2005 Jaxx Fundraising Recaps

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From the Jaxx website:

 

Diamond Jaxx Help Raise Over $40,000 for Local Non-Profit Groups

 

The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx have helped thirty non-profit organizations raise over $40,000 at Pringles Park this summer through various fundraising opportunities.

 

Twenty-six local organizations were given the chance to work in the concession stands at Pringles Park throughout the 2005 season, and were able to raise $27,000. The Diamond Jaxx would like to thank the following groups for their hard work this summer: The 30th Separate Armored Brigade, Alpha Omicron Pi, The American Cancer Society, Asbury Communities of Jackson, Beta Sigma Phi, Bicentennial Exchange Club of Jackson, Brown’s Ruritan Club, D.E.L.T.A. Enrichment Inc., Dyer County 4-H Club, the Student Alumni Association of Freed-Hardeman University, GCA All-Stars, Haven of Hope Ministries, Jackson Exchange Club, Liberty High Cheerleaders, Liberty High Choral Boosters, Madison High Senior Class Boosters, Madison High Cheerleaders, Madison South Softball, Northside High Golf Team, Northside High Softball Team, Ripley Boy Scout Troop 6, Riverside Cheerleaders, Scotts Hill Baptist Church, and Relay for Life teams from Health Partners, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, and the Madison County Criminal Justice Department.

 

Non-profit groups interested in raising money by working in the concession stands during the 2006 Diamond Jaxx season should contact Barbara Newsom, Manager of Catering & Concessions, at (731) 988-5299 ext. 43 Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

 

Other fundraising opportunities spearheaded by the Diamond Jaxx have included a silent auction which raised over $3000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, two jersey auctions that generated revenues of $2985 for a Salute to the Families of Deployed TN Army National Guard Soldiers and $3465 for the Boy Scouts of America, and Disaster Relief efforts that raised over $3500 for the American Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.

 

The Diamond Jaxx also donated merchandise, tickets, and memorabilia to 92 non-profit organizations in 2005. Some of the groups who benefited from the $34,330 worth of donations include the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, and the American Cancer Society.

 

The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx are the Class-AA Southern League Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, and play in the 6,000 seat Pringles Park located just off I-40 in Jackson, TN. For more information, call the Diamond Jaxx at (731) 988-5299 or log on to our website at http://www.diamondjaxx.com.

 

West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Raise Over $3,500.00 for American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

 

West Tenn Diamond Jaxx fans, front office staff members, players and coaches raised $3,584.84 for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. During the remaining 2005 home games and post-season games, Pringles Park became an official donation site for the American Red Cross. Throughout the games, fans were encouraged to donate via Public Service Announcements, strategically placed Disaster Relief donations cans, and at the main American Red Cross donation station at the main gates.

 

In attempts to expand their efforts with the American Red Cross, the Diamond Jaxx awarded free admission tickets to fans wishing to donate to the Disaster Relief Fund. One free General Admission ticket was given to each fan who donated at least $5.00 and one free Box Seat ticket was given to each fan who donated at least $10.00. Fans, staff, and players rallied together to raise over $3,500.00 in cash and check donations so the Red Cross can provide the necessary funds for shelter, food, drinking water, counseling, and other assistance needed in this time of heightened emergency.

 

For more information, call the Diamond Jaxx box office at (731) 988-5299 or log onto our website at http://www.diamondjaxx.com. The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx are the Class-AA Southern League Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The Diamond Jaxx play in the 6,000 seat Pringles Park, built in 1998, located just off exit 85 from I-40 in Jackson, TN.