Twins Community Fund Supports Youth Baseball and Softball Organizations

The Twins Community Fund board of directors has supported youth baseball and softball organizations throughout the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida through its latest round of grants.

In partnership with The Toro Company and Land O’ Lakes, the Twins Community Fund approved 18 Twins Fields for Kids grants, totaling $126,100. Established in 1999, the Fields for Kids program makes cash contributions to improve the condition of youth baseball and softball fields in the Upper Midwest. Since its inception, more than $950,000 has been granted to help renovate 190 ball fields in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida.

The Twins Rookie League and Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI) youth baseball and softball leagues received grants totaling $139,000. The grants will help pay league expenses and recruitment efforts in Duluth, Minneapolis, Rochester (Minn.), St. Paul and Winnipeg, Manitoba. In total, more than 8,000 youth will participate in Twins Rookie League and RBI programs in 2005.

Other grants awarded include $10,000 to six organizations to support Upper Midwest state and regional youth baseball and softball tournaments, and $500 to expand youth baseball and softball programs in Beluah, North Dakota.

In total, the Twins Community Fund approved $275,600 in its recent round of grantmaking. For a full list of grants awarded (PDF, 1 page), click here.

Funds for all Twins Community Fund grant programs remain available. Applications are available on the Twins’ Web site at www.twinsbaseball.com and will be accepted through May 20, 2005.