Astros 2012 CAREavan hits the road Feb. 1
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Astros 2012 CAREavan will hit the road on Wednesday, February 1, with three full days of visits throughout central and south Texas, a trip to Oklahoma City, Okla. and five days in the Houston area. In addition to numerous private community stops, each day will include free public autograph sessions at Academy Sports + Outdoors stores.
The team will make two-day trips to Austin (Feb. 1-2), Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen (Feb. 1-2) and San Antonio (Feb. 2-3), travel to Corpus Christi and Victoria (Feb. 3), and head to Oklahoma City (Feb. 6). The team’s annual winter trek will also visit five different communities in the Houston area (Feb. 6-10). More than 30 Astros players, alumni, coaches and front office staff will take part in the 2012 CAREavan. A summary of the team’s activities and the players participating are listed below and a list of stops open to the public is posted at www.astros.com/careavan. *Players may be added and are subject to change.
The 2012 CAREavan is part of a two-week winter baseball festival that includes the annual Baseball Dinner and the Astros In Action Foundation’s FanFest. On Friday, February 10, the Astros In Action Foundation and Minute Maid will host the 27th Annual Baseball Dinner benefiting the Grand Slam For Youth Baseball scholarship program. This year’s dinner will highlight 50 years of Houston baseball. Past Astros MVPs will be honored and the evening will feature awards given to current Astros and other area baseball standouts.
FanFest will be Saturday, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Minute Maid Park. The one-day fundraising event will feature autograph sessions, a garage sale of Astros merchandise, mystery grab bags and new experiences including the opportunity to run the bases. Fans will be able to meet the new ownership group and hear from Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow at Talkin’ Baseball sessions. Proceeds from FanFest benefit the Astros Urban Youth Academy. Information about CAREavan, the Baseball Dinner and FanFest is available at www.astros.com/community.
Outer Markets – FEBRUARY 1-3 AND FEBRUARY 6
Wednesday, February 1 – Austin, TX
Jordan Lyles, J.B. Shuck, Kyle Weiland, Doug Brocail, Dave Raymond
Cedar Park Middle School
- 1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
RBI Austin Baseball and Softball Clinic
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered youth players and all media
Ronald McDonald House
- 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Open to all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Wednesday, February 1 – Brownsville, TX
Jose Altuve, Jimmy Paredes, Fernando Rodriguez, Alex Trevino
Chick-fil-A
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch service for fans
- Open to fans and all media
Lucio Middle School
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
Welcome to Brownsville Reception
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Open to all media
CAREavan Baseball and Softball Clinic
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered youth players and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Thursday, February 2 – Austin, TX
Jordan Lyles, J.B. Shuck, Kyle Weiland, Doug Brocail, Dave Raymond
Dell Diamond Children’s Hospital
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Open to all media
River Oaks Elementary
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
Thursday, February 2 – Harlingen, TX and McAllen, TX
Jose Altuve, Jimmy Paredes, Fernando Rodriguez, Alex Trevino
Memorial Middle School
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
Welcome to McAllen Reception
- 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Open to all media
CAREavan Baseball and Softball Clinic
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered youth players and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Thursday, February 2 – San Antonio
Jarred Cosart, J.A. Happ, Humberto Quintero, Angel Sanchez, Larry Dierker, Brett Dolan
RBI San Antonio Baseball and Softball Clinic
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered youth players and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Friday, February 3 – San Antonio
Jarred Cosart, J.A. Happ, Humberto Quintero, Angel Sanchez, Larry Dierker, Brett Dolan
Chick-fil-A
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch service for fans
- Open to fans and all media
Adams Elementary School
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
RBI San Antonio Baseball and Softball Clinic
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered youth players and all media
Friday, February 3 – Corpus Christi, TX and Victoria, TX
Brian Bogusevic, Chris Johnson, J.B. Shuck, Shane Reynolds, Milo Hamilton
Flour Bluff School
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- Astros story time
- Open to all media
Corpus Christi Hooks Luncheon
- 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Open to luncheon ticket holders and all media
CAREavan Baseball Clinic (Victoria)
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open only to pre-registered Victoria NW Little League players and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors (Victoria)
- 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Monday, February 6 – Oklahoma City, Okla.
David Carpenter, Milo Hamilton
Oklahoma City RedHawks Luncheon
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Open to RedHawks guests only and all media
Mercy Health Center
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Open to all media
Tinker Air Force Base
- 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
- Open to all media
Oklahoma City RedHawks Season Ticket Holder Reception
- 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Open to RedHawks season ticket holders and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
HoustON AREA – FEBRUARY 6-10
Monday, February 6 - Houston
Jason Bourgeois, Bud Norris, Bobby Meacham, Brad Mills, Bob Watson, Jimmy Wynn, Jim Deshaies
Chick-fil-A
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch service for fans
- Open to fans and all media
Clemente Martinez Elementary School
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Real Men Read MENtoring event
- Open to all media
Carver High School/Astros Urban Youth Academy
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Careers in Baseball panel discussion
- Open to pre-registered Urban Youth Academy members and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media
Tuesday, February 7 – Sugar Land
Chris Johnson, Bud Norris, Brett Wallace, Doug Brocail, Brett Dolan
Colony Meadows Elementary School
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
- Open to all media
Ft. Bend Family YMCA
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open to all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to all fans and media
Wednesday, February 8 – Spring
Brian Bogusevic, Jason Bourgeois, J.D. Martinez, Brad Mills, Jose Cruz, Jim Deshaies
AVANCE Houston/Southwest School
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
CAREavan Baseball and Softball Clinic at The Edge
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open to pre-registered members of Orwall and South Montgomery youth leagues and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to all fans and media
Thursday, February 9 – Cypress
Jed Lowrie, J.D. Martinez, Brad Mills, Alex Trevino, Jeff Luhnow, Bill Brown
CyFair College Branch Library
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Bilingual Astros story time
Spillane Middle School
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
- Fielder’s Choice assembly
- Open to all media
CAREavan Baseball Clinic
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Open to pre-registered members of the CyFair Sports Association and all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Open to all fans and media
Friday, February 10 – Katy
Jason Castro, Jed Lowrie, Brett Wallace, Bill Brown
Brookwood Community
- 11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Astros attend Brookwood Pep Rally, tour the residential community for adults with functional disabilities
- Open to all media
Methodist Hospital West
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Open to all media
Academy Sports + Outdoors (Katy)
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Open to fans and all media