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University of Phoenix Supports Arizona Diamondbacks® Annual Winter Classic Celebration
About 200 University of Phoenix employees volunteered at the 28th Winter Classic, providing gifts and activities for over 450 at-risk Arizona schoolchildren, continuing a 13-year tradition.
- On Tuesday, December 9, University of Phoenix served as presenting partner at the 28th Arizona D-backs Winter Classic, with about 200 Phoenix-based employees volunteering and 450 children attending.
- Hall of Famer Randy Johnson began the tradition more than two decades ago to give low-income, at-risk Arizona schoolchildren new shoes at the Winter Classic.
- University volunteers handed out backpacks with new shoes, an Arizona D-backs sweatshirt and books while staffing agility, baseball with Baxter the D-backs mascot, reading and STEM stations.
- John Woods, Ph.D., said, `The Diamondbacks' Winter Classic remains one of my favorite events because it shows what's possible when organizations come together for the common good`, and Derrick Hall noted the University's enthusiasm helps create lasting memories for hundreds of children.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has given more than $93 million to Arizona communities since 1997, and Chase Field in downtown Phoenix anchors the team's local presence.
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