Old Dominion Freight Line Donates 12,000 Baseballs to Pitch In For Baseball & Softball
April 30 2019 - 10:09AM
Old Dominion Freight Line, the Official Freight Carrier of Major
League Baseball, donated more than 12,000 baseballs to Pitch In For
Baseball & Softball (PIFBS). The baseballs came out of Old
Dominion’s “clear” baseball-filled trailer that traveled around the
country in 2017 and 2018, visiting the MLB All-Star Game, MLB
stadiums and OD service centers on a marketing and promotional
tour.
Founded in 2005, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball helps give
boys and girls access to recreation and contributes to positive
youth development by providing baseball and softball equipment to
children around the world. Over the past 14 years, PIFBS has helped
to eliminate equipment as a barrier for more than 900,000 boys and
girls in the U.S. and more than 100 countries internationally.
Meredith Kim, COO of Pitch In For Baseball & Softball said,
“This donation changed the conversation with potential grantees.
These baseballs help us uphold our commitment to provide baseball
equipment to various programs and, in turn, reaffirms the programs’
trust in us to provide for their teams. We are extremely
appreciative of Old Dominion Freight Line and their generous
donation.”
As a result of Old Dominion’s donation, the charity has already
given baseballs to numerous clubs and organizations across the
country, including The BASE, Philadelphia School Program, Play Ball
Pittsburgh, the Milwaukee Brewers RBI and various other MLB RBI
teams.
- The BASE, a Boston-based program committed to reimagining
pathways to success for kids, combines exceptional baseball and
softball training and competition with academic and career
resources to empower student-athletes to achieve their full
potential on and off the field.
- The Philadelphia School Program, which is part of PIFBS’s
School Based Programs, is part of the eighth largest school
district in the nation. They were presented with two dozen
baseballs each for 47 high school baseball teams, across 38
schools, impacting 750 student-athletes.
- Play Ball Pittsburgh, a partnership between PIFBS, the Pirates,
and the Tull Family Foundation, included Old Dominion’s donated
baseballs to strengthen their $75,000 worth of equipment donated to
more than a dozen leagues.
- Through a partnership with the Brewers in Milwaukee, the
Brewers RBI, Felix Mantilla Little League and Beckum Stapleton
Little League all received baseballs.
- Other MLB RBI teams received baseballs from Old Dominion’s
donation, impacting 195 teams.
“Old Dominion’s baseballs served their purpose for two great
years in the clear trailer, kicking off our World Series
sweepstakes and offering a fun photo opportunity for baseball fans
as well as serving as a symbol of our partnership with Major League
Baseball,” said Dick Podiak, vice president of marketing and
communication at Old Dominion Freight Line. “We are happy that the
baseballs will be put to good use, and go to the young people who
need them. This donation to Pitch In for Baseball & Softball
can give the baseballs a second life.”
For more information about Old Dominion, visit www.odfl.com or
call (800) 432-6335. On Twitter: @ODFL_Inc and Facebook: Old
Dominion Freight Line Inc.
About Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a leading,
less-than-truckload ("LTL"), union-free motor carrier providing
regional, inter-regional and national LTL services through a single
integrated organization. Our service offerings, which include
expedited transportation, are provided through a network of 235
service centers located throughout the continental United States.
Through strategic alliances, the Company also provides LTL services
throughout North America. In addition to its core LTL services, the
Company offers a range of value-added services including container
drayage, truckload brokerage and supply chain consulting. To learn
more about the company’s industry leadership, click here.
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Kate Redding
Old Dominion Freight Line
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