Orioles to participate in Habitat for Humanity build day Friday

WHO: BRANDON HYDE, Orioles Manager;

           MIKE ELIAS, Orioles Executive Vice President & General Manager;

          JENNIFER GRONDAHL, Orioles Senior Vice President, Communications & Community Development;

           SELECT ORIOLES PLAYERS

WHAT: Members of the Orioles Orange & Black Gives Back employee volunteer program, as well as Manager Brandon Hyde, General Manager Mike Elias, and other representatives from the team will participate in a Habitat For Humanity build day on Friday, September 9. Projects will include painting, attaching siding, cleaning the build site, and more.

Located at 1154-1158 Ward Street, the newly constructed row homes (scheduled for completion in Fall of 2022) will mark Habitat Chesapeake’s 40^th completed home in the South Baltimore neighborhood over the past 14 years. These three homes will be available for purchase to families in Habitat Chesapeake’s Homeownership program.

As part of the club’s ongoing community efforts to Strengthen Our Community and Empower Our Youth, and in celebration of the 30^th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the club has partnered with Habitat For Humanity to provide housing to those in need in our own backyard for decades to come. Located in the shadows of Oriole Park in the Pigtown neighborhood, the Orioles have spent this season helping to build three new-construction homes, two rowhome rehabs, and a community greenspace, among other projects.

WHEN: Friday, September 9, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. ET

WHERE: 1148 Ward St., Baltimore, MD 21230

* Street parking is available around the site on W Cross St. and W Ostend St. (perpendicular to Ward St.), or on the 1100 and 1200 black of Ward St.

About Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake (www.habitatchesapeake.org) brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. For 40 years, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake has built 800 homes in 18 communities, providing a brighter future for 2,500 children and family members. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit www.habitatchesapeake.org.