Fund enables the Red Cross to respond to more than 70,000 disasters nationwide each year
St. Louis, Friday, August 3, 2007 -
KTRS Radio (550 AM) will auction sports memorabilia and tickets from the St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams live on the air throughout the day on Friday. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables nearly 800 chapters across the country to respond to more than 70,000 disasters each year.
"We greatly appreciate the generosity of KTRS, the Blues, the Cardinals and the Rams," said Joseph C. White, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter.
"This week's tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis is the most recent reminder of the need for us to be ready to respond before a disaster ever happens - at any time throughout this country. The Disaster Relief Fund allows the Red Cross to be there whenever and wherever we are called upon."
The following items will be auctioned on Friday during KTRS programming:
ST. LOUIS RAMS
- 4 Lower Bowl Tickets and 4 Pre-Game Field Passes for Governors Cup on Aug. 30.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- Game-Used Rosin Bag Piece from World Series Game 5 - This 16" X 20" limited-edition framed and numbered piece includes a swatch of sock and a capsule of rosin from the rosin bag used during World Series Game 5, 7" X9" photos of Game 5 winner Jeff Weaver and closer Adam Wainwright after recording the save that clinched the championship, a 24KT gold-plated World Series Champions coin, a 24KT gold-plated 2006 World Series logo coin and a Certificate of Authenticity placard. In addition, a color photo of the full rosin bag is pasted to the back of the frame to further verify its authenticity. This piece is double matted (red on white) and only 36 were created.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- World Series Logo Base Autographed by David Eckstein.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- Tony LaRussa Autographed Baseball and 4 Tickets to the Cardinals/Cubs Game on Friday, Sep. 14. This includes an on-field visit during batting practice and a visit to the KTRS booth to meet John Rooney and Mike Shannon.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- Game-Used Base - This item is an official Schutt game-used base from the 2006 Cardinals inaugural season at the new Busch Stadium as the team made its way to the 10th World Series Championship in franchise history. The base has a full-color Inaugural Season 2006 Busch Stadium logo on the top plus four 6-1/2" side jewels, one MLB "I Live For This" jewel, and three Cardinals Inaugural Season 2006 Busch Stadium logo jewels. This is a first base from the first set (innings 1-3) of the game on April 30, 2006 vs. the Washington Nationals.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- Inaugural Game Baseball Autographed by Adam Wainwright - An official Major League Baseball with the special Inaugural Game logo that was placed on baseballs only for the Inaugural Game of the new Busch Stadium on opening day (April 10, 2006) and autographed by Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright.
ST. LOUIS BLUES
- Suite for a Regular-Season Game - This includes 16 tickets (except opening night), including food and drink.
For More Information:
To learn more about the KTRS Radio auction to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, please contact the St. Louis Area Chapter at 314.516.2800 or www.redcrossstl.org.
About the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter:
Founded in 1917, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter celebrates 90 years of dedicated service, providing emergency relief and preparedness training more than 410,000 times each year. The Red Cross is not a government agency and depends on the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors to provide a wide range of community support services, including disaster relief, first aid and CPR training, water safety, services to military personnel and support for blood services. The Chapter, a United Way agency, provides programs and services to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri, as well as Monroe, St. Clair (including Scott Air Force Base) and part of Madison County in Illinois. All disaster relief services are provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of the American people. To learn more about Red Cross programs, volunteer opportunities, and how you can help, contact the St. Louis Area Chapter at 314.516.2800 or www.redcrossstl.org.
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