The Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund supported a variety of causes in the Upper Midwest and South Florida during 2009. This support came in the form of cash grants, community program subsidies and Twins tickets and memorabilia donations.

Highlights of the Twins 2009 community giving include:

Twins Community Fund

The Fields for Kids program granted $300,000 to build and renovate 53 Upper Midwest ballfields. Since 1999, 425 Upper Midwest, Southwest Florida and Latin American ballfields have been renovated.

The Twins Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinic program visited 35 Upper Midwest and nine Southwest Florida communities providing free baseball and softball instruction to more than 7,000 young people.

Grants totaling $120,000 were made to the Minneapolis and St. Paul Park and Recreation departments to operate Twins Rookie League and R.B.I. inner-city youth baseball and softball leagues. More than 6,000 kids participated in Twins Rookie League and R.B.I. programs in 2009. New in 2009 were

grants totaling $20,000 to establish RBI teams in new and diverse areas of St. Paul and Minneapolis through the RBI Expansion Program.

The Twins donated $13,000 to support regional tournaments for seven youth baseball and softball organizations. The Twins also granted $20,000 to twenty traveling youth baseball and softball teams to assist with operating expenses.

The Twins Wives Organization directed $50,000 in grants to various organizations including the Southside Life Care Center, Sharing and Caring Hands, the Salvation Army, People Serving People, Camp Erin, the Minnesota Military Family Foundation, Gillette Children’s Hospital, the Epilepsy Foundation, the Drew Gilbert Medical Fund, Cystic Fibrosis – Minnesota Chapter, the Courage Center, and Cheerful Givers.

Through the Diamonds and Dreams Academic Scholar-ship Program, 20 Upper Midwest high school seniors each received $2,000 in scholarship support for post secondary education.

Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Community Contributions and Outreach

More than 4,500 community organizations received donations of Twins memorabilia to help raise funds for their work. Those organizations report raising nearly $550,000 as a result of Twins’ contributions.

2009 Twins Community Support

Minnesota Twins Baseball Club | Minnesota Twins Community Fund1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN 55403 • 612.659.3400 (Phone) • 612.659.4031 (Fax) • www.twinsbaseball.com

Volume 21 - Winter 2009-2010Official Publication of the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund

The Heart of Twins TerritoryTwins In the Community

A Twins RBI player rounds third base during the 2009 RBI Regional Tournament in Minneapolis

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The Minnesota Twins will kick off their 50th season of base-ball in Minnesota with the Twins Community Fund’s largest fundraiser, TwinsFest 2010, on Friday Jan. 29 to Sunday Jan. 31 at the Metrodome. Admission to TwinsFest is just $8 for adults and $4 for children 14 and younger, prior to Jan.28, 2010.

More than 40 former, current, and future Twins players will appear during the event. TwinsFest 2010 will feature players autograph and photo sessions, live and silent sports memorabilia auctions, and free youth baseball and softball clinics. Fans will also have the opportunity to audition to sing the National Anthem prior to a 2010 Twins game, partici-pate in interactive games, check out an exhibit from the Baseball Hall of Fame, and view an exhibit by Twins curator Clyde Doepner titled "New Beginnings: 1961 Metropolitan Stadium. . .1982 H.H.H. Metrodome. . .2010 Target Field.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.twinsbaseball.com or call 1-800-33-TWINS.

Twins players and mascot T.C. made more than 250 community appearances in 2009.

More than 40 current and former Twins players and their wives helped raise more than $1 million via fundraising events for Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida charities. These events included Michael Cuddyer’s Celebrity Waiter Dinner benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, Justin Morneau’s Casino Night benefitting Juvenile Arthri-tis, Joe Mauer’s Golf Classic benefiting Friends of St. Paul Baseball and Kent Hrbek’s Bass Fishing Classic benefitting the ALS Association.

For a complete list of Community Fund grants and programs, visit www.twinsbaseball.com/community. Applications for 2010 programs and grants will be available online in January.

