24-Hour Talk-a-Thon To Benefit Operation Homefront | 
For the second year, the biggest names in baseball and the fantasy baseball industry join together to raise money for a worthy cause: to help the families of soldiers protecting our nation overseas.
From 12 noon on Feb. 27 until Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, Baseball Digest, FantasyPros911.com and BlogTalkRadio.com will join forces to host the second annual 24-Hour Talk-a-Thon.
The 24-Hour Talk-A-Thon will stream live at BlogTalkRadio : http://www.thefantasysportschannel.com/talkathon/
Last year’s show was an industry first, raising over $7,500 for Cystic Fibrosis. This year baseball writers and the fantasy baseball industry team up to help Operation Homefront. The Talk-a-Thon features guests from Major League Baseball, including Hall of Famers Robin Yount, as well as a host of current and former players, managers, coaches, scouts, radio personalities, and more.
The Talk-a-Thon is the invention of Lenny Melnick and Paul Greco, a 10-year Air Force veteran, Vice-President of FantasyPros911.com, and Partner of BaseballDigest.com :
It’s just a privilege to be a part of something so close to my heart. Operation Homefront is a great organization providing a great service for many of my friends and their families still in the service. It’s an opportunity for an entire industry to give back to the troops who make it possible for all of us to play a game we love. — Paul Greco
With help from Bob Salomon and “A Glove of Their Own,” who will donate $3 to Operation Homefront for every book sold with the Charity code OHF-526, baseball fans around the world will have the opportunity to help our troops and their families.
“A Glove Of Their Own” is is the Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Children’s Book Award and finalist for Eric Hoffer Book Award,and Forword Magazine Book of the Year. As well as praises from over twenty-five major leaguers and legends including: Jason Grilli, Joe Torre, Tommy John,Bernie Williams, Dick Drago, Craig Biggio, Roy White, Sean Casey, Phil Niekro, Ken Griffey, Jack Cust, Mud Cat Grant, Bud Harrelson and many more.
“A Glove Of Their Own is a great story about baseball and life and how many gifts can come as surprises. People are kind and love our #1 pastime, baseball. Enjoy!” –Craig Biggio , former Houston Astros legend and member of the exclusive 3,000 hit club.
Visit http://www.agloveoftheirown.com/ to order; remember to use Charity code OHF-526
The 24-Hour Talk-A-Thon will stream live at BlogTalkRadio : http://www.thefantasysportschannel.com/talkathon/
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About Operation Homefront
Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind and to wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has met of the needs of more than 250,000 military families. Operation Homefront provides aid to families struggling not only with emergencies, but also with the problems of everyday life.
About Baseball Digest
Baseball Digest magazine was established in 1942, making it the longest-running active baseball magazine. It provides captivating insights on major league baseball history and on current stars — from one-on-one interviews and special features to exclusive statistics throughout the season. Published six times a year, it introduced BaseballDigest.com in 2009, creating a daily content website for the first time in its history.
About FantasyPros911.com
Launched in 2009, FantasyPros911.com is the leader in “World Class Customer Service” in the fantasy sports industry. Going beyond the traditional fantasy sports information, FantasyPros911.com takes fantasy owners inside the locker room with exclusive interviews, information, and inside looks at the player they own. The baseball leader in projections, FantasyPros911.com’s 2009 projections went 42-0 in national competition.
About Blogtalkradio.com
Launched in 2006, BlogTalkRadio is a social media platform that allows users to host live, interactive radio shows, with no downloads or extra equipment needed. BlogTalkRadio’s unique technology and seamless integration with leading social networks enables individuals, corporation and organizations to create and share their original content, their voices and opinions in a public worldwide forum. Since the network’s inception, thousands of hosts have broadcast more than 380,000 shows to the millions of listeners it attracts each month. Featured network guests include: President Barack Obama, Francis Ford Coppola, Maya Angelou, David Baldacci, and many more. Many businesses also utilize the platform as a tool to extend their brands and join the conversation on the social web. Notable corporate clients include Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, Allstate Insurance, Wal-Mart, U.S. Department of Defense, PBS and HarperCollins.
For additional information contact Paul Greco:
pgreco@baseballdigest.com
877-377-6861
Topics: Air Force Veteran, Baseball Digest, Baseball Fans, Baseball Writers, Blogtalkradio, Bud Harrelson, Craig Biggio, Cystic Fibrosis, Dick Drago, Emergency Assistance, Eric Hoffer, Fantasy Baseball Industry, Great Organization, Hall Of Famers, Heart Operation, Jack Cust, Jason Grilli, ken griffey, Lenny Melnick, Major League Baseball, Major Leaguers, Military Families, Mud Cat, Operation Homefront, Phil Niekro, Radio Personalities, Robin Yount, Roy White, Salomon, Sean Casey, Thon, Worthy Cause, Wounded Warriors
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