From the Seattle Mariners official website:
The Seattle Mariners are employing some "mystery" to raise money for First Place, an organization that provides education and stabilization services for homeless children and families.
On Saturday, July 14, fans have the chance to buy, for $50 each, grab bags containing baseballs autographed by Mariners players, the manager and coaches. Each has signed 24 baseballs. The individual baseballs are sealed in brown paper bags. The mystery is which autograph the buyer will get. It could be All-Star Game MVP Ichiro Suzuki, pitcher Felix Hernandez, or a member of the coaching staff. It's luck of the draw.
The proceeds from the sales will benefit First Place. Now in its 18th year, Seattle's First Place enrolls students from kindergarten through the sixth grade whose families are in crisis due to domestic violence, drug and alcohol dependency, or any number of issues that lead to instability and homelessness. In addition to education, First Place offers a Family Stabilization Program that includes housing and case management services for families with children enrolled at the school.
The "Mystery Mariners" grab bags fundraiser is sponsored by the Mariners Wives and Mariners Care, the team's non-profit foundation. The baseballs will be available at Safeco Field on Saturday, July 14, when the Mariners take on the Detroit Tigers. They will be available on the Main Concourse near Section 125, at the skybrige entrance to the Terrace Club, on the Suite Level and the Diamond Club. Game time Saturday is 7:05 p.m. Gates open at 5:05 p.m.
Over the past few years, the Mariners Wives and Mariners Care have raised over $300,000 for First Place through various fundraising efforts.
What a cool idea. No one said fund raising couldn't be fun. So what if some of those baseball's will invariably wind up on Ebay, the homeless in Seattle will still received a much needed benefit.
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