APRIL 2017 32 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM {charity spotlight} GIVING BACK ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOUNDATION From the Foundation’s web site, “The mission of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation is to support three main areas of need: homelessness, indigent healthcare and children’s programs of all types, including education and youth baseball field development. In addition, the Foundation has created strategic programs that address the needs of our community including veterans, police, teachers, and firefighters — just to name a few.” But in particular, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has jumped into the fight against cancer. Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall is a prostate cancer survivor, and his wife is currently fighting breast cancer, so it’s a cause close to the hearts of many in the organization — and sparked the creation of the Race Against Cancer. “To have something solely focused on cancer was really special to me,” Hall said. “The first year was a big success, and now we’re starting to see — as with so many walk and races around cancer — we’re seeing more and more teams and corporations and individuals rally around it.” Tom Evans | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR The Cause

APRIL 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 33 D-BACKS RACE AGAINST CANCER “5K & 1 Mile Banana Boat Family Fun Walk” Sunday, April 9, 2017 Downtown Phoenix The RACE Photo Credit: Sarah Sachs/Arizona Diamondbacks