Does Akron RubberDucks donate to fundraisers?

The RubberDucks say they will fill as many donation requests as possible.

All baseball equipment belongs to the Cleveland Guardians and cannot be given as a donated item.

Requests are submitted through the team's online request portal (akronrubberducks.requestitem.com).

Tips from the program page: Do not ask for bats, balls or other baseball equipment; the team cannot donate it. · For questions about donations, use the community relations contact listed on the team's Donation Requests page.

What Akron RubberDucks donates

Akron RubberDucks has typically donated: in-kind donation.

Who can apply

Akron RubberDucks limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Akron RubberDucks asks every request to include the following.

• The date of your event must be included for the request to be considered.

When to ask

Akron RubberDucks states a lead time of 2 weeks. Count back that far from your event date and send the request no later than then.

Across more than 25,000 fundraising events in our own records over fifteen years, March, April and May are the busiest months for fundraisers, October is the next busiest, and July and December are the quietest.

Work backwards from your event rather than forwards from today, and if your event falls in the spring peak, ask earlier than the stated lead time rather than later.

Common questions

How far ahead should we ask Akron RubberDucks for a donation?

Akron RubberDucks' stated lead time is 2 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.