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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

CHAIRMAN

KEN KENDRICK

PRESIDENT

MICHAEL KENNEDY

VICE PRESIDENT

DERRICK HALL

TREASURER

TOM HARRIS

SECRETARY

DEBBIE CASTALDO

ADVISOR

DEAN SHORT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BRIAN R. BOOKER

AMY COHN

J. ERIC GUDIÑO

GARRY HAYS

DR. MICHAEL HILGERS

CULLEN MAXEY

BRAD NELSEN

PATRICK J. PAUL

JIM SCUSSEL

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TAMMY BAKER

MARK CAVANAUGH

HAMILTON ESPINOSA

VICKI FIORELLI

MONICA GASTON

BRETT HANSEN

GARY HANSON

TOM HATTEN

MARC ISAACS

JULIE JONES

CHRISTINA MARTINEZ

CULLEN MAXEY

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SHAWN McCLAIN

TOM MEEKS

PAUL ORTIZ

MIKE REINA

MIKE ROSS

RACHEL SAHLMAN

DENNIS SCULLY

MAX SIRSTINS

MO STEIN

ROB VANDERHEI

KERRI WHITE

So much to celebrate! So much to do!

The 2017 season for the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has been an exciting time, complete with meaningful milestones, measurable impact, and plans for the future. Our

celebration of 50 million in charitable giving provided a platform to thank the long list of partners, players, and fans that have shaped the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. It has also allowed us to shine a light on the outstanding charities in our community that are supporting and caring for our neighbors.

Our entire Arizona Diamondbacks family is deeply committed to our community and our fans. We are always looking for ways to connect and enhance our support of projects and programs that invest in our local neighborhoods, schools, non-profits, and everyday heroes. To do so, we work tirelessly to create a better Arizona for our families and children.

Over the summer, we partnered with Safelite AutoGlass to deliver new bicycles and helmets to the Boys and Girls Club, offer 1000 swim lessons to our community’s most vulnerable children, provide vaccines to children in need, and offer car seats to families without a safe option. Additionally, we worked with partners from across Arizona to provide more than 10,000 backpacks to children just in time for back-to-school. We have worked with Arizona Milk Producers and United Health Care to gather food, funds, and supplies for organizations including St. Mary’s Food Bank, Kitchen on the Street, St. Vincent de Paul and Mom’s Pantry as a part of our ongoing

efforts to address the needs of hungry families. D-backs MVT Program (Most Valuable Teachers) has allowed us to celebrate outstanding educators who are devoted to shaping and inspiring our next generations of All-Stars.

In September, we will support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer organizations, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, at the D-backs v. Marlins game on Saturday, September 23rd. We will share stories of hope, perseverance, and the champion’s spirit displayed by amazing children in our community fighting for their lives. Our Arizona Diamondbacks family will honor the memory of Hollis, Gianna, and Tyler – three incredible D-backs fans whose families will forever be a part of ours. Each of these warriors fought DIPG, a terminal form of cancer with limited treatment options. The D-backs are proud to have stood by our young friends while they confronted this horrible disease, and support the efforts of their families to change the future of research and treatment. We will continue to battle alongside them until we have found a cure.

With so much to celebrate and so much yet to do, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation cherishes the platform to impact the lives of those in our community. It is only with support like yours that we can take care of the things that matter in the ways that mean the most.

Debbie Castaldo

Vice President, Corporate and Community Impact, Arizona Diamondbacks and Executive Director, Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation

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D-BACKS LICENSE PLATE

We wear gray on the road, and so can you with the new D-backs license plate!

For just $25 per year, you can display your enthusiasm everywhere you go! With $17 from each plate benefiting the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, to date over $1 million from D-backs license plates has been donated to education initiatives across Arizona!

Purchase your D-backs license plate at the MVD table at section 132 during any Saturday home game or online at servicearizona.com

D-BACKS AUTHENTICS

D-backs Authentics offers a wide array of game-used jerseys, caps, helmets, baseballs, bases, and bats, including specialty merchandise from Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc. All net proceeds from D-backs Authentics sales directly benefit the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation.

