Forty nonprofit winners – including six from Hillsborough – of the annual Somerset County Board of Commissioners TD Bank Ballpark Drawing will have the opportunity to enjoy Somerset Patriots home baseball games at one of the nation’s “Best Independent Ballparks,” according to Ballpark Digest.
Winners receive 30 tickets, access to exclusive reserved seating, and the use of the Board of Commissioners’ private, comfortable, climate-controlled, indoor suite.
“Our dedicated nonprofits provide valuable services and programs that help improve the lives of residents,” said Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson. “We are so grateful to the employees and volunteers who tirelessly continue to serve Somerset County. The ballpark drawing is a way to show our gratitude to those organizations.”
Lucky winners will enjoy watching the Somerset Patriots compete against some of the best teams in minor league baseball. They also can watch postgame fireworks, eat ballpark delicacies, play baseball bingo, watch a fun parade, and much more.
As the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, the Somerset Patriots develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for Major League Baseball’s winningest team.
Competing within the Double-A Eastern League, the Patriots play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.
Winners are Somerset County nonprofits and community organizations that must have at least 50% of their clients or membership residing in Somerset County. Out-of-county organizations must provide significant community service or volunteerism for the residents of Somerset County.
The following nonprofit organizations are the winners:
- Basking Ridge: The Friends of Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate
- Bernardsville: Community in Crisis
- Bound Brook: Food Bank Network of Somerset County; Watchung Fire Co. No. 3 of Bound Brook Fire Department
- Bridgewater: Elle Foundation; Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter; Green Knoll Rescue Squad; HomeSharing; Preschool Place Kindergarten at Temple Sholom
- Clinton: Contextual Family Services
- Dunellen: St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church
- Highland Park: Raritan Valley Road Runners
- Hillsborough: Dance for the Cure; Hillsborough Seniors Chapter A; Raritan Valley Symphonic Band; South Branch Reformed Church; Woods Road Fire Company Auxiliary; Woods Road Fire Company
- Lebanon: CASA SHaW
- Long Valley: Central New Jersey Multiple Myeloma Support Group
- Manville: Arc of Somerset County; Manville Volunteer Fire Company #1
- Millstone: Knights of Columbus Millstone Valley
- Neshanic Station: Neshanic Volunteer Fire Company
- North Plainfield: NJ Friends Helping Friends
- Peapack: Matheny Medical and Educational Center
- Phillipsburg: Norwescap
- Raritan: Rising Tide Business Alliance
- Somerset: HOPES CAP, Inc.
- Somerville: NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders, Inc.; Pioneer Family Success Center-EmPoWER Somerset; SAFE: Somerville Alliance for Food Education; Somerville Environmental Commission; Somerville Girl Scouts; Somerville NJ Pre K to 8 PTO; Somerville Rescue Squad; St. John’s Episcopal Church
- South Bound Brook: South Bound Brook Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary
- Watchung: Watchung Arts Center
- Whippany: Concerned Persons for Adoption
