Baseball Gives Back
Cuba Goodwill Baseball Mission, 2010Founder David Fantin (back row center) with kids who have received
your equipment donations (This dugout was built by the local villagers)
"...On the seventh day,
God rested...and played baseball..."
Welcome to Baseball Gives Back of Global Sports Foundation, an IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt, non-profit public charity. Through a love and passion for baseball, our mission is twofold:
1. We provide gently used and new baseball equipment for underprivileged children and adults in the U.S and the world. The pictures throughout this website are some of the recipients of those generous donations.
Learn more about how you can donate your used equipment or even new equipment.
2. We also do special events such as charity baseball games as the Midniight Madness Baseball Marathon to raise funds for an individual who is suffering from an illness, such as ALS or cancer. The net proceeds go to the family to help with medical bills or mounting living expenses, due to their ailment.
Know someone who has financial stress due to cancer or ALS?
Now accepting nominations of recipients for the 2012 Midnight Madness Marathon Baseball Game; email David.Fantin@GlobalSportsFoundation.org
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Founder David Fantin selected Hometown Hero by the Houston Astros for charitble work- throws out the first pitch (for a strike) at Minute Maid Park. 2011 Midnight Madness Marathon recipient Ariel Leal, age 9, afflicted with brain cancer joins Dave on the field.
Click image to watch Hometown Hero TV interview with founder David Fantin on KPRC Channel 2 Houston.
Proud Partners (click logos):
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DATES ARE SET FOR THE 2011 MARATHON GAME THIS SUMMER! CLICK HERE
2011 Marathon Game will be held at Lance Berkman Inspiration Field at Faith West Academy with proceeds to help The family of nine year old Ariel Leal.Watch TV PSA Commercial, Click Image
For last year's TV news story, pictures and more
The Eli Barken Midnight Madness Charity Baseball Marathon
is happening again this July. Amateur players of all ages go the distance, a total of twelve non-stop hours of continuous play in just one game for a great cause.
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This website is dedicated to all those who suffer or have suffered from cancer and ALS...
Ray Lammie with his wife Barbara Dave with Michael Goldsmith @ Doubleday Field Cooperstown 2009
The creation of this website was inspired through the untimely loss of friends Ray Lammie and Michael Goldsmith. Ray created the Eli Barken Charity Events before he passed away from a multi-bout fight with cancer. Michael, who passed away from ALS, brought much needed attention to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), by convincing Major League Baseball to have an ALS Awareness Day and Charity created on July 4, 2009, the 70th Anniversary of Gehrig's moving speech at Yankee Stadium.
Ray and Michael were humanitarians, avid baseball players and fans; they are sorely missed...