Sponsorships

Knothole seeks partners and financial contributors to help ensure sustainability and establish trans-formative programming systems.

The redevelopment of the field complex has been a vital undertaking requiring significant capital investment. Ongoing support will be required to maintain fields, provide scholarships, and subsidize programming to ensure affordable access to this re-created community jewel. The result is intended as a self-sustaining community centerpiece of youth development. 

Knothole has worked closely with key partners to obtain the desired level of operational programming, financial support, and impact. A summary of key partners is provided as follows:

• MLB – contributing financial capital through the Baseball Tomorrow Fund and programming support thru Baseball RBI program and Youth Development League initiative.

• Queens University –participating in programming related to skills instruction and educational advancement, coordinating mentoring workshops with student/athletes, staff and faculty, and using the Stick Williams Dream Fields and Education Center as home base.

• Founding Knothole Organizations – CMR and UDACF – driving the focus on baseball, life skills, and education in West Charlotte. 

• First Horizon – providing Project financing and related support, including financial and social capital.

• Key Financial Partners – A wide range of corporations, foundations, and individual families have supported Knothole in large and small ways. Key supporters to highlight include Ally Financial, Blossman Gas, Charlotte Knights, Coca Cola Consolidated, First Horizon Bank and the Duke Energy Foundation.

• Youth Baseball Organizations - e.g. Carolinas Baseball Center; USSSA, Best in Class Showcases – executing baseball games, tournaments, clinics, and showcases.

• Optimist Club – laid the groundwork in the 1980’s to establish youth baseball in West Charlotte and arranged for the field complex to be sustained by Knothole for youth baseball and related youth development activities.

• Community Partners – Knothole has extensive community collaborations with nearby churches/schools, neighborhood groups, government agencies, and like organizations that provide social and financial capital, such as Tuckaseegee Elementary School, Wilson STEM Academy, West Meck High School, Mt Carmel Baptist Church, Harvest Church, Boys and Girls Club, Police Athletic League (PAL), and Freedom Communities.

Recognizing Contributions and Promoting Awareness

Any contribution is greatly appreciated and can be small (i.e. Bricks and Chairbacks) or be large (i.e. naming rights, sponsorship signage, and benevolent contributions). All contributions warrant special recognition through various visible channels.  Please contact info@knotholecarolinas.org to explore possibilities and lend valuable support.