CommunityOn Sunday August 9, the Phillies wives will host a Pro-Pack Auction & Mystery Ball sale to benefit homeless youth from The Covenant House, PA.
A limited number of Mystery Balls - concealed autographed baseballs - will also be sold by the wives for $40 (cash only) by volunteers in the stands and at the First Base Gate.
During the June 12 Phillies game, the Phillies Wives held Save a Pet at the Park 2009. This special event featured adoptable cats and dogs, a silent auction with signed and game-used Phillies memorabilia, a Wives Mystery Ball sale and raffle prizes. All of the cats and dogs were adopted and the wives collected hundreds of pet toys the shelter. The event raised $30,000 for the Pennsylvania SPCA. Full details »
Fans braved the rain and took part in the Phillies Wives Pro-Pack silent auction, raffle and mystery ball sale.
Each Pro-Pack gift package represented a member of the 2008 Phillies and was packed with personal memorabilia & autographed items including jerseys, baseballs, caps, the player's favorite DVDs, CDs, games and much more!
Save a Pet at the Park photo gallery
The Phillies Wives visited the ALS Association Clinical Services Center at Pennsylvania Hospital to meet with ALS patients.
Phillies Phestival photo gallery
The Phillies wives were joined by the ALS Association, sponsors, the Phillies ballgirls and front office staff at the ballpark in stuffing over 5,000 goodie bags to be sold at the Phillies Phestival, the annual Phillies autograph and auction party to help Strike Out ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). A record $720,056 was raised at the event. The Phillies wives pitched in by visiting patients, working the silent auction and selling grab bags. Since the Phillies adopted ALS as their primary charity in 1984, we have raised over $9.4 million for the fight against ALS.
Phillies wives and players visited Camp No Worries, a child cancer patient summer camp in Tabernacle New Jersey.
The players signed autographs as the wives handed out goodies including Phillies bags and bobble heads to each camper.
Michelle Burrell, Chase and Jen Utley visited the Pennsylvania SPCA (PA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and taped a public service announcement to promote adoption awareness.
The Wives joined the PSPCA in hosting Save a Pet at the Park during the Phillies-Mets game.
All 14 cats and dogs were adopted, fans donated pet toys for the shelter, and $33,000 was raised through a silent auction, raffle and doggie bag (aka Mystery Ball) sale.
Celebrity Waiters Dinner photo gallery
The Moyer Foundation, founded by Karen and Jamie Moyer, hosted the first Celebrity Waiters Dinner and Auction in the Diamond Club. Many Phillies showed their support - serving dinner to over 300 guests. Nearly $250,000 was raised to benefit Camp Erin -- Philly & the "Campaign for Kids" -- helping to establish bereavement camps for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
For more information, visit www.moyerfoundation.org.
The wives brought back the popular three-part charity event in late August. This in-game event included a Pro-Pack silent auction featuring personal items donated by each player. The event raised $31,000 to benefit the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation. Each Pro-Pack represented a member of the team and was packed with memorabilia, autographed items. Signed items included the player's favorite DVDs, CDs and games. The wives teamed up with volunteers from the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation, who peddled Mystery Balls in the stands during the game.
