Major League Baseball Players Recognize Student Leaders

During an on-field ceremony prior to tonight's game, Giants and A's players, will represent all Major Leaguers when they honor seven high school students serving as Captains of the Oakland and San Francisco Action Teams, part of the national service-learning program in which Major League players and high school students are inspiring and training the next generation of volunteers.  During the 2008-2009 school-year, these Action Team Captains raised awareness about the importance of community involvement amoung other students in their high schools and organized volunteer activities. 

 San Francisco Scholarship Winner Genevieve Bolinao, Action Team Captain Daniella Smith, Oakland Scholarship Winners Shahab Azizi and Jessica Munoz

Buses for Baseball

Volunteers of America Bay Area in collaboration with the Major League Baseball Players Trust extended the opportunity for 40 youth from the Lord Tennyson Housing Complex in Hayward, CA to attend tonights A's vs. Giants game.  At the game the kids will be welcomed by players who spend time signing autographs, giving away souvenirs and posting for photographs.  Buses to Baseball provides the opportunity for these children to participate in an unforgettable trip.