Sea Dogs Monthly Luncheons: The Portland Sea Dogs host monthly luncheons open to the public, giving fans a special look into the game. While enjoying lunch, listen to a great guest speaker from the baseball industry. Former speakers have included: players, managers, umpires, newspaper writers, league presidents, TV personalities, front office personnel and many others. This year’s luncheons will take place on April 18, May 30, June 12th, July 24th and August 21st. The luncheons are held in the picnic area at Hadlock Field and run from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm.  Tickets are $8.00, payable at the door. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to the Sea Dogs at 207-874-9300.  The Sea Dogs Monthly Luncheon Series is made possible by the Portland Press Herald/ Maine Sunday Telegram.

HRH Home Run Heroes:
The Home Run Heroes program is sponsored by HRH Northern New England and the Portland Sea Dogs and recognizes individuals for their commitment to community. Winning entries of the Home Run Heroes program will receive six reserved seat tickets and six programs to a Portland Sea Dogs’ home game. During the Sea Dogs’ pre-game show, the winner’s name and volunteer affiliation will be mentioned on the PA system and the winner and guests will be shown in their seats on the Sea Dogs’ video board.

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HRH Hits for Habitat: HRH generously donates funds to Habitat for Humanity for each hit the Sea Dogs collect throughout the season.

Habitat for Humanity: The Portland Sea Dogs front office staff and Slugger took time out of their schedule on January 4th to help in the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house. The Sea Dogs spent the day installing hard wood floors at the 55 Mallily Road site in Portland.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland (HFHGP) is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian homebuilding organization. Habitat for Humanity is committed to the elimination of substandard housing by building simple, decent and affordable homes in partnership with people in need. Habitat works in partnership with people in need and community support to provide an opportunity for low-income families to realize the benefits and the blessings of home ownership. Habitat homeowners are required to log 500 hours of sweat equity which becomes the families’ down payment on their Habitat house. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. The greater Portland Habitat affiliate has been building houses in partnership with people in need of shelter since 1985.

Gloves for Kids: The Portland Sea Dogs, Subway, and Maine’s WB and UPN have teamed up to give all kids the chance to Play Ball.  Do you have a new or used baseball glove, you no longer have a need for?  Drop it off at Hadlock Field or participating Maine Subway locations and receive a free six inch sub.

A.L.S. Awareness:  Join the Sea Dogs on Sunday, July 1st at 1:00 PM as the Sea Dogs take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.  To find out how your ticket purchase to this game can help raise funds for A.L.S. research please contact the Northern New England Chapter of the A.L.S. organization at 866-257-6663.  See how you can help Curt Schilling Strike Out A.L..S.  A.L.S. is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.  A.L.S. is a charity of choice of Minor League Baseball.

Family Literacy Day:  The Portland Sea Dogs in conjunction with the Literacy Volunteers of Maine will host Family Literacy Day at Hadlock Field on Sunday July 15th, 2007.

Please check back soon for more information on this great day. Contact Liz at 879-9500 with any questions.

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Visits: Slugger and Portland Sea Dogs players make frequent trips to visit children at the Barbara Bush’s Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center.

Hurricane Relief Effort: After the devastating hurricane season of 2005, the players wives took up collections for the relief effort during Sea Dogs playoff games.  The money collected was presented to the American Red Cross.

Save Our Bases: In May 2005, Mainers learned that the B.R.A.C. Commission had listed two of Maine’s Military Bases (Brunswick Naval Air Station and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard) on the Closure and Re-alignment list.  Upon hearing the news the Sea Dogs sprung into action hosting a Save Our Bases Night on June 22nd.  During the month leading up to the game, 50% of the ticket sales from that game were donated to the task forces committed to keeping the bases open.  Supporters wore their yellow shirts to the game, fans received Save Our Bases pennants and signed a banner that was sent on to the B.R.A.C. Commission asking them to reconsider their decision.  Maine’s Governor along with representatives from each base threw out ceremonial first pitches and God Bless America replaced Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the 7th inning stretch.  More than $8,000 was raised and in August Mainers learned that one of the bases has indeed been saved.

Hot Stove Tour: Every January the Sea Dogs embark on a week long journey traveling throughout Maine and New Hampshire visiting schools, hospitals, civic organizations, and malls. Making the journey are a Sea Dogs player, the teams manager, front office personnel and of course Slugger. The tour is designed to get fans thinking about baseball in the thick of winter and to thank fans for their past support.  The tour concludes with a dinner open to the public on Friday night.

Other Charitable Organizations:

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters
Grahamtastic Connection
New England Kiwanis