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Charities
The Colorado Rockies operate two charities: the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Foundation and the Colorado Rockies Charity Fund, a fund of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation. Details »
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Rockies Educational Packet
| Supplement your lesson plans with the Colorado Rockies Educational Packet, available for all K-12 classrooms. Designed to meet the educational standards set by the department of education, the packet demonstrates the many ways learning can be tied to the game of baseball. More »
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Wins For Kids
 "Wins for Kids" was introduced in 2006 by FSN Rocky Mountain and the Colorado Rockies as a fundraising opportunity for Rockies fans, players and coaches to benefit The Children's Hospital and Prader-Willi Syndrome Association. Donations are made based on the number of Rockies victories over the course of the season. We encourage our fans to participate in this great cause. As little as $1 for each victory would make a huge difference in the lives of young people who are treated at The Children's Hospital. We hope you will support the kids at The Children's Hospital while you cheer the Rockies to victory. Because when the Rockies win, the kids win too. More »
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Player Hospital Visits
 The Colorado Rockies players and Manager Clint Hurdle, make visits throughout the season to The Children's Hospital, Craig Hospital and Denver Health. During the visits the players visit the children in their rooms and deliver fun baseball related items to help cheer them up.
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Rockies Speakers Bureau
This program is designed to promote questions, suggestions and public participation in support of Rockies baseball. Individuals who serve on the Speakers Bureau include front office staff as well as ownership. Many staff members participate annually in the Dr. Seuss' Read Across America Day by reading to local elementary school children.
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Care & Share Program
 The Colorado Rockies Care & Share Program gives seriously ill children the opportunity to watch batting practice while standing on Coors Field and to possibly get autographs from some of their favorite Rockies players and coaches. The children then get to enjoy the baseball game with their families. This program works with many dedicated organizations which work daily with these children. Some of the organizations referring the children are The Children's Hospital, the Make A Wish Foundation, and the Starlight Foundation.
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Literacy Program
The Colorado Rockies work with many groups to help promote literacy. The Rockies Wives host an annual Book Drive to collect children's books for the Reach Out and Read Program. The Wives drop off their collections at a clinic and read books to the children in the waiting rooms. The Rockies Front Office staff participates in the National Read Across America Day at area schools reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books. To request a Front Office member in March - please fax a request to Antigone Vigil at 303-312-2284. More »
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Community Ticket Program
This program was started in 1993, to help many individuals, who would otherwise not have the opportunity, attend a Colorado Rockies baseball game. The Rockies continue to work with several non-profit organizations to donate an estimated 105,000 requested tickets. Please review the Request Guidelines to find out how to get your non-profit organization involved in this program.
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The ROY Foundation Dinner
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The ROY Foundation Dinner has become an annual event of the Colorado Rockies Charity Fund. The ROY Foundation continues to pursue its mission with the establishment and support of The Mike McMorris CF Center at The Children's Hospital in Denver. The Center is capable of unique treatments and research serving a broad spectrum of Cystic Fibrosis patients and their families.
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Dinger
Dinger works year-round promoting physical fitness and literacy for thousands of elementary school students in the Rocky Mountain Region. He acts out his own Dinger Story for the kids He also makes appearances at The Children's Hospital and Denver Health. He makes appearances at Rockies events including the 5K Home Run, Rockies Rookies Kids Fan Club events and many more. To request a Dinger appearance online, click here ».
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Rockies Youth Writing Contest
The Colorado Rockies are proud to support the rich Hispanic Heritage within our community, culminating in Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated at Coors Field throughout September.  Details »
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Rockies Wives
 Each year, the Colorado Rockies Wives work hard to make an impact in the community. Over the past three years, the Rockies wives have raised over $100,000 in support of their numerous charity endeavors. Every year, the Colorado Rockies Wives host their annual Grab Bags for Charity event at Coors Field during a Rockies home game. Each Grab Bag contains an autographed baseball from one of the Rockies players or Manager Clint Hurdle. The 2007 Grab Bags event, raised close to $24,000 for the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Fund. Stay tuned for the next Grab Bags event, which will take place during the 2008 season! More »
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Request Guidelines
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The Colorado Rockies support many nonprofit organizations addressing the following interests: youth baseball and softball, education and literacy, and the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. Details »
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Buses For Baseball
The Colorado Rockies support BLUE for Kids - a non-profit organization founded by Major League Baseball umpires to benefit seriously ill children and at-risk youth. Through the BLUE for Kids ticket program, umpires donate game tickets for children of The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and the "I Have a Dream" Foundation. The Rockies facilitate an on-field meet-and-greet where umpires share words of encouragement and provide an official game ball for kids.
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Hispanic Adult Leadership Award
| The Colorado Rockies named Officer Fidel Ortega as the Fifth Annual Hispanic Adult Leadership Award winner. Details »
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Baseball makes pitch to go green
Throughout its rich history, baseball's greatest moments have been played out on its lush fields of green. Now thanks to an unprecedented partnership, the national pastime is embracing the color green in a whole new way. Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council have jointly announced the creation of a Team Greening Program. More »
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Go to bat for your community! Sign up to participate in the 2008 Colorado Rockies Home Run for the Homeless on Sunday, May 11. Choose either the 5k Run or the 5K walk. Both include a scenic downtown course and a lap around the warning track of Coors Field. This event benefits the Colorado Rockies Charity Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. 
The Colorado Rockies and Qwest bring to you the Colorado Rockies "Make an Impact" Program. This free program brings the excitement of the Colorado Rockies to your school by holding a "Rockies School Rally." This school-wide assembly is designed to entertain students while showing them how to make an impact on their lives and communities by teaching them the importance of staying in school, refusing drugs, getting involved and respect. The 45-minute interactive program, which includes a video presentation, recorded player messages, a visit from Rockies mascot Dinger and prizes for all, is designed for grades K-6. For more information please contact Dallas Davis at 303-312-2373.