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Creating Dream Come True Moments
TEAM
REPORT SUMMER 2020
Today is the Day! Flags are blowing in the breeze and excitement is in the air. Fans are sporting the colors of their favorite team. In the distance we hear the sound of popcorn popping and the smell of fresh cut grass draws our eyes to the immaculately groomed eld. Players take to the eld to stretch and warm up for the competition ahead. At home plate, umpires and managers shake hands as the teams move to the rst and third base lines for introductions and the singing of the National Anthem. A child stands meekly by the home team dugout preparing for a scary, yet a dream come true moment. After receiving encouragement and a microphone from the stadium program director, the child takes a deep breath, summoning inner strength and bellows out “Play Ball!”. With pride and a joyful stride, the child runs into his families’ embrace and will now forever be known as the brave one that seized the opportunity to announce the familiar phrase on opening day at the ballpark, experiencing a never to be forgotten dream come true moment.
We are looking forward to connecting with fans again and getting back out on the eld as soon as possible.
Welcome to the “ALL RISE Team Report” quarterly newsletter, where we will share our journey of creating opportunities for children and youth to engage in activities that produce dream come true moments. Here you will be able to check out the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation’s game plan to inspire children and youth to become responsible citizens. With the generous support from our Family
Aaron Judge addresses the attendees gathered at the 2019 ALL RISE bene t dinner at Enzo Olive Oil Mill.
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As our communities struggle to cope with COVID-19, the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation would like to salute our rst responders and the front line medical teams that are working to keep us all safe.
ALL RISE will inspire children & youth to become responsible citizens by engaging them in activities that encourage them to reach unlimited possibilities.
Aaron Judge Founder
Board of Directors
Patty Judge President/ Executive Director
Linda Johnson Vice President/ Secretary
Bev Pugh Carol Derksen Treasurers
Sonia Gradin Member at Large
The Team Report is published quarterly by Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation. Reproduction is prohibited without the permission of the publisher. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved.
Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation P.O. Box 992 Linden, California 95236 209-448-0993 AaronJudgeALLRISEfoundation.org
CHAMBER Judge’s
We walk by faith, not by sight – 2 Corinthians 5:7
Growing up in Linden, California, I was able to watch my parents work as educators to help shape our community and its young people. During my senior year at Linden High School, the senior class paid for renovations for our baseball eld. Every day, as a team, we would go out and rake it, water it, and mow it. After each practice, we would tend to anything that needed to be done. We knew the work we were doing bene tted us, but we also knew that the guys coming after us would get to play on a beautiful eld. It was a moment when I realized that we all have a part to play for those that come after.
Like many of my teammates, I was in awe watching Derek Jeter play. After being drafted, I learned quickly that the organization isn’t about one guy. There is a long history to the Yankee’s franchise, and it is something special to have Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettite, Ron Guidry, and Reggie Jackson checking in with us during spring training and the regular season. These guys make you feel like you are a part of something bigger. We are just the next guys up. I think a lot about how I can show those coming up through the Yankees system what this legacy means for all of us.
With the All Rise Foundation, I am hoping to help create that feeling for other kids. My Mom likes to remind me that humans need to be physiologically and socially comfortable, as well as psychologically happy, to be good learners. As we grow this platform, we look to assist children to feel that they can follow in strong footsteps and also lead those coming behind them.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Thank you to our ALL RISE Family of Af liates for their on-going support of Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation programs and events, as well as our local sponsors of ALL RISE fundraisers in Linden and Fresno, California. For a complete list of our event sponsors please visit our website: aaronjudgeALLRISEfoundation.org.
Aaron and some of the campers at the inaugural ALL RISE baseball camp in Linden, California.
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Linden Uni ed students at the CADA Youth Leadership Conference in Modesto, California, May of 2019.
ALL RISE Board at the 2020 Dinner at Enzo Olive Oil Mill, Madera, California.
of Af liates, event sponsors, and donors we have been able to establish a strong line-up of programs. In our “ rst inning” we focused on Aaron’s hometown of Linden, California and grew into his college hometown of Fresno, California. After two fundraising dinners, two Aaron Judge ProCamp baseball/softball camps, one $2,500 Mini-Grant distribution, sending over 100 student delegates to leadership conferences, collaborating with #ICANHELP to support digital citizenship, supporting Bronx youth via Bronx Educational All Star Day, we have generated a three year cycle that will take us to New York in the future. None of this would be possible without Aaron’s vision and the support of our donors. We are so very thankful for our sponsors and af liates. We are grateful for the generosity we have received and feel blessed to be able to be a blessing to others. ALL RISE Foundation strives to take advantage of every opportunity to make a difference; to provide a child with an opportunity to grow into a responsible citizen. As we wait for our lives to regain some normalcy and our story unfolds, we will keep you informed with foundation news that is worth knowing. We want you to have a chance to know ALL RISE Foundation up close and personal. Join us to create opportunities for children and youth to experience dream come true moments. To feel the heartbeat of our foundation and to share this newsletter with others, visit our website at aaronjudgeALLRISEfoundation.org and follow us @aaronjudgeALLRISEof cial. Patty Judge Patty Judge Aaron’s Mom Executive Director, Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation Aaron looks on as Frida addresses close to 10,000 middle school students from Bronx Public Schools for Bronx Education All Star Day (BEAD). CAN
OF CORN
A high, easy-to-catch, y ball hit to the out eld.
The phrase is said to have originated in the nineteenth century and relates to an old-time grocer's method of getting canned goods down from a high shelf.
C a n o f C o r n … B a s e b a l l i s m s
“If whatyou did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.” (handed down from Lou Holtz to Grandpa Judge to Dad Judge to Aaron Judge)
RISING UP
The All-Rise Foundation chooses one program each quarter to support through our mini-grants. “We offer a special thanks to all sponsors who have helped make our Mini-Grant Award Program a reality,” states Patty Judge, Foundation President. For more information on the mini-grant program, please visit https://www.aaronjudgeALLRISEfoundation.org/minigrants
Hometown 4-H Club receives rst Mini-Grant
JUDGEIAN BLAST
leadership skills. Tokay Colony 4-H models these skills, and I am pleased and honored that they are receiving this grant,” states ALL-RISE Founder Aaron Judge. Kim Warmedam, 4-H volunteer adds “The kids are so excited because they now have a much-needed tool to help them as they prepare their animals to be shown, and later sold.” This particular program teaches kids the necessary steps to not only successfully raise an animal, but it also teaches them commitment and time management. The Aaron Judge ALL-RISE Foundation proudly named the Tokay Colony 4 H Club as our rst mini-grant recipient on March 9, 2020. Our mini-grants seek to support programs that inspire children and youth to become responsible citizens. Tokay Colony 4-H has done just that for nearly 65 years. “The agricultural community of San Joaquin County has many opportunities to teach our youth how to manage their responsibilities raising livestock and developing ALL RISE Foundation President Patty Judge presents our rst Mini-Grant to Tokay Colony 4H Swine Unit.
NEXT MINI-GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Open Applications on Website: July 1, 2020
