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RUBBERDUCKS COMMUNITY RELATIONS


DONATION REQUESTS

The Akron RubberDucks will gladly fill as many donation requests as possible. Please note that all baseball equipment is property of the Cleveland Guardians and cannot be given as donated items.

We ask that requests be submitted at this link: akronrubberducks.requestitem.com

The date of your event MUST be included for your request to be considered.
** For more information regarding donations, please contact Austin Stephens, Community Relations Manager, at (330) 375-1724
or e-mail [email protected].

MASCOT APPEARANCE REQUESTS

Please give details of your request 30 days in advance via email to Austin Stephens, Community Relations Manager at [email protected]. Please make sure there is a room or private area that the mascots can change in.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME (CBAH)

Raise money for your organization while enjoying a night at the ballpark!

Here's how it works…

Your organization receives $7 for each ticket sold! Purchase tickets for $4 each and then turnaround and sell them for $11 each (face value). You can also choose to give the tickets away to your supporters. Raise awareness for your cause while engaging the local community and raising funds for your organization!

On the night of your game, receive:

  • First Pitch - Honor an individual involved with your organization during our First Pitch Ceremony. Invite them onto the field to throw out a first pitch prior to the start of the game!
  • Plinko - Volunteers from your organization will have the opportunity to assist in selling numbered tennis balls to fans throughout the game. At the conclusion of the game, fans throw the balls into targets on the field to win prizes. 25% of the proceeds collected benefit your cause!
  • Concourse Table - Set up a table on our concourse to promote your cause to the thousands of fans in attendance. Collect donations, as well as distribute brochures, information, or promotional items. Your organization also can conduct a prize drawing in order to raise additional funds and collect information from interested fans.
  • PA Announcements & Video Board Exposure - Your organization will receive pre-game/in-game :15-second live PA announcements with accompanying video board exposure during your game.
  • Group Welcome - See your group's name on one of the largest video boards in Double-A baseball!

ADDITIONALLY: Receive inclusion in all media buys (print, radio and/or TV) and RubberDucks' media for your game - pocket schedules, game program, radio, website, e-newsletter blasts & social media (subject to printing deadlines).

Make this YOUR night! Charity Begins at Home becomes a gathering of family, friends, members and supporters, together for one cause...MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Dates are limited. For more information, contact Austin Stephens, Manager, Community Relations, at (330) 375-1724 or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].


CORPORATE CARE PROGRAM

The Akron RubberDucks Corporate Care Program is designed to assist children in need while also cultivating relationships with local businesses and organizations. These businesses and organizations understand and realize the motivation of assisting and supporting the youth of Northeast Ohio and primarily the Akron-Canton area.

We are reaching out to local businesses in the Akron/Canton area to support this program by underwriting the cost of tickets to be donated to Akron-area children and their families who otherwise cannot afford to attend a RubberDucks baseball game.

Program: Each Corporate Care Program sponsor will be recognized during every home game through public address announcements and will be listed in the game day program.

The Akron RubberDucks will handle the selection of ticket recipients internally. However, we are open and willing to donate tickets based on corporate sponsor suggestions and/or preferred charities. This program allows us to partner with the Akron community in our efforts to give back and support our children by investing in their future.

For more information, please call Brian Lobban, Director, Corporate Partnerships, at (330) 375-1728 or e-mail [email protected].

2024 CORPORATE CARE PARTNERS

Paycor

Corporate Care Partners

PLINKO

Plinko is new, improved and a great way for non-profit groups to raise money on game day!

We will have a giant Plinko board at the table at the Summa Health Gate. Fans can drop the puck down the Plinko board for a chance to win a prize. It will be $5 for one drop and $10 for three drops. Wherever the puck lands, the individual will receive that prize! We have multiple local businesses provide us prizes to give out throughout the season. There will also be a spot where the person wins a prize and another free drop of the puck.

Not only will we have a board on the concourse the entire game, but we will have another mobile Plinko board for the Plinko reps to visit each suite so our fans on the suite level can participate too.

Each non-profit group receives 25% of their earnings for the night! They also receive in-park recognition via live PA announcements throughout the game and can display literature at their table to help promote their cause.

For more information, contact Austin Stephens, Manager, Promotions & Community Relations, at [email protected].

Plinko fills up fast, so get your group on the contact list for the season! Email Austin with your group's name and primary contact.

HELPING HANDS

The Akron RubberDucks Helping Hands Program presented by Paul Davis Restoration of Akron consists of various volunteer work done by the team's front office staff. The staff takes and active roll throughout the season and offseason.

If you would like to bring the Helping Hands Program to your organization, please contact Austin Stephens, Manager, Community Relations, at [email protected].

Recent Helping Hands Program Outings

  • Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
  • Ben Curtis Foundation
  • Goodwill
  • Habitat For Humanity - Summit County
  • Haven of Rest
  • One of a Kind Pets
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • Salvation Army
  • Safety Town
  • United Way of Summit County

Most Improved Student Program

The Akron RubberDucks ‘Most Improved Student’ Program is designed highlight students from local school districts that have exemplified improvement in the classroom over the course of the summer. This improvement is subjective to the teacher, and provides flexibility on criteria that they deem appropriate. For 2024, the focus is showing improvement over the course of the summer. Students that have been nominated by their teachers will be provided a flyer which provides information on how parents/guardians may formally nominate their child for the Akron RubberDucks ‘Most Improved Student’. Each student nominated will receive one (1) complimentary ticket for the Akron RubberDucks game on Thursday, September 12 at 6:35pm, with the opportunity to purchase additional tickets for family/friends. One (1) student will be randomly chosen for the $529 sweepstakes in advance, with a second drawing for students that attend the September 12 game. This program is open to any school from Northeast Ohio.

Teachers and Administrators

You may nominate up to five (5) students from your class as having shown the Most Improvement over the course of the summer break. This is subjective, and you may use whichever criteria you prefer (test scores, testimonials from other teachers, reading logs, etc.).

Once you have nominated a student(s), please send them home with a printed copy of the attached flyer, or the flyer be emailed to parent/guardian.

Parents/Guardians

They will fill out the form by scanning the QR code on the flyer, or visiting: https://www.collegeadvantage.com/RubberDucks. Deadline to enter: Monday, September 2 at 11:59pm.

Upon completing the form, they will be officially nominated as the Akron RubberDucks ‘Most Improved Student’ and the sweepstakes to win a $529 contribution to a new or existing CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 savings account.

Akron RubberDucks Outing - September 12

Upon completing the form, the student will receive a free ticket to the Akron RubberDucks game on Thursday, September 12. Parents/guardians shall also have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets to the game.

Students and parents/guardians that attend the Akron RubberDucks game on September 12 shall also be entered into a 2nd drawing for a $529 contribution to a new or existing CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 savings account.

The winner of the sweepstakes will be featured with a First Pitch opportunity, and check presentation in a pre-game ceremony.