort Myers Miracle | Bring in you recyclables and receive discounted tickets. |
| 4/22 | Green Night on Earth Day | Richmond Flying Squirrels | First 3,000 fans receive a team photo printed on recycled paper. The Green Hero Award winners will be announced and recognized. The team will be donating a tree to the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls. |
| 4/22 | Go Green Night | Birmingham Barons | First 1000 fans receive a Japanese Maple Tree and directions on how to plant and care for them. |
| 4/23 | Ozone Alert Day | Tulsa Drillers | First 1,000 children receive sunglasses. First 500 receive Ozone Alert T-Shirts. |
| 4/23 | Going Green Night | Modesto Nuts | Those in attendance to this Saturday night game will learn all about ways they can help the environment by Going Green. |
| 4/25 | One Million Trees for One Million People | Salt Lake Bees | As part of the "One Million Trees for One Million People" initiative, the first 1000 fans will receive a tree sapling to plant and record at www.milliontrees.slco.org. |
| 4/28 | Earth Day Awareness | Rome Braves | Members of the Rome Braves team and staff will join up with local home school children on the nature trail behind State Mutual Stadium for environmental education as well as working together to mulch new trees that were planted on the trail for the “Love the Earth, Love the Braves” program that started in 2009. The kids will also receive t-shirts & free tickets for participating in the event. |
MAY
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| 5/11 | Go Green Education Day | Clearwater Threshers | Kids will get the chance to learn about recycling and conservation techniques on this early start contest. |
JUNE
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| 6/4 | Go Green Night | Lexington Legends | Join the Legends in their recycling efforts around the ballpark! |
JULY
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| 7/16 | 5th Annual Trenton Thunder Environmental Awareness Fair | Trenton Thunder | The event features exhibits and demonstrations from Earth Share of NJ member organizations including Clean Ocean Action, GreenFaith (giving out energy efficient light bulbs), Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ, South Branch Watershed Association, and more. Eco-friendly businesses also share products and services with fans. In its first four years, the fair has showcased eco-friendly organizations and companies to over 25,000 Thunder fans. |
| 7/22 | Going Green Night | Frederick Keys | The Keys are going Green, with a night of environmental friendly fun. |
| 7/23 | Going Greene Night | Greeneville Astros | First 1000 fans receive green beverage koozies. Local vendors will be on the concourse educating fans about green initiatives in the community, and will be collecting old cellular phone batteries for recycling. |
| 7/30 | Go Green Night | Rochester Red Wings | An area car dealership will be on-hand, promoting a series of hybrid vehicles. Additionally, area companies who specialize in various types of renewable energy will be set up on the concourse, where they will provide information and passing out literature to fans. |
AUGUST
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| 8/6 | Go Green Night | Lake County Captains | First 2500 fans receive a lithograph designed by hitting coach Jim Rickon printed on recycled paper. |
| 8/19 | Going Green Night | Williamsport Crosscutters | Join the Crosscutters in saving the environment by helping shred paper and recycling your old cellular phones and other electronics.
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ONGOING EVENTS
| Date |
Event |
Team |
Details |
| Every Game | Recycling Inning | Greenville Drive | During the 5th inning ushers go through the crowd picking up recyclable items from fans. |
| Every Game | Recycle Brigade | Missoula Osprey | In between the 7th and 8th innings, kids go through the crowd and collect recyclables from fans. |
| Every Game | Recycling Maniac | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | The Recycling Mascot, a second mascot, will hand out free baseballs to any kid who collects recyclables during the game. |
| Every Game | Recycling Inning | Fort Myers Miracle | During one half-inning every game, Green Man walks through the crowd collecting recyclables, while also promoting awareness throughout the ballpark. |
| Every Monday plus one Saturday per month | Going Green Night | Mobile BayBears | Anyone who brings a plastic bag full of aluminum cans receives a free ticket to the game. |
| Every Tuesday | Bike to the Ballpark | Missoula Osprey | Two-for-One tickets for anyone who rides their bike to the ballpark. |