Step Up To The Plate

Step Up To The Plate is a goodwill initiative that provides baseball equipment to needy children throughout the world. Evan Arnold is the founder & president.

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Baseball equipment was delivered today to an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona. The supplies will be used for afterschool programs. #baseball #playball #beisbol #powerofplay #teenphilanthropy #sparkgoodness

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Step Up has completed 4 projects over the past months, shipping and/or delivering baseball gear for kids in Wisconsin, South Dakota, Nicaragua, and Mexico. #baseball #PruSpirit #SparkGoodness #playball #beisbol #teenphilanthropy #BeTheChange

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Shipment of baseball equipment (sets of catcher's gear, gloves, bats, balls) heading out to Nicaragua. More projects in the works! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 @sparkgoodness #playball #beisbol #baseball #BeTheChange #teenphilanthropy

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Recent Step Up projects have addressed the needs of kids in Haiti, Nigeria, and the U.S. (Wisconsin and Illinois). Additional shipments are in the works; news will be coming on those. @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #SparkGoodness #playball #beisbol #baseball #BeTheChange #powerofplay

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Step Up To The Plate baseball equipment has made its way into the hands of kids on Fanning Island. You may ask, "Where is this place?" Check the map for details. #playball @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness @SparkGoodness #BeTheChange #baseball #fanningisland

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Delivered bags of equipment last week to Wisconsin Nicaragua Partners. The gear will be part of an upcoming shipment to this Central American country. @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #playball #baseball #beisbol #bethechange

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Thank you, @joadell25, for the signed ball and the well wishes! Good luck on the spring and the 2019 season! #baseball #beisbol #playball

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50 pounds of sports equipment was delivered to the Yaqui community in Phoenix. Gear will help build afterschool programs. @PruSpirit #PruSpirit #sparkgoodness #powerofplay #playball #yaqui #flight33 @SparkGoodness

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I am overjoyed to see the list of honorees for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards' Class of 2019. To this year's student honorees, welcome to the family! Embrace this amazing experience! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit #PrudentialSpiritofCommunityAwards

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A trunk full of baseball and soccer equipment were delivered this week to help kids in the Milwaukee area. @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #baseball #beisbol #powerofplay #BeTheChange

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I am honored and humbled to be one of the recipients of grant funds from https://t.co/UDMIvczaMe. Thank you, Mr. Barron (@TABarronAuthor), for recognizing me and my foundation's work. @SparkGoodness #sparkgoodness #powerofplay #makingadifference

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First project of 2019 - equipment delivered to La Casa de Esperanza in Milwaukee! Very glad these kids are going to be playing with this sports gear! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness #playball #powerofplay #baseball #beisbol #bethechange #makeadifference #baseball

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In 2018, Step Up To The Plate completed 56 projects which shipped 2,090 pieces of baseball equipment to kids in 7 states and 22 countries. Since its inception, Step Up now shipped $70,500 worth of gear to kids in 56 nations. @SparkGoodness @PruSpirit #playball #PruSpirit2018 #mlb

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Final project of 2018 - baseball equipment delivered to World Mission Services in Green Bay. Tallying up the totals for '18. It was a record-breaker! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness #playball #powerofplay #baseball #beisbol #bethechange #makeadifference #seasonofgiving

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Box of baseball equipment (gloves, balls, etc.) shipped out today to benefit kids programs in Cincinnati. Finishing 2018 strong. @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness #playball #powerofplay #baseball #beisbol #bethechange #makeadifference #seasonofgiving @SparkGoodness

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A carload of equipment was delivered to Wisconsin Nicaragua Partners. More than 2,000 pieces of baseball equipment have now been delivered in 2018! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness #playball #powerofplay #baseball #beisbol #bethechange #makeadifference #seasonofgiving

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Box of sports equipment shipped out today for Malawi. Where there's a need in the world, the foundation finds a way to get it there! @PruSpirit #PruSpirit2018 #sparkgoodness #playball #powerofplay #baseball #beisbol #bethechange #makeadifference #seasonofgiving

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Baseball equipment (gloves, balls, etc.) heading out to benefit kids in Ireland. I've now shipped to entities in 56 nations. More to come! @PruSpirit #sparkgoodness #PruSpirit2018 #powerofplay #beisbol #baseball #teenphilanthropy #bethechange #makingadifference #futureofgood #mlb

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Baseball gear (gloves, balls, etc.) shipped today to Father's Heart Ranch in CA; this group home for abused/neglected kids is run by former Angels all-star Albie Pearson. @PruSpirit #sparkgoodness #PruSpirit2018 #powerofplay #beisbol #albiepearson #baseball #mlb #makeadifference

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Baseball gear heading out to California. 3,000 pieces of equipment now sent over the past 2 years. Big stats, big impact! @PruSpirit #sparkgoodness #PruSpirit2018 #powerofplay #beisbol #baseball #teenphilanthropy #bethechange #makingadifference #futureofgood #helpingkidsplay