For 12 Tuesdays throughout the 2012 Major League Baseball season the Cleveland Indians teamed up with a Northeast Ohio non-profit organization to provide much-needed funds and the opportunity to raise awareness for their specific cause. Launched in 2009, "Fill the House for Charity" has raised more than $1.68 million in monetary and in-kind donations for 12 Northeast Ohio non-profits.
During the 2012 season, the Indians donated $5 from each ticket sold by the participating non-profit organization back to the charity. Also, $1 from every overall ticket sold for Tuesday games during the 2012 baseball season was donated to the designated charity.
Below is the list of participating non-profits that the Indians were proud to support in 2012.
The American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio saves and improves the quality of lives as the community leader in emergency preparedness, responding to disasters with humanitarian aid and providing health and safety training.
The Center for Families and Children is working to change lives and communities through client service, advocacy and collective action.
Our Lady of the Wayside enriches the lives of individuals who have mental retardation and developmental disabilities. They provide individuals and their families pathways to healthy and productive personal growth through professional care and guidance.
Shoes and Clothes for Kids provides a unique service for income-eligible families in Greater Cleveland by distributing new shoes, clothing, and items for infants and youth. Shoes and Clothes for Kids carries out its mission with compassion, care and respect through a network of partner agencies and offers the community a way to help families in need.
As the central clearinghouse for donated and rescued food, the Cleveland Foodbank solicits, collects, sorts, and distributes nonperishable food, fresh produce, perishable and frozen food, and prepared meals to local hunger centers and other nonprofit agencies.
The USO of Northern Ohio is a non-profit organization that provides recreational services and morale-boosting programs to enhance the quality of life for current military personnel, and their families, from 29 counties in northern Ohio.
The Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Inc. supports families whose children are receiving treatment at area medical centers by providing a home-like environment and essential resources and services.
The mission of Guidestone is to equip and empower children and families to reach their potential and become contributing members of a strong community. Annually, we serve over 11,000 individuals throughout the state of Ohio, and need the charitable support of others to help us keep our promise of building strong children and families. Guidestone is a rebrand of Berea Children's Home.
To foster compassion and end animal suffering through adoption, humane investigations, spay and neuter, and education.
United Way of Greater Cleveland is a leader in addressing health and human service needs through convening partnerships, funding programs, and generating resources to support our community's priorities.
The mission of Special Olympics Ohio is to provide year-round sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Coats for Kids was started in 1981 by local radio station employees, when they realized that a large number of children were missing school in the winter because they did not have warm coats. That November, Coats for Kids Cleveland was founded and the radio station began soliciting donations of like-new, gently worn coats and cash donations to purchase new coats.
