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ATLANTA BRAVES
AGE: 33
POSITION: Third Base
BIRTHPLACE: DeLand, FL
RESIDES: Atlanta, GA
HIGH SCHOOL: The Bolles School, FL
PERSONAL: Wife Sharon, 3 sons
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In
2001, Chipper established the Chipper Jones Family Foundation,
funded entirely by Chipper and his family, to assist numerous
children’s charities, youth organizations and other
groups. He and the Foundation have written checks totaling
more than $1,000,000 since inception. Some of the programs
run by Chipper and his Foundation include: “Around
the Horn/Field of Dreams,” donates money each year
to build, repair and refurbish youth ballparks in the
metro Atlanta and Pierson, FL areas. To date, the program
has committed $300,000 to ballparks. In total, Chipper
now has four complexes that bear his name. His “Take
‘Em Deep” program donates $100 for every home
run Chipper hits to various charities in Florida and Georgia.
As part of the Braves “Reach Out, Be Our Guest”
program, Chipper purchased 25 season tickets for the 2005
season which are distributed to underprivileged kids.
These youngsters receive special “Chipper Gang”
t-shirts and have a chance to visit with him before the
game. Annually since 2002, the Chipper Jones Celebrity
Golf Invitational benefits Cystic Fibrosis, Camp Twin
Lakes and Stetson University. More than $500,000 has been
raised from the event in the past three years. The “Helping
for the Holidays” program donates money to families
in Florida to buy presents.
In
his 12-year Major League career, Chipper Jones has played
in almost 1,600 games, amassing a .304 batting average.
He has had eight straight 100 RBI seasons, tying him for
second most in National League history.
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