Apple Chevrolet goes to bat for Tinley’s Bobcats

Apple Chevrolet, 8585 159th St., is supporting Tinley Park through a partnership with the Tinley Park Bobcats organization.

Apple Chevrolet will provide baseball equipment, instructional clinics, a monetary donation and an opportunity to raise an additional $10,000 in funds through a Chevy vehicle giveaway-fundraiser.

The effort by Apple Chevrolet is part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative sweeping the nation from March through July 2010.

Randy Ramus, General Sales Manager at Apple Chevrolet in Tinley Park

“Chevrolet has a long history with baseball at the national level,” said Randy Ramus, a sales manager for Apple Chevrolet. “We wanted to bring that excitement and commitment to youth baseball, in the communities where our customers and their families live. Youth baseball has always played an important role in Tinley Park so we are thrilled to support our kids in a meaningful way.”

Apple Chevrolet will present Tinley Park Bobcats Little League with equipment kits complete with equipment bags, baseball buckets, dry-erase coach’s clipboards and Chevy Youth Baseball T-shirts.

The sponsorship includes clinics with experienced instructors from former MLB/MiLB players and coaches or the Ripken Baseball professional staff.

In addition, a one-time monetary donation check will be presented by Apple Chevrolet to Tinley Park Bobcats Little League. The league also will have an opportunity to raise additional funds for their use as part of a Chevy Youth Baseball Fundraiser.

Sponsored leagues across the country will each receive 2,000 fundraiser entry tickets to distribute for a suggested donation, and the league will keep 100 proceeds of proceeds raised. At the end of the fundraiser, there will be five winners of a Chevy Equinox or Chevy Malibu vehicle of choice (up to $30,000 in value), and in each participating market there will be a secondary prize of a home entertainment center valued at $1,000.

Chevrolet is recognized on the national level as the “Official Vehicle of Major League Baseball.”

“At some point, we hope the kids or their parents will consider a Chevrolet as an official vehicle of their household,” said Ramus. “Our vehicles are ideal for transporting families, teams and their gear.”

For more information about Chevy Youth Baseball, visit www.youthsportswired.com.