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Joe Mauer greets fans during TwinsFest 2009. TwinsFest 2010 will be held January 29-31 at the Metrodome

TWINSFEST 2010

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Since its inception in 1989, TwinsFest has raised more than $3.9 million for programs and organizations supported by the Twins Community Fund.

Twins players Justin Morneau and Kevin Slowey visit a patient at St. Paul Children’s Hospital

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The 50th Annual Twins Winter Caravan starts January 18th. The Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan will visit more than 40 Upper Midwest communities between January 18th and January 28th.

The Twins Winter Caravan will once again feature current and former players. They will be visiting locations including schools, hospitals, service organizations and Upper Midwest companies, with a traditional program planned for each event. The Winter Caravan will be sponsored by Fox Sports

North, KSTP Radio and Treasure Island Baseball Network.

Members of the Twins radio/television broadcast team, including John Gordon, Dan Gladden, Dick Bremer, and Bert Blyleven, will lead each leg of Winter Caravan.

For more information on the Twin Winter Caravan, call 800-33-TWINS or visit www.twinsbaseball.com.

2010 Twins Winter Caravan Traveling the Midwest

The Twins Winter Caravan is coming in January to a town near you!

The sixth annual Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Baseball and Softball Conference will be held on Saturday, April 24, at Target Field.

The event will celebrate the beginning of the 2010 baseball and softball season by bringing together youth

coaches, administrators and volunteers to discuss

topics and issues related to the game and learn from the many conference breakout sessions.

Many of the conference breakout sessions will be led by Twins alumni and will address various areas of coaching and skill development. Play Ball! Minnesota members and Twins front office personnel also will participate in the administration sessions.

For more information visit www.playballmn.com.

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Apply to Host a 2010 Upper Midwest Youth Clinic

Celebrating 50 years of the Twins Clinic Program, the Twins Community Fund will host free youth clinics in 50 Upper Midwest communities in 2010.

If your community is interested in hosting a clinic, please call 800-33-TWINS or visit www.twinsbaseball.com/community in January for more information and to obtain a host community application.

The 2010 clinic schedule will be announced in April.

Youth participate in a 2009 Play Ball! Minnesota baseball and softball clinic

Play Ball! Minnesota Conference Hosts Youth Coaches and Volunteers

We’ve Moved!

The Twins have officially taken residence in their new home. Beginning January 1, the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund can be contacted at Target Field.

Minnesota Twins Target Field 1 Twins Way Minneapolis, MN 55403

Executive Offices: 612-659-3400 www.twinsbaseball.com

The mission of the Minnesota Twins Community Fund is to enrich local and regional communities by providing resources for the healthy development of children and families through an association with baseball and softball and the Minnesota Twins.

Twins Community Fund Mission

Community Members

Mark Dienhart – Chair, University of St. Thomas

Duane Arens – Connexus Energy

Paul Asao – Red Ball Marketing

Julianne Bye – Minneapolis YWCA

Sharon Eurle – Minnesota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

Brent Gish – National Indian Impacted Schools Association

Jay Kim – Dorsey and Whitney

Lynn Littlejohn – Mortenson Construction

Kevin Merkle – Minnesota State High School League

Lea B. Olsen

Duane Reed – Cargill, Retired

Mark Schiffman – Drawbridge Consulting

Jim Senske – New Ulm Baseball Association

Kate Walker – Macalester College

Institutional Members Becky Crain (Minnesota Twins)

Michael Cuddyer (Minnesota Twins)

Elliot Jaffee (US Bank)

Gene Larkin (Minnesota Twins)

Mark Schindele (Target)

Dave St. Peter (Minnesota Twins)

2010 Board of Directors:

Contact us at:1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN 55403 • 612.659.3400 (Phone) • 612.659.4031 (Fax)

www.twinsbaseball.com

1 Twins WayMinneapolis, MN 55403

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