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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 support C.J. Stewart and L.E.A.D.
On Wednesday February 27th, members of the Braves family joined C.J. Stewart, former outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization, as he welcomed 16 students at Parks Middle School to be a part of the 2013 L.E.A.D. program. L.E.A.D. stands for Launch, Expose, Advise, and Direct.
This is a program that C.J. and his board of directors, including his wife Kelli, started in 2007 to help students from inner city neighborhoods become better baseball players and better citizens in their community.
L.E.A.D. works with students from middle school to high school and since 2007, 100% of the students in the program have graduated from high school with 90% of them receiving baseball scholarships. This year, L.E.A.D. welcomed their first female member of the team at Parks Middle School with hopes of producing the first college softball scholarship from their program.
Last Wednesday was “Signing Day” at Parks Middle School. Students that were selected for the team received a hat and jersey and signed a contract to be a part of this program. This contract entailed their requirements of stellar academic and civic performance along with hard work in between the foul poles.
The Braves are proud to support the efforts of L.E.A.D. as they look to make this their best year ever!
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!
