2012 Legends for Youth Dinner
| Date: | Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 |
| Venue: | New York Marriott Marquis |
| 1535 Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10036 |
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Established in 1999, the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) created the Legends for Youth Dinner to recognize former Major League players for their accomplishments on the diamond coupled with their off-the-field contributions to communities across the nation. The event, held annually in New York City, also serves as the primary fundraiser for MLBPAA's youth programs and honors baseball's legends with MLBPAA Lifetime Achievement Awards.
This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoree is Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. Bob Costas will host the Hot Stove discussion, and Gary Thorne, Orioles play-by-play announcer, will emcee the evening.
In 2011, Lifetime Achievement Award honorees were 16-time Gold Glove winner and three-time All-Star pitcher Jim Kaat and current Dodgers manager and Yankees great Don Mattingly. Costas presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Kaat, and Gene "Stick" Michael, former Yankees shortstop and manager and current executive, presented Mattingly with the same award. Indians slugger Jim Thome, the newest member of the 600-homer club, received the Brooks Robinson Community Service Award from Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson. Angels outfielder Torii Hunter was the recipient of the 2011 Heart & Hustle Award.
2011 award winners were joined by more than 35 current and former players, including Neil Walker of the Pirates, Michael Cuddyer of the Twins, Ian Desmond of the Nationals, Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, Al Leiter and John Franco.
Past lifetime achievement award recipients include Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, George Brett, Gary Carter, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, Dom DiMaggio, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Juan Marichal, Mickey Mantle, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O'Neil, Tony Perez, Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Tom Seaver, Lee Smith and Bill White.
The MLBPAA allocates proceeds from the dinner to the Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic series. The Legends for Youth program is a series of free baseball clinics designed to provide children with positive role models, teach young players baseball fundamentals and promote the game of baseball. Former players, such as George Foster, Bobby Grich, Ferguson Jenkins, Phil Niekro, Robinson, Killebrew, Cepeda and Seaver, have participated in past clinics.
For more information or if you have questions regarding the Legends for Youth Dinner and how you or your corporation can attend, download the dinner postcard (.pdf) or email Nikki Warner at nikki@mlbpaa.com.
| Schedule of events | |
| 5 p.m. | VIP cocktail reception |
| 6 p.m. | Cocktail reception |
| 6:45 p.m. | Call to dinner program |
| 7 p.m. | Dinner program |
| 9:30 p.m. | Dinner program ends, post-dinner cocktail reception begins |
The MLBPAA has created three table levels: an Honoree Table, Hall of Fame Table and a Legends Table for the Legends for Youth Dinner. This opportunity offers a significant client entertainment or internal sales incentive platform and the ability to mingle in a first-class setting with baseball's legends. In addition, the Legends for Youth Dinner fulfills cause-related marketing/philanthropic objectives because of the youth program beneficiaries. Whatever your objectives, cause-related, client entertainment, incentive programs or business development, this opportunity meets those goals.
| Table pricing structure | |
| Legends for Youth Dinner Honoree Table | $25,000 |
| Legends for Youth Hall of Fame Table | $11,000 |
| Legends for Youth Legends Table | $6,000 |
| Individual Plates (per plate) | $600 |
| Please note: A portion of the sponsorship proceeds are tax-deductible as the MLBPAA is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization. | |
