{"id":23366,"date":"2019-04-02T09:27:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T15:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=23366"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:26:05","slug":"hit-the-mitt-back-rockies-homeruns-to-benefit-leukemia-and-lymphoma-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/hit-the-mitt-back-rockies-homeruns-to-benefit-leukemia-and-lymphoma-society\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hit the Mitt&#8217; is back &#8211; Rockies home runs to benefit Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>UCHealth\u2019s large red and white \u201cHit the Mitt\u201d sign at Coors Field is back this baseball season with a new beneficiary for the left field home run challenge: The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Rocky Mountain Chapter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15189\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15189\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized.webp\" alt=\"A red &quot;Hit the Mitt&quot; sign at Coors Field in Denver. The sign shows a big mitt with Hit the Mitt spelled out around it and UCHealth at the top. Each time a Rockies player hits a homer that strikes the sign this year, the Gold Crown Foundation will get $5,000.\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/04\/04035354\/Hit-the-Mitt-sign-at-Coors-field-sized-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every time Rockies players slam home runs that hit this &#8220;Hit the Mitt&#8221; sign at Coors Field, The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society will get $5,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each time a Rockies home run ball hits any part of the UCHealth \u201cHit the Mitt\u201d sign in left field throughout the 2019 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/\">UCHealth<\/a> will make a donation to the Rocky Mounatain Chapter of the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society (LLS). The non-profit funds cutting-edge research to advance cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin\u2019s disease and myeloma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring back this challenge in its second year to see how many times the Colorado Rockies will homer out to the \u2018Hit the Mitt\u2019 sign,\u201d said Manny Rodriguez, chief marketing and experience officer for UCHealth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to generate excitement for players and fans alike, all with the goal of supporting and raising awareness for LLS. This organization benefits people all over the world including here in Colorado \u2013 work that helps our patients thrive and allows them to live extraordinary lives in the face of any diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cassie Wagner, a cancer survivor from Parker, is especially excited about the meaning behind the sign. In 2011, she felt something wasn\u2019t quite right with her health and was having difficulty swallowing. Cassie, who was just in her 20s, was diagnosed with leukemia. \u201cEvery year I do the \u201cLight The Night\u201d walk with LLS, and so this partnership with UCHealth, where I received my treatment, is so near and dear to my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lls.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LLS<\/a> is the world\u2019s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. Its mission is to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cassie is a great example of the resilient patients we see, and we are honored that UCHealth has chosen LLS to raise money for research to one day cure blood cancers,\u201d said Beth Muehlethaler, executive director for LLS, Rocky Mountain Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHit the Mitt\u201d is one of many ways UCHealth partners with the Colorado Rockies throughout the baseball season to connect with our communities. A number of events and activities are programmed every season to encourage fans to \u201cRock Your Routine,\u201d inspiring all Rockies fans that healthy habits can pay off over time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCHealth\u2019s large red and white \u201cHit the Mitt\u201d sign at Coors Field is back this baseball season with a new beneficiary for the left field home run challenge: The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Rocky Mountain Chapter. 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