AT&T And The San Francisco Giants To Present Five Bay Area Non-Profits Each With A $10,000 Grant

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 6, the Community All-Stars program - a partnership between AT&T and the San Francisco Giants - will honor five outstanding non-profit organizations each with a $10,000 grant at AT&T Park during a pre-game ceremony. The Community All-Stars program awards cash grants to non-profit organizations providing vital programs, resources, services and support to those in need in the San Francisco Bay Area community. This year's grant recipients are: Support for Families of Children with Disabilities; KEEN; Beyond Differences; SF CASA; and Girl Ventures.

All five organizations will be presented with checks in a pre-game ceremony at home plate before the Giants take on the San Diego Padres at 12:45 p.m. After the game, the organizations will be honored at a dinner with Giants players and coaches, as well as AT&T senior leadership. Representatives from each organization will share a table with members of the Giants, including Bruce Bochy, Jeremy Affeldt, Matt Duffy, Chris Heston, George Kontos, Hector Sanchez, Andrew Susac, Hensley Muelens and Roberto Kelley.

"Our partnership with AT&T Park is a special one that expands beyond the gates of AT&T Park and into our community," said Larry Baer, Giants president and chief executive officer. "Our annual AT&T Community All-Stars program allows us to recognize the true champions – those working in the non-profit sector who provide services and support to those most in need. This year we are proud to recognize those serving our youth."

"AT&T is proud to have worked with the San Francisco Giants for over a decade on supporting the Community All-Stars program," said Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California. "This year, we're once again honored to team up with the Giants and support projects and organizations that touch lives across the Bay Area and strengthen our community."

Since 2005, the Community All-Stars program has awarded a total of $550,000 to non-profit organizations that best exemplify AT&T's and the Giants' shared values of community service. Past grant recipients include: the Say Hey Foundation; Athletes in Math Succeed; Generation Alive; Good Tidings Foundation; St. Anthony's; Cinnamongirl; Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula; Legal Services for Children; The San Francisco Education Fund; Edgewood Center for Children & Families; KQED Hands On Literacy; St. Vincent De Paul Society of San Francisco; YES Reading; Jamestown Community Center; Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties; Marin Community Food Bank; San Francisco Food Bank; Alameda County Community Food Bank; Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties; San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center; Central American Resource Center; Delancey Street's Life Learning Academy; Asian Women's Shelter; Raphael House; Breakthrough San Francisco at SF Day School; Super Stars Literacy; Third Street Community Center; America Scores Bay Area; Juma Ventures; Coaching Corps (formerly Team-Up for Youth); Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative; Harper for Kids, First Tee of San Francisco; and Positive Coaching Alliance.  

About Philanthropy at AT&T

AT&T Inc. is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its community initiatives, AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; or address community needs. In 2013, more than $130 million was contributed or directed through corporate-, employee-, social investment- and AT&T Foundation-giving programs. AT&T Aspire is AT&T's signature education initiative that drives innovation in education by bringing diverse resources to bear on the issue including funding, technology, employee volunteerism, and mentoring.

About San Francisco Giants

One of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball, the 133-year old franchise moved to San Francisco from New York in 1958.  After playing a total of 42 years in Seals Stadium and Candlestick Park, the team moved to the privately constructed AT&T Park in 2000. The organization is widely recognized for its innovative business practices and baseball excellence. In 2010, the franchise was named the Sports Organization of the Year by Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal and in 2012 was named Organization of the Year by Baseball America.

Since opening its gates, AT&T Park has become internationally-renowned as a premier venue in the world of both sports and entertainment. On the diamond, more than 46 million spectators have witnessed a number of magical moments, including three World Series Championships in the past five years (2010, 2012 & 2014) and five playoff appearances. On June 13, 2012, the first-ever Perfect Game was thrown by Giants ace Matt Cain. In 2008, the Giants celebrated the team's 50^th year in San Francisco and it was the center of the baseball universe when it hosted the 78^th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 10, 2007. AT&T Park has also played host to some of music's biggest acts, including Beyoncé & Jay Z, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band and Green Day. 

Off the field, the Giants have one of the premier community outreach programs in professional sports, becoming the first team to implement a 100 percent participation program, involving every player, coach and uniformed staff member in at least one community project throughout the season. Through its community outreach programs, the Giants and the Giants Community Fund work with corporate and non-profit partners to raise awareness, educate and generate interest in a variety of issues important to both their fans and community including education/literacy, violence prevention, health and youth recreation and fitness.  

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