BLUE for Kids, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Major League Baseball (MLB) Umpires in 2006.  BLUE for Kids enriches the lives of at-risk youth and children coping with serious illness by providing memorable sports experiences, supporting pediatric medical care, and raising the awareness of foster care children waiting to be adopted.

BLUE for Kids is organizing teams to Get Stuffed and Run for Kids in the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Team Relay.  

• DATE: Sunday, May 4, 2008
• TIME: 6:30AM
• LOCATION: Paul Brown Stadium
• THE RACE: Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Relay

Your participation in this running event and silent auction will help provide:

• 1,000 Major League baseball game experiences for children awaiting adoption and children in youth mentoring programs (including children in and around Cincinnati),
• 1,000 Build-A-Bear Workshop stuffed animals for pediatric patients at twelve (12) children's hospital visits by MLB Umpires (including Cincinnati Children's Hospital),
• a ‘Welcome Home’ stuffed animal to each child adopted thanks to the efforts of a Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter.   

So Get Stuffed and Run for Kids! Together, it's a call we can't miss!

Marvin Hudson
Major League Baseball Umpire #51
BLUE for Kids co-founder