Jordan's Furniture, Red Sox Collecting Baseball Equipment

February 2, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on February 3, 2012 Furniture retailer Jordan's Furniture is partnering with the Boston Red Sox to participate in the 2012 Double Play Youth Baseball Program, a donation project that will supply gently-used baseball/softball equipment to inner-city youth.

In partnership with the Red Sox Foundation's "Reviving Baseball to Inner Cities," equipment will be distributed to more than 2,000 inner-city youth.

Starting this week and running until April 1, equipment donations can be dropped off at any of the five Jordan's Furniture locations, and at its Taunton, Mass., distribution center. All donations must be in usable, clean condition. Equipment includes bats (metal only), catcher's equipment, helmets, gloves, cleats (metal and plastic), baseballs (new), and softballs (new).

Schools and businesses can get involved and possibly win big. The school and the business that donate the largest number of useable items will each receive tickets to a Red Sox game, a visit by Red Sox mascot Wally, an autographed jersey with pre-game presentation at Fenway Park.

"In this day and age of pay-to-play, there are thousands of kids that just cannot afford to play sports," said Eliot Tatelman, president and CEO of Jordan's Furniture. "We think that every youth should enjoy America's favorite pastime so we created the Double Play Youth Baseball Program. This is the second year and with the help of the Red Sox Foundation, we'll be able to reach a lot of inner-city kids in our area."