Shop online at dbacks.com/authentics or visit the new D-backs Authentics Store, located at Section 134 at Chase Field during any D-backs home game.

HOW YOU CAN GIVE BACK

THE D-BACKS GIVE BACK 50/50 RAFFLE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO FANS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AT DBACKS.COM/5050RAFFLE

The D-backs Give Back 50/50 Raffle, supported by Western Refining, will be available at Chase Field during every D-backs home game, and now fans at home can support the raffle too! Fans can purchase tickets from roving sellers in the stands, kiosks throughout the Chase Field concourse levels, and at dbacks.com/5050raffle.

1 for $2

3 for $5

10 for $10

40 for $20

The charitable half of the jackpot benefits the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation to support youth baseball field development and sports outreach across the state of Arizona.

Visit dbacks.com/5050raffle to learn more.

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SCIENCE OF BASEBALL

Arizona Diamondbacks Science of Baseball, presented by Chase and Insight, aims to encourage the pursuit of careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math by pairing their instruction with the excitement of D-backs baseball. Since the program’s inception in 2013, over 400 teachers and 9,000 students have been exposed to the program through teacher training sessions and youth camps. This year,

over 100 teachers will receive the corresponding curriculum, supplies, and professional development training for their grade level entirely free of charge.

The program serves teachers and their students in grades three through eight. The lessons, created and taught by STEM expert and University of Arizona professor Ricardo Valerdi, each target different elements of America’s Pastime to engage young learners. Some of these lessons include finding the optimal trajectory angle for a homerun, the area of an individual’s strike zone, and the effects of proper hydration and nutrition through hands-on experiments. By providing teachers with the curriculum and supplies for free, the D-backs can enable them to create learning opportunities in the classroom and on the field.

Students are encouraged to explore their own scientific questions about the game and present them at the annual Diamondbacks Science of Baseball STEM Showcase. Their projects will be featured alongside other exciting interactive booths like robotic dinosaurs from the Phoenix Zoo, model planets from Challenger Space Center, and slime-making with the Society of Women Engineers. Our very own Arizona Diamondbacks Science of Baseball program will have an entire section in the centerfield concourse so that fans can participate in some of baseball’s most scientific elements, including taking the field with the team on Opening Day in the Cox Connections VR Bullpen.

D-backs Science of Baseball, presented by Chase and Insight, is making it easier for Arizona students to embrace learning at Chase Field and beyond!

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PLAYERS GIVING BACK

D-BACKS ALUMNI GIVE BACK, TOO!

DAVID PERALTA’S CHAMPIONSHIP ACT

When David Peralta heard the 5A State Champion Kellis High School Baseball Team might not receive their championship rings, he wanted to make sure they got the rings they deserved. Peralta worked with the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation to present the rings to the Kellis Cougars at Chase Field in July.

GOLDY’S FUND 4 KIDS

Goldy’s Fund 4 Kids was established in 2014, and Paul and Amy Goldschmidt have been working hard to help the patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital ever since. From chairing the hospital’s “Hope Lives Here” campaign to raise money for their new Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, to hosting fundraisers, to making visits the PCH, Paul and Amy are dedicated to supporting PCH and improving the lives of patients.

THE AHMED FAMILY DOUBLE PLAY FUND

Nick and Amanda Ahmed are passionate about ending hunger for vulnerable children and delivering hope through projects and programs that empower and inspire children in need, so this season, they established the Ahmed Family Double Play Fund.

GONZO’S HOMETOWN HEROES FUND

Luis Gonzalez has been passionate about giving back to the community since he was on the D-backs roster, and he is especially passionate about helping the Hometown Heroes who risk their lives for our community. Gonzo recently established Gonzo’s Hometown Heroes Fund to benefit projects, programs and non-profit organization that support Police Officers, Firefighters, and First Responders across Arizona.

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