What do you and I (along with other Braves 400 Club members) have in common with Tim Hudson, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones and other Braves players besides loyalty to the Atlanta Braves?  The named players (and 14 others) donate season tickets to the Atlanta Braves Foundation to enable the Braves, through their "Reach Out, Be Our Guest" program, to provide Braves tickets to youngsters who otherwise may not have the opportunity, to attend Braves games.  For some of the youngsters it may be their very first ball game.

The Braves 400 Club has partnered with the Braves and donated two season tickets to this worthwhile effort as a way of fulfilling one of its stated objectives of promoting baseball at all levels.  On five separate occasions this season, 30 youngsters and chaperones will be invited to attend a Braves game as guests of the Braves 400 Club.  Ericka Newsome (Director, Community Affairs & Braves Foundation) and her staff are administering the program for the Braves 400 Club.  In addition to attending the game, our invited guests will have an opportunity to watch batting practice and be greeted by one or two ball players.  What a wonderful way to introduce these young people to Major League Baseball.

(l to r) Taffii Vincent, Braves 400 Club President Wayne Coleman, and Brian Thomas
Taffii and Brian escorted a group of youngsters from the Andrew & Walter Young (Southwest) YMCA to the game

Willie Harris and Pete Orr autograph T-shirts for the youngsters

Willie Harris and Pete Orr pose for a group photo

Our favorite usher, Walter Banks, shares some wisdom with the youngsters

The announcement on the board lets those attending
the game know of the Braves 400 Club guests