Curtis Granderson Announces Scoring For Schools Initiative To Raise Money For Inner City Schools

Scoring For Schools Donation Program


Detroit, Mich. – Detroit Tigers star center fielder Curtis Granderson has announced a new fundraising initiative for his Grand Kids Foundation called Scoring For Schools, which will help raise money for Michigan’s inner city public schools.

Individuals or companies will be able to donate money for every run Granderson scores during the 2009 regular season and playoffs. Those donating can spend as little as one cent for every run Granderson scores. Registration information can be found online at www.CurtisGranderson.com or www.GrandKidsFoundation.org.

“I am calling on the entire state of Michigan to get involved with this initiative,” Granderson said. “I always tell people that every dollar can make a difference, and this is a chance to prove that. I know the economy is tough, especially in Michigan, but if even just half of the state donated a penny for every run I score, imagine the difference we could make in our state’s schools and educational system. It’s extra incentive for me to go out there and help the Tigers win games this year.”

There are benefits for those donating a minimum of $5 per run scored, and those benefits increase as the donation increases.

Those donating will have the option of which inner city area they would like their donation to be used, as well as whether they want their donation to be used for educational initiatives in those school systems or for college scholarships for graduating high school students.

Granderson hopes that a high number of the donors will be individuals getting involved since they can donate as little or as much as they want.

“So many people want to help out in their communities, but they think they need to be rich to help. This is not just a Detroit initiative, but a Michigan initiative. I want to get those other communities more involved with their educational system, and what is happening in them, whether it is Flint, Saginaw, Grand Rapids or any other area. Now is the time to make a difference, even if it is just with a single dollar,” he said.

The Grand Kids Foundation will work with the school systems in the cities receiving donations to determine the best use of the funds, which will then be dispersed directly to the initiative or program. College scholarship requirements will be determined by the Grand Kids Foundation.

In 2008, Granderson scored 112 runs even though he missed 21 games due to injury. In 2007, he scored 122 runs.

The Grand Kids Foundation, an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit, has no operating costs, and 100 percent of donations from the Scoring For Schools initiative will go directly to their cause. All donations are tax deductible.