Our 2nd annual Home Runs for the Hungry charity baseball event will be held on May 4 at Vintage Throne Stadium at 2 p.m.
This is our signature event of the year and helps to keep our shelves stocked throughout the lean summer months.
This celebrity event mixes Barrie Baycat players, past and present, with top notch athletes from other sports (including the Barrie Colts!), and local celebrities with a passion to reduce hunger in Barrie, in a fun game of 7-inning baseball.
Hosted by Ward 2 Councillor Craig Nixon and Baycats President Josh Matlow, the game will be produced and televised live on Rogers TV.
Ticket prices are $10 each, with kids under 12 free, and can be purchased our website at: https://www.barriefoodbank.org/home-runs-for-the-hungry/.
We’ll have door prizes, between inning entertainment and even a best costume prize for those who show up in their Star Wars costume. After all, it is on May The Fourth!
Local celebs who will be stepping up to bat and swinging for the fences include:
Players from the Barrie Baycats
Players from the Barrie Colts
CTV Barrie personalities KC Colby, Sarah Freemark and Dana Roberts
Mayor Alex Nutall and his pinch hitter Rob Thomson
Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge, former UFC Mixed Martial Arts
Garvin Lewis, world arm wrestling champion
Special Olympics champion athlete Kyle Shuttleworth
Deputy Chief of Police Rob Burke
Barrie’s own Poet Laurette Ty Thomas
a ton of city councilors, MP’s and MPP’s like Craig Nixon, Sergio Morales, Ann-Marie Kungl, Hon. Andrea Khanjin, Hon John Brassard
local singer Kat Chabot with the Simcoe Youth Choir will be singing the anthem
and more being announced daily!
But wait, that’s not all! The first 500 attendees get a gift certificate for a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich!
Attendees are also encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to help us restock our shelves for the spring & summer.
Events presented by: Barrie Food Bank & the Barrie Baycats
Cost: $10 ticket price. Kids under 12 free!