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 Encinal High School Alumni Dontrelle Willis Donates $20,000 to High School Sports Programs
Dontrelle Willis, alumni of Encinal High School in Alameda, California, announced today on KNBR 680 during the Razor and Mr. T show that he will donate $20,000 to support the high school sports programs in Alameda. Willis played baseball all four years at Encinal High School, and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th Round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Willis is now a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In addition to Willis’s donation of $20,000, Thomas Martz, President of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, pledged $30,000 to the cause.
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame and KNBR 680 Donate $30,000 to Alameda Sports Programs
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame and KNBR 680 announced today that they will donate $30,000 to the Alameda Education Foundation to support high school sports programs affected by the recent budget cuts in Alameda. KNBR’s afternoon host and Alameda resident, Tom Tolbert, will kick off the Razor and Mr. T show on KNBR 680 and 1050 today with the announcement and ask listeners to support this and many other local sports programs desperately needing funding.
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame President Thomas Martz and KNBR VP/General Manager Tony Salvadore commented, “The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame has been helping kids play sports since its origin in 1980, donating over $4 million to youth sports programs…and we’re pleased to be able to join our partner KNBR in this effort. There’s never been a more critical time to support school sports than now!” Of the $30,000 donation, $15,000 will be allocated to Alameda High School Sports, and $15,000 to Encinal High School Sports.
Joining the Razor and Mr. T on the show today are well-known east bay athletes, including Ray Guy, a former Oakland Raiders Punter; Dontrelle Willis, an alumni of Encinal High School who now pitches for the Detroit Tigers; as well as John Brown, the Encinal High School Quarterback and baseball player who was a part of the Encinal High School student walk-out on Tuesday. The athletes will be encouraging community members and organizations to call-in and help support the Alameda Education Foundation.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2008, the Alameda School District Board announced they were cutting $200,000 out of high school sports programs in response to the state’s proposed budget cuts. On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, hundreds of students and faculty members walked out of their classes at Encinal and Alameda High Schools and marched to the Alameda School District Headquarters in protest to the budget cuts to their sports programs.
VP/General Manager Tony Salvadore adds, “Sports are the life-blood of what we do here at KNBR, so we have set up a special email address where schools all over the Bay Area can tell us about their fundraising efforts. We will then highlight them on KNBR.com to help bring the much needed media attention”.
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A huge thanks to our partner Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame for stepping up and donating $30,000 to the Alameda School Sports program. Now it’s time for you to step up Bay Area. Please make a donation to help Alameda High School and Encinal High School please write a check to:
Alameda Education Foundation
P.O Box 1363
Alameda, Ca 94501
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To DONATE, please make sure you are reference KNBR on the check.
If you are a school that needs help, too…please email us at saveschoolsports@knbr.com and we’ll highlight your events/fund-raiser on our website! Would you like to adopt one of our schools? Click here to learn more...
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