by Amy Rosewater | Feb 17, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Katherine Atkins did not know much about Major League Baseball umpires when she was in high school, scrambling for scholarships to cover the costs of college. Adopted by her aunt and uncle when she was 15, Katherine came across an adoption website that mentioned the...
by Amy Rosewater | Feb 4, 2021 | Event, Latest News, Uncategorized
UMPS CARE Charities is excited to join forces with Protect The Game and support military veterans with a very special Zoom call with MLB Umpires Mark Carlson and Laz Diaz. The call is set for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th at 7 PM Eastern Time. GET YOUR TICKET NOW! In...
by imavexadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Latest News, News Clips
UMPS CARE Charities is proud to announce that our All-Star College Scholarship application is now live and available for students who were adopted later in life (13 or older). UMPS CARE distributes about $40,000 annually to help adopted children defray the cost of...
by Amy Rosewater | Jan 4, 2021 | Event, Latest News
While we all would have loved to have been on the links in Arizona as we usually are this time of year for our UMPS CARE Golf Classic, the pandemic had other ideas. Our virtual event, The Un-Classic, proved to be a big hit and brought together UMPS CARE supporters...
by Amy Rosewater | Jul 26, 2020 | Event, Latest News
UMPS CARE Charities is hosting another edition of Steaks & Stories, but this time, we are kicking it old school! Join us THURSDAY, August 6th as we welcome retired Major League Baseball Umpires Gary Darling, Jim Joyce, Steve Rippley and Dale Scott – four...
by Amy Rosewater | May 14, 2020 | Latest News
Kris Engstrand is used to wearing a uniform, having served 23 years in the Stamford, Connecticut, police department, the last four years as union president. But the last few years, he has sported another uniform – that of a baseball uniform. And he has discovered that...