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April 13, 2007
BLUE Reach brings Davidson, Holbrook to Johns Hopkins
Bob Davidson and Sam Holbrook visited Johns Hopkins Children's Center recently. MLB.com's Jeff Seidel covered the event which was sponsored by WAXIE Sanitary Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Market Connections, Inc. and Bright-Start Learning Center.

December 11, 2006
Pat Pedraja's Driving for Donors
NHL Officials Tim Peel, Tony Sericolo, Eric Furlatt, and Andy McElman invited Pat Pedraja to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on December 9th. Pat has Leukemia and a dream. Read what it is.

December 10, 2006
NHL Officials Trade Whistles for Stuffed Animals
Eric Furlatt, Tim Peel and Tony Sericolo visited St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa on December 8th. The event was sponsored by the National Hockey League Officials Association.

November 16, 2006
Umpires Visit Medical College of Georgia
Professional baseball umpires Craig Barron, Scott Childers, Jon Merry and Marvin Hudson visited Children's Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) recently.

October 22, 2006
Game On in Atlanta!
Building from the success of the baseball effort, National Hockey League (NHL) Linesman Tony Sericolo welcomed guests to Atlanta's Philips's Arena on Saturday for a BLUE for Kids hockey experience.

October 17, 2006
TEAM BLUE Raises Over $4,000 in Baltimore Running Festival
TEAM BLUE ran the Baltimore Half-Marathon to benefit BLUE for Kids. Five runners raised over $4,000 using our new FirstGiving online fundraising page. The money will be used for our children's hospital visits in 2007. Read their story and maybe you'll consider running for BLUE as well.
August 17, 2006
Wegners Visit Children's Hospital of Tampa
MLB Umpire Mark Wegner and his wife Michelle visited pediatric patients at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa on Thursday, August 17. Umpires Bob Davidson and Marvin Hudson joined to distribute Build-A-Bear Workshop® stuffed animals.  See the photos!
August 16, 2006
Mark Wegner Discusses Hospital Visit With Devil Rays
MLB Umpire Mark Wegner interview with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on the day before visiting pediatric patients at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa.
August 7, 2006
Umpires lift Geletas' spirits
A Baltimore area newspaper published an article about Marvin Hudson and 8-year old Jimmy Geleta. Marvin met Jimmy at the hospital in April and again at Camden Yards in August.  
June 7, 2006
A Day at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
A Baltimore area newspaper published an article about Marvin Hudson and 8-year old Jimmy Geleta. Marvin met Jimmy at the hospital in April and again at Camden Yards in August.  
May 16, 2006
DiMuro Reaches Out to Kids in Phoenix
In 2001 MLB Umpire Mike DiMuro spent 5 days at St. Joseph’s Hospital undergoing major neck surgery.  On May 16, 2006, DiMuro returned to St. Joseph’s, this time to help ease the traumatic hospital experience of the children in the Pediatric Unit. 
May 12, 2006
'Mike & Mike' Launch Cincinnati Fundraiser
Ohio natives Mike Hiatt and Mike Goodlett have organized a fun night out at Great American Ballpark to benefit children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
April 16, 2006
BLUE REACH - Beyond Camden Yards
On April 5th, Marvin visited hospitalized kids at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore as a part of the inaugural BLUE Reach initiative.

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