Hot Stove Dinner 2023

About Hot Stove

Hot Stove is Flying Squirrels Charities' largest annual fundraising event. The night consists of VIP areas, Ballroom area with music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, autograph session, silent auction, a photobooth, and ends with a 90-minute program on the main stage! Our goal is to connect past and present Squirrels players/managers with the Richmond community and grow our relationship with the San Francisco Giants while raising money for F.S. Charities. 

Hot Stove 2023 Quick Facts

 Location: Altria Theater, 6 N Laurel St, Richmond, VA 23220

Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Timing:

             Ballroom Mixer | 5pm - 7:15pm (VIP, Sponsors & Ballroom Tickets)

             Autograph Session | 6:00pm - 7:00pm (VIP, Sponsors & Ballroom Tickets) 

             Program | 7pm gates, 7:30pm program (Sponsors, Ballroom, & Program Tickets)

             Post-event Party at Home Team Grill in the Fan 

The VIP Area is downstairs in the ballroom. Please check in at the entrance, and a Flying Squirrels Employee will provide you with a VIP nametag. This area will have a private open bar, hors d'oeuvres, and one-on-one access to Sean Casey along with everything else in the ballroom mixer section. You will also have reserved seating closest to the stage. 

The Ballroom Mixer is downstairs in the ballroom. Please check in at the entrance, and a Flying Squirrels Employee will assist you. We will have hors d'oeuvres, drinks, music, autograph session, silent auction, photobooth, and more! Ballroom Tickets give you access to the Ballroom and Program on the Main Stage.

Anyone with a Program Ticket will be able to enter Altria Theater at 7pm. Drinks are available for purchase. The program will start at 7:30pm. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

The Ballroom area will start to shut down at 7:15pm so guests can make their way to their seats by the Main Stage. VIP guests will have reserved seating. Ballroom Mixer and Program ticket seating is on a first come, first served basis on the lower level. The program will go from 7:30pm - 9pm. 

Celebrity Guest Sean Casey

Prior to his major league career, Casey was a standout player for the University of Richmond, where he was picked as an All-American and helped lead the Spiders to their first-ever win in an NCAA Tournament game in 1995. That year, he also won the NCAA Division I batting title with a .461 average. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 1995 MLB Draft. Casey was inducted to the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. 

 In January of 2022, Flying Squirrels Charities rebranded in order to focus on the current needs of the community and surrounding areas. Now, our mission is to impact RVA by enhancing educational opportunities, providing athletic programming and bringing the FUNN into all we do! Flying Squirrels Charities strives to strike out the social determinants that negatively influence our community while also fostering a place for inclusion.

Four Pillars of Focus

Ways We've Helped the Community in the Past

All-Star Legacy Fund: Every year since 2019, Flying Squirrels Charities has partnered with Genworth to give away a 1-3 scholarships a year to students in the Richmond Public Schools system to help continue their education through a 4-year college of their choice.

Richmond 34 Scholarship: Since 2022, Flying Squirrels Charities has awarded a one-time $5,000 scholarship to a student in the Greater Richmond Region attending either Virginia Union University or Virginia State University. 

Renovating Richmond's Recreation: Flying Squirrels Charities was created in 2014 to improve 16 youth baseball fields in the surrounding areas with the help of the Richmond City Parks and Recreation Department. Some of those field projects include Bellemeade Field, Blackwell Field, Fairfield Field, Henderson Complex, Hotchkiss Field, Martin Luther King Jr. Fields, Powhