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Braves Care: Puppy Palooza!
Atlanta Braves front office staff playing with the dogs at PAWS Atlanta
On Thursday, April 25th members of the Atlanta Braves front office staff visited PAWS Atlanta, a private, not-for-profit animal welfare organization founded in 1966. PAWS Atlanta is a no-kill shelter, meaning they do not euthanize animals based on need for space; the focus is on finding these loving animals a forever home.
Volunteers learn about PAWS Atlanta’s mission and history from Executive Director Nancy Longacre
PAWS Atlanta is a staff favorite Braves Care project, so we had excellent participation! We worked on a range of projects to help the shelter. One group changed the marquee signs, then organized spare cages and other supplies before taking the dogs out on a walk. They did an outstanding job organizing a space that the staff had not had a chance to care to.
Steve Timmreck, Whitney Vaught, and Lauren Barnette reorganized a storage area full of spare cages and other supplies
The next group organized the entire food shed – which stores not only the food for the shelter, but food for those who may not be able to afford to feed their pets for a short amount of time. This shed also housed important documents for the organization, and our volunteers took it a step further and completely reorganized the shed.
Andrew Brown, Thomas Brown, and Morgan Blank reorganized the entire food storage area.
The third group cleaned windows and visited kittens in the Cat Cottage. The last two groups shredded donated newspaper for the kennels and the other prepared dogs for baths. Then we all helped bring all of the dogs in for lunch and walk them afterwards!
Christine Godby and Gloria Wickham cleaned windows then helped take puppies inside for lunch.
After all of the work was done, it was time for a miniature photo shoot with the entire group and a handful of puppies. Many of us, myself included, fought the urge to take one or all of them home! If you’re looking for a new family pet, you should absolutely consider rescuing a dog or cat! To learn more about P.A.W.S. Atlanta, visit their website here!
Braves Care: Read Across America!
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book, and read to a child!”– Dr. Seuss
Friday, some of the Braves staff got in touch with their inner child and opened up a Dr. Seuss book! Volunteers went to D.H. Stanton Elementary, our partner school just blocks from Turner Field, and served as guest readers to help celebrate Read Across America and the famous Dr. Seuss’ birthday! The man responsible for great stories like Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! , and The Cat in the Hat would have turned 109 on March 2nd!
Braves Staff and Student Ambassadors before reading
To celebrate his birthday, students at D.H. Stanton prepared for a reading bowl – the winner received a Dr. Seuss cake for the movie that afternoon. I really wish we could have stayed all day, so that we could have joined in on the cake and closed circuit broadcast of The Lorax, but we had to get back to the office…
Guest Services Manager Erin Sheehan reading The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
We divided up and read books to TWELVE classrooms ranging from Pre-K to 3rd grade. I had the pleasure of reading There’s a Wocket in my Pocket to the most adorable class. They had their hats and favorite Dr. Seuss books ready to go. They were the best audience I could have asked for, totally engaged and loving it. I have to say, I’m a little sad that I didn’t get to wear that fantastic hat the rest of the day…
Other books that made an appearance that Friday included Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, and The Butter Battle Book. We spent Thursday morning packing goody bags, and those were definitely a hit with the kids (and faculty!). When I told the kids about said goody bags, I mistakenly called them a “treat,” so I did have a few who were disappointed that they weren’t the kind of treats that you eat.
Staff members pose with their diplomas from Read Across America
We definitely had a great group of volunteers out bright and early on a Friday morning, and I can safely say everyone had a great time. Personally, I think there are few better joys than seeing a child’s face light up, so it definitely made the rest of the workday brighter!
“You are you and that is true, there’s no one in the world who’s you-er than you.”
― Dr. Seuss
Braves Care: Valentine’s Day at A.G. Rhodes
A few of our big winners!
On Valentine’s Day we had our first Braves Care program of 2013! We loaded up with hats, tomahawks, chocolates, and autographed baseballs and headed over to A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab Center. We then spent the afternoon playing Bingo & socializing with the residents. The ladies were all very impressed by the gentlemen we brought over from the office and admitted that they were a little flustered in the presence of such “handsome young men!”
One of our handsome gentlemen playing Bingo
We handed out autographed baseballs to the winners of each Bingo game, obviously the Jason Heyward and Brian McCann autographs received the biggest reaction, but the biggest crowd pleasers were definitely the tomahawks. The residents played around with them like children, pretending to chop at each other and then breaking into the chant we’re so used to hearing at Turner Field.
All in all, it was a great way to spend Valentine’s Day!
Welcome to the 2013 Braves Give Blog!
We have a great deal of exciting events and programs planned for this season, and can’t wait to provide our fans with a behind-the-scenes look at the Braves Foundation and our work in the community! Keep an eye out this month for tales from the 2013 Braves Country Caravan Community Stops including visits to the Clay National Guard Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and more!
We will also have a monthly update on our Braves Care program. For those of you new to the Braves Give Blog, Braves Care program is an employee volunteer initiative that allows us to support both our community and our charitable partners. It allows our staff to get out in the community and make a difference.
We’re really excited about what is to come this year, and hope you will subscribe and keep up with us! Don’t forget to follow the Braves on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram too!
