Like many teams throughout the Major Leagues, the Phillies donate their time to a program called Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI). RBI was founded in 1989 as a way to inspire kids in south central Los Angeles to play more baseball and has since grown to include programs in 200 cities and 120,000 boys and girls each year.
The Phillies have been RBI supports since 1993 and today hold clinics in more than 20 locations in and around Philadelphia.
We love baseball, so naturally we like the idea of helping kids learn the sport and hopefully develop a love for it as well. That’s why Turkey Hill is also supporting the RBI program. In addition to bring kids closer to baseball, RBI also teaches them life lessons about team work, respect and working hard to achieve personal goals. To help that effort, we’re donating five cents for every container of Phillies Graham Slam Ice Cream sold to the RBI program. We’re also giving $100 for every Phillies win (at the rate they’re going lately, we’ll be writing a lot more $100 checks throughout the season).
Earlier this spring, the Phillies held an RBI clinic in conjunction with the Cal Ripken Senior Foundation at the Feltonville Boys & Girls Club in Philadelphia. Below is a photo of the kids taking a break with some Graham Slam Ice Cream.
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This is a great program. My nephew went to some RBI sessions (I think in Baltimore) and had a lot of fun. As a baseball fan, sometimes I worry that kids these days don’t have the same passion and love for the game as older generations did.
What a wonderful program. I think Turkey Hill rocks! It not only gives us great ice cream, but great feelings about the company when you read about the terrific programs!
Way to go T. Hill, RBI program sounds great, and now I will have to try the Graham Slam flavor!
ice cream makes the day brighter, happier and faster, especially if ou use it as a reward for something that must be accomplished versus something that you do when you have time..
You make the absolutely best ice cream—I choose it over other brands every time!!
I just love my turkey hill ice cream all the great flavores strawberry is my favorite. july 13 2007 6:35 pm