Mike Shannon's Grill in Edwardsville, IL, has provided hundreds of free meals to school-age children in their community during daily pick-ups and through a partnership with the Edwardsville Community School District. For more information, please visit mikeshannonsgrill.com.
Player Relief Efforts
MIKE SHANNON
DEXTER FOWLER
Dexter Fowler led a fundraising campaign for Three Square food bank in Las Vegas, Nevada. Matching every donated dollar, together with his fans and supporters, Dexter collected enough money to provide over 64,000 meals for food-insecure individuals and families throughout the southern Nevada community. To learn more or to donate to Three Square, please visit threesquare.org.
ADAM WAINWRIGHT
Adam and his wife, Jenny, donated $250,000 to More than Baseball, a non-profit organization that aids minor-league players in need. The funds were earmarked to assist Cardinals minor leaguers. Learn more at morethanbaseball.org.
ADAM WAINWRIGHT & PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT
Adam Wainwright's Foundation, Big League Impact has partnered with the Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation again to feed kids in every MLB city by immediately raising funds for the "Home Plate Project." Millions of children rely on school breakfast and lunch as their only meals each day. With the COVID19 health crisis shutting down schools, kids are going hungry. Donations are being collected from players for each MLB team, a portion of which will be multiplied by Teammates For Kids, and intended to feed children in each team’s market. Collectively, the effort has raised nearly $1 million.
The funding that Adam Wainwright and Paul Goldschmidt, the Cardinals' team ambassadors for the Home Plate Project, donated, in combination with funding from both foundations, will be dispersed to Cardinals Care partner agencies St. Louis Area Foodbank, Crisis Aid International, and Operation Food Search to help support hunger relief efforts in the St. Louis community.
More info at bigleagueimpact.org.
PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT
Paul Goldschmidt and his family are supporting Convoy of Hope's 10 Million Meals initiative, a response to the COVI-19 pandemic. The organization is aiming to supply partners, churches, and community organizations with 10 million meals to be distributed across the United States to help feed people during this great time of need. For more info on how you can support this initiative, visit convoyofhope.org.