Out and About

Dictionary donations
On Friday, Sept. 7 Rays players Andy Sonnanstine and Josh Wilson took time out of their afternoons to visit area schools and participate in the Dictionary program presented by the Kiwanis International. Along with Dr. Clayton Wilcox, superintendent of schools for Pinellas County, and officials from Kiwanis international, Sonnanstine and Wilson were on hand to provide the students with their new dictionaries. The Rays Organization helped the Kiwanis Club in the funding of the dictionaries which provided approximately 8,400 dictionaries, enough for every third grade student in the county. Pitcher Sonnanstine visited Anona Elementary School in Largo. He spoke to the students and emphasized the importance of education and the value of great teachers before distributing the dictionaries. Wilson took pictures and autographed students’ dictionaries at Sawgrass Lake Elementary School in St. Petersburg.

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Shop with a Jock
The Rays and Dick's Sporting Goods partnered to create "Shop with a Jock" at Dick's at Citrus Park Town Center. Players Brendan Harris, Jonny Gomes and James Shields along with Raymond and the Ray Team accompanied approximately 40 children from the Hillsborough County Boys & Girls Club on a shopping spree on Aug. 17. Each child received a $100 Dick’s gift card, a Rays goodie bag, lunch and autographs from the players.