CommunityMany D-backs players are active in community outreach and team-related programs. During the season, players volunteer their time visiting children in hospitals, reading to groups of children, participating in school visits and taking part in fundraisers for the Diamondbacks Foundation. A select group of players take on even a more active role, not only lending their name to programs but also helping create and provide monetary donations for them. Below are some of the important community programs supported and hosted by Diamondbacks players.
Eric Byrnes has been involved with the Pat Tillman Foundation since it was founded in 2004 after the untimely death of former ASU and Cardinals star, Pat Tillman. Byrnes has hosted numerous fundraisers for the foundation, including a sports memorabilia auction at a Fall League game in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Recently, Byrnes recruited 12 of his teammates to become members of Team Tillman, supporting the Leadership Through Action program at Arizona State University. Team Tillman members are professional athletes that pledge individual donations based on game performance throughout the 2009 season.
The Doug Davis Foundation is a 501 c (3) charitable organization established to assist children with medical, social and family needs. Over the course of Davis' career, he has been involved with various charitable endeavors and he created the Doug Davis Foundation in 2008 to further his commitment to the community. The largest fundraiser for the Doug Davis Foundation is a celebrity golf tournament that gives fans the opportunity to golf with Davis and other professional athletes. The tournament raised close to $30,000 for SARRC and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in 2008. After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in March of 2008, Davis also partnered with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center to create the 49 Fund. Named after Davis' number 49 jersey, the fund raised over $26,000 for the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Joseph's.
Created in 2006, Brandon Webb's K Foundation improves the lives of critically and chronically ill children throughout Arizona by providing daily support and life changing experiences. The two staple programs of the K Foundation are Brandon's Locker and the Field of Dreams. Brandon's Locker was created to enrich the lives of ill children by providing them with toys and comfort items. The first locker opened in St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in 2007 and three more lockers have opened since then. The "Field of Dreams" program provides ill children with dream vacations and fantasy sports-related experiences.
• Line Up for Learning 
D-backs Line Up for Learning is a school age program centered on three main categories: Healthy Attitude, Healthy Brain and Healthy Choices. Students who complete classroom activities based on these three categories have the opportunity to attend a D-backs game. The top students from each school also have the opportunity to attend a Q&A session with Chad Tracy who is the D-backs representatives for the program. For more information, call Communities in Schools at 602-252-5312.
Conor Jackson is the Arizona Diamondbacks ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He helps to promote the MDA Broadcast Auction with the D-backs and offers a Spring Training Clinic with him as an auction item. Jackson has also teamed up with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart for the past three years to host the Conor Jackson & Matt Leinart Celebrity Golf Classic for Augie's Quest. Augie's Quest is a division of MDA that raises money for ALS research.
In an effort to help young hospital patients make a quick recovery, Diamondbacks players make special hospital visits during the season and Spring Training. These visits take place at hospitals in both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. In 2008, Stephen Drew, Mark Reynolds, Doug Davis, Brandon Webb, Chad Tracy and Chris Young all participated in visits to Valley hospitals.
