Wags for Tags

Started by 16-year-old, Kenny Yip, who is going into his Junior year at Tampa Prep. He provides ID tags for rescue dogs awaiting adoption. When these dogs are at a shelter and/or newly adopted, the dogs tend to be skiddish and run off – the tags that Wags for Tags provide are temporary until the new owner can take the dog to the vet, name it, etc. These tags help the dog get back to its home or shelter if they run away... otherwise the dog would not have any sort of ID, when found. A long-time passion, Kenny started his non-profit in January 2023 and has distributed over 300 tags to six local shelters. He promotes his cause at local pet walks/events and receives donations. All donation proceeds go to producing the tags.

On behalf of Wags for Tags, Kenny Yip will throw the Ceremonial First Pitch at Tuesday's Tarpons game.

Website: https://www.wagsfortags.org/

Clothes To Kids

Jode Frisbie Eye and Marie Bouchard McClung, created Clothes To Kids, Inc. out of a passion for helping children in need. The co-founders started collecting clothing in 2002. Their idea was to provide a cheerful store environment where families and children could actually shop with dignity and respect and receive school clothing free of charge.

On June 11, 2003, the first Clothes To Kids store opened in Dunedin, they added stores in Clearwater (2005) and St. Petersburg (2009). Summer 2018, they opened in Tampa – serving kids in Hillsborough County.

For free admission to Wednesday's (July 26th) game against Dunedin, support the "Drop off Your Drawers" Campaign by bringing a clothing donation which will be collected at the GMS Ticket Office!!

Click the link below to see how to contribute, drop off locations and what sizes are needed most:

Drop off Your Drawers for Clothes To Kids

On behalf of Clothes to Kids, Megan DiBlasi will throw the Ceremonial First Pitch at Wednesday's Tarpons game.

Website: https://clothestokids.org/

Eco Brothers - Read, Repeat Initiative

Chase & Zach Hartman have collected and distributed more than 200,000 books in 50 states and raised more than $60,000 for literacy in Florida.

In addition, they also do monthly trash pickup around Tampa to help take care of our local environment.

For free admission to Thursday's (July 27th) game against Dunedin, bring a book donation which will be collected at the GMS Ticket Office!!

On behalf of the Eco Brothers, Chase & Zach Hartman will throw the Ceremonial First Pitch(es) at Thursday's Tarpons game.

Website: https://www.ecobrothersinc.org/

The Sunrise Group

Sunrise is dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Their customized services are for people of all ages and abilities, ranging from minimal support and supervision to the most complex medical and behavioral supports. Using innovative, person centered approaches, Sunrise works with people to ensure they have a choice, and make sure that their services properly support them in achieving higher levels of independence, self-determination, personal responsibility and access to the community.

Over the last 50 years, Sunrise has increased the number of persons served from 50 people in just South Florida to over 2,000 across several states with over 3,000 exceptional employees.

On behalf of The Sunrise Group, Josemane Ancion will throw the Ceremonial First Pitch at Friday's Tarpons game.

Website: https://sunrisegroup.org/

Hillsborough Education Foundation - Take Stock in Children Event

The Hillsborough Education Foundation's work centers around making an impact, engaging our community to invest in education and ensuring our teachers have the necessary resources to provide all students with an equal opportunity to graduate and achieve success. Their goal is to help economically challenged students are in their program, who will benefit by earning a two-year community scholarship, when they complete the program which includes meeting with a mentor, maintaining a qualifying GPA and some other things.

Take Stock in Children students are invited to come shop in the Teaching Tools Resource Center for free school supplies in July, as they prep for back to school season!

Website: https://educationfoundation.com/