1. sports
2. baseball

What is this
“tool” anyway?
We use the word “tool” because
the Dragons MVP Program offers
you just that. You will have an
instrument to use, however you see
fit, to motivate and reward students
in your class.
Each classroom will receive
five, once-in-a-lifetime MVP
award kits to use for rewarding students. As the teacher, you will be
the sole judge and jury for deciding
how your students will earn one of
these rewards.
Right now, you're probably
thinking, “You’re telling me I can
choose how to reward these
MVPs?”
Absolutely. This is the beauty of the Dragons MVP Program. You can
award these five packages to any of your students for any reason you see fit.
For example, you could use MVP awards for:
* An award for good citizenship
* Good behavior
* The winner of the annual class spelling bee
* The classroom math competition
* Encouragement for a struggling student who turns the corner
* A leader in the classroom
* The most improved student throughout the year
* Community involvement
* Recognition for outstanding leadership
* Anything…
Thanks to the Turner Foundation, PACE, and
Montgomery County, your classroom will have
the ability to reward five Dragons MVP students
at absolutely no cost to you.
The MVP Package
Here is a look at what’s included for each of
your Dragons MVP recipients.
RECOGNITION
Getting official recognition for
hard work is a huge honor for
students. As a Dragons MVP,
they’ll receive an official Dragons
commemorative certificate, naming them a “Dayton Dragons
MVP.” Each student will get this
frameable print, which teachers
can sign and customize with their
student’s name.
TICKETS TO MVP FIELD DAY WITH THE DRAGONS
Dragons MVPs are invited to an exclusive, private event at Fifth Third Field.
We’ll bring out all of our mascots and the entire Dayton Dragons team and
coaching staff. MVPs will interact with the players while participating in baseball drills on the field, jumping on inflatable games, running the bases and getting tons of autographs.
We’ll also have complimentary ballpark snacks and beverages available when
all of that fun works up a hunger and thirst!
I love it. How do I participate?
We want the Dragons MVP Program: A Tool For Teachers, to be simple and
easy for you to implement. You’ve got enough on your plate, so we’ll take care
of all of the details. All you have to do is respond to the letter included with this
guide, letting us know that you want to be involved in this incredible, free
program. You can mail, fax or email the sign-up form back to us.
Once we’ve received all of the registrations, we’ll send out a classroom kit to
all of the participating teachers. In this kit, you’ll find:
MVP GAME TICKETS
Normally in baseball, there can only be one MVP, but we're going to make your
five students each feel like an MVP when they come out to a Dragons game.
Each MVP will receive four lawn tickets (one ticket for the student, and three
for them to bring along family members to help celebrate) to a “Dragons MVP”
night.
As the students and their families enjoy that night's Dragons game, we'll
welcome them with a graphic on our video board and announcement over the PA.
One lucky MVP will also be randomly selected to throw out the ceremonial first
pitch, and another MVP will be interviewed live on our ESPN radio broadcast
during the game.
* Five (5) MVP Award Envelopes, each containing:
- A voucher for tickets to an MVP night at a Dragons game and
the Dragons MVP Field Day event
- A voucher for an MVP hat at the Dragons game
- A customizable MVP award certificate
- A letter explaining the MVP award to the MVP’s parent/guardian
* Two different wall posters to promote the program in your classroom
* A Dragons MVP bookmark and sticker for every student in
your classroom
* A teacher voucher for your tickets to a Dragons MVP game and
Dragons MVP Field Day
SPECIALLY DESIGNED DRAGONS MVP HAT
At each “Dragons MVP” game, we’ll
set up a table where MVPs will receive a
specially-designed Dragons MVP hat we
created just for them.
This custom hat is only available to
Dragons MVPs. This isn't some cheap
promotional hat. It is a great quality hat,
and if we sold this hat in our team store it
would have a retail value of $15 to $18.
We also want to recognize the teachers who help implement this program.
Classroom Poster
Each participating teacher will also receive four tickets to a
“Dragons MVP” game and passes to the MVP Field Day.
Bookmark
Once the kit is in your classroom, you’re ready to
designate five “Dragons MVPs” at your sole discretion.
MVP Program
Success Stories
As one of the most visible entertainment venues in the region, the
Dayton Dragons have harnessed our
marketing and media horsepower to
let everyone know about the great
“MVPs” who are coming from our
schools.
Once you give out an MVP reward
to a student, we ask that you share
with us the success story of your MVP
student. Throughout the summer,
we’ll feature several MVP stories in a
variety of formats.
-We’ll take out ads in the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun
-We’ll create radio spots to run on our flagship station, ESPN Radio 1410 AM
-We’ll feature success stories on our website, daytondragons.com
-We’ll feature some of the best stories in our Play Ball! game program
-We’ll randomly select classrooms for mascot and player visits
Once you receive your classroom packet, you’ll notice some Dragons MVP
success story forms. Please fill these out, with as much detail as possible, for
each of your MVPs (see example above). Then mail, fax or email us the information. We’ll select some of the best stories from these information sheets and
share them with the rest of the community as great “success stories.”
If one of your students is selected, we’ll contact you to set up all of the
details and let you know when your student’s success story will be featured.
First pitch opportunity
Radio interview on ESPN Radio 1410 AM
The above ad was created from a success story about one of the Dragons
MVPs in Montgomery County. This ad was featured in our "Play Ball!"
game program, on our website, and in the “Dayton Daily News.”