Bethesda Big Train Baseball to Honor Nonprofits

The Bethesda Community Base Ball Club (BCBBC) is pleased to announce that again this summer they will showcase the extraordinary nonprofits of Montgomery County.

The BCBBC will honor one or two nonprofits for each of the 24 home baseball games of the Bethesda Big Train to be played at Shirley Povich Field this summer. The Big Train is a team of college all-stars who come from all over the country to play in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League. Unless there is rain, the Big Train usually draws between 600 and 900 fans each night. Most are families with young children.

Each nonprofit that signs up to participate will receive 100 free tickets and will be able to have a table to set up a display and banner and hand-out information about the organization. The organization will get a two paragraph write-up in the team's game night program insert. A representative will be announced to the crowd and will be able to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at 7:20 p.m. just before the game starts.

The gates at Povich Field open at 6 p.m. each game night. The games start at 7:30 p.m. For more information about Big Train baseball, including the schedule and directions to the field, please go here.

BCBBC will provide your organization with 100 free tickets. The tickets are valued at $7 for adults, $5 for students and military, and $3 for kids 5-12. You are free to use the tickets as you see fit. You may give the tickets to the families you serve or to your volunteers or you may sell the tickets as a fundraiser for your organization.

Your organization may schedule a picnic in the Davis Family Picnic Pavilion at Povich Field before the game. You would pay the BCBBC for the cost of the picnic (the game tickets are free). For information about the Big Train picnics including menu options and costs, please go here.
You could include the picnic as part of your fundraiser or volunteer night.

If your organization would like to participate, please respond to Bruce Adams by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9. Please tell Bruce the contact person for this project and your preferred date by indicating your first three priorities from the dates listed below. You will note that some groups from last year and some youth baseball organizations have already claimed dates. We will likely have two nonprofits for some of the most popular dates. If you would like to do a fundraiser and are able to commit to buy 100 picnics, we will reserve the picnic pavilion for you and try to make you the only featured nonprofit that night.

Bruce will try to respond within a few dates of your request so that you will be able to begin to publicize your game night. By May 15, he will need your logo and a two paragraph write-up for the game night program.

We hope you take advantage of this offer and are able to have a great night at the ballpark.

Saturday May 31 - Habitat for Humanity (sponsored by Hopkins & Porter)
Wednesday June 4 - [need a military nonprofit] & Fields of Dreams
Friday June 6 - Nonprofit Montgomery!
Saturday June 7 - Northwest Little League and Friends of the Library
Thursday June 12 - MCEA School's Out Night
Friday June 13 - BCC Baseball
Sunday June 15
Wednesday June 18 - RBBA Baseball
Friday June 20 -
Saturday June 21 - Capital City Little League
Wednesday June 25 -
Friday June 27 - League of Women Voters
Sunday June 29 - Maryland State Dairy Princess Association

Thursday July 3 -
Saturday July 5 -
Wednesday July 9 -
Friday July 11 -
Saturday July 12 - Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
Wednesday July 16
Saturday July 19 - A Wider Circle
Sunday July 20 -
Monday July 21 -
Friday July 25 -
Saturday July 26 -