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Oriole Advocates: "Cardboard to Leather" Collections Scheduled
Collections to Take Place at Orioles' Minor League Affiliates in Maryland
The Oriole Advocates will be collecting used (but still usable) baseball/softball equipment at Orioles-affiliated minor league ballparks over the next few weeks. Collection stations will be set up near all open entry gates to the ballpark. Simply drop your equipment into the provided bins on your way into the game. The Oriole Advocates will also accept financial donations to help offset the costs associated with storage and shipment of the collected equipment.
Cash donations will be accepted on site; electronic donations can be made from this link: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLVDZVA352BA7/checkout/6WIGUKIDRVAKUQ6E2X5KLGDQ
These collections are currently scheduled:
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Delmarva Shorebirds - Sunday, June 9 vs. Lynchburg Hillcats. Game time 2:05 pm; gates open 1 hour before first pitch.
Bowie Baysox - July 20 vs. Hartford Yard Goats. Gametime 6:35 pm; gates open 1 hour before first pitch. Come for the game, stay for the fireworks!
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Aberdeen Ironbirds - August 3, vs. Brooklyn Cyclones. Gametime 7:05 pm; gates open 1 hour before first pitch.
The collected equipment will support the Advocates’ Cardboard to Leather program, which distributes donated baseball/softball equipment to organized baseball programs in need.
Arrangements can also be made to collect large equipment donations; please e-mail oadvocates@orioleadvocates.org for assistance.
Cardboard to Leather was inspired in 1992 by a John Eisenberg article in “The Baltimore Sun” about kids in the Dominican Republic using tree limbs for bats and making gloves out of cardboard boxes and tape. Since then, the Oriole Advocates’ Cardboard to Leather program has distributed over 100 tons of equipment to baseball organizations run by schools, orphanages, community groups, hospitals, and other civic organizations. The distributed equipment is owned by the recipient organizations and is not distributed to individuals; the intent is for the equipment to be shared and re-used. Recipients have included baseball supporting organizations in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Aruba, Nicaragua, and elsewhere.
“Cardboard to Leather” is a registered trademark of The Oriole Advocates, Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting and stimulating interest in baseball/softball in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area and around the world.
Website: http://orioleadvocates.org
