{"id":251347,"date":"2026-07-24T19:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251347\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:24:16","slug":"giant-eagle-kelloggs-donate-15k-to-support-pittsburgh-area-youth-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251347\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Eagle, Kellogg\u2019s donate $15K to support Pittsburgh-area youth sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Giant Eagle and WK Kellogg Co. have partnered to donate $15,000 to the Best of the Batch Foundation in Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The donation aims to expand middle school sports opportunities by funding new equipment and facility upgrades at the foundation\u2019s Clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWK Kellogg Co. is thrilled to partner with Giant Eagle to bring the excitement of sports to Best of the Batch,\u201d Christine Dockey, senior director of northeast grocery sales at WK Kellogg Co., said. \u201cAlongside our iconic mascot Tiger, we\u2019re on a mission to ensure that every child not only has the resources they need but also has the opportunity to play like a tiger. Because at the heart of it all, we believe in unleashing their full potential while having a whole lot of fun on the field!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This contribution is part of the Kellogg\u2019s Frosted Flakes Mission Tiger program, which focuses on providing sports experiences for school-aged children. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Launched in 2019, the program has supported more than 2.3 million kids\u2019 sports and play experiences. This support has reached middle school students in more than 3,000 schools across the country, providing new equipment, court renovations and sports facility refurbishments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Best of the Batch Foundation\u2019s Clubhouse, designed for children from kindergarten through 12th grade, serves as the primary location for its daily programming, integrating education with engaging activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re extremely thankful to Kellogg\u2019s Frosted Flakes and Mission Tiger for recognizing the amazing work that Best of the Batch Foundation does to create communities where all kids and families are equipped with the tools they need to build their own best futures,\u201d Jannah Drexler, public relations manager at Giant Eagle, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Fans interested in supporting the Mission Tiger program can participate by purchasing specially marked boxes of Kellogg\u2019s Frosted Flakes. Receipts from these purchases, made between Jan. 1, 2026 and Dec. 31, 2027, can be uploaded to MissionTiger.com to generate a $3 donation to DonorsChoose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giant Eagle and WK Kellogg Co. have partnered to donate $15,000 to the Best of the Batch Foundation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15868,13074,107465,146,12722,107463,107464,73,75,74,726,6732,60251,32064],"class_list":["post-251347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-donation","tag-giant-eagle","tag-giant-eagle-donation","tag-grant","tag-homestead","tag-kelloggs","tag-kelloggs-donation","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-sports","tag-youth","tag-youth-athletics","tag-youth-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}