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PARKERSBURG -- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia and Charleston Dirty Birds will support Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council through the ninth annual Ks for Kids program.
Ks for Kids is a partnership between Highmark West Virginia and the Dirty Birds. Highmark donates $5 for every strikeout thrown by a Charleston Dirty Birds pitcher at GoMart Ballpark this season.
"Through our annual Ks for Kids program, Highmark West Virginia and Charleston Dirty Birds have the unique opportunity to partner with community-based nonprofit initiatives that positively impact our youth," Highmark West Virginia President Jim Fawcett said. "We are pleased to support Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council this year, as they learn the foundations of community, health, and leadership that will set them up for successful futures in the Mountain State."
Working with more than 2,000 volunteers, Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council serves nearly 5,500 girls in 61 counties in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.
"We are honored to be part of Highmark West Virginia's 2023 Ks for Kids program," Beth Casey, CEO of Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, said. "This funding will go directly toward programming to benefit our Girl Scouts in their personal development as future leaders of our great state."
This is the ninth year Highmark West Virginia has partnered with the minor league ball club in the Ks for Kids program. Since 2014, more than $20,000 has been awarded through Ks for Kids to local, community-based organizations.
A check presentation will take place on the field during a game later this summer.
"With this year's unveiling of the new Toni Stone mural at the ballpark on Opening Night and the introduction of our first ever 'Women Making a Difference Night' on July 20, the 2023 season is a great time to team up with our region's Girl Scouts through the Black Diamond Council," Dirty Birds owner Andy Shea said. "The Dirty Birds are pleased to team up with Highmark West Virginia to benefit Girl Scouts who may grow up to be women who are pioneers like Toni Stone or who will make a difference in so many ways in our community and beyond."
The 2023 Charleston Dirty Birds are in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a partner league of Major League Baseball. The season is underway and Ks for Kids will continue through Sept. 17.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia serves employs about 600 people.