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TLC For Kids Sports
TLC for Kids Sports, is an award-winning non-profit community outreach effort aimed at improving Bay Area youth sports. It was created in 2009 by O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., a Berkeley-based heavy construction firm and leading builder of athletic fields. As a demonstration of the company’s commitment to local neighborhoods and under-served communities, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., in partnership with KNBR 680AM, created a contest for local youth sports fields to be selected and fully renovated in hopes to create a positive long lasting impact on local youth.
Our vision is for every child involved in youth sports to play on a safe and handicap accessible field.
During construction, we will utilize our own resources as well as reach out to local sponsors, donors and volunteers to exemplify a true community project.
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Frys.com Open Teaming Together with TLC for Kids Sports
PGA Tour Event to Donate Percentage of Tickets Purchased to the TLC for Kids Sports Program to raise money for local youth sports and field improvement
BERKELEY, CA, September 7, 2011 – As an official Partner to the TLC for Kids Sports program, Frys.com Open, a PGA Tour Event, announced the launch of its sponsorship program to raise money for youth sports and field improvement. The Frys.com Open will feature a full-field of 132 players, including Tiger Woods, who is playing the golf event for the first time. The event will occur from October 3-9, 2011 in CordeValle, San Martin, California. 20% of tickets purchased for the event will be donated to the TLC for Kids Sports Program when “KNBR” or “TLC for Kids Sports” is selected as the partner code upon purchase.
TLC for Kids Sports, a non-profit community outreach effort aimed at improving Bay Area youth sports, was created in 2009 by O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., a Berkeley-based heavy construction firm and leading builder of athletic fields. As a demonstration of the company’s commitment to local neighborhoods and its interest in improving areas where its employees work and live, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., in partnership with KNBR 680 AM, created a contest for local youth sports fields to be selected and fully renovated in hopes to create a positive long lasting impact on local youth.
Eastridge Little League in San Jose was the first school to have its field renovated in April 2010. Following, began the organization’s second year with entrants submitting essays and photos to nominate their community ballpark or field. Each month, finalists were selected and announced. In August 2010, KNBR 680 AM and O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. announced its second recipient, the Antioch Little League Fields. Work done on the Antioch Little League Fields was completed this spring and was celebrated with a grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on April 2, 2011.
“Sponsoring the TLC for Kids Sports program has been a way for all of us and our sponsors to give back to our communities and youth,” said Kelly Kolander, President and CEO of O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. “We are extremely appreciative to have Frys.com Open on board with us and honored that they will be extending their partnership with us as well as with TLC for Kids Sports.”
About TLC for Kids Sports
TLC for Kids Sports (www.TLCforKidsSports.org), sponsored by O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., is a non-profit corporation focused on community outreach with aim to improve kids’ sports throughout the Bay Area one field at a time. During a time of economic uncertainty, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. was seeking to promote some uplifting news amidst increasing budget woes felt throughout the country. O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc., a Berkeley-based construction firm specializing in athletic fields, found the perfect opportunity to help those in need by sponsoring the TLC for Kids Sports program. Through the program, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. partnered with KNBR 680 AM, The Sports Leader to hold a special contest. The deserving winner would receive a new ball field – a luxury not easily afforded to the children who would be using the field. For more information go to www.TLCforKidsSports.org or find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/TLC-For-Kids-Sports/150413631671741.
About Frys.com Open
The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series and features a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner. Tiger Woods has committed to play the event for the first time this year. Now in its sixth year, the Frys.com Open has raised more than $3 million for charities, with more than $800,000 awarded in 2010 alone. The tournament will be played Oct. 5-9, 2011 at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., located just 25 minutes south of title sponsor Fry’s Electronics headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For more information go to www.frysopengolf.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frysopengolf.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Sebay, TLC for Kids Sports
Phone: 510-809-3421
Email: JS@TLCforKidsSports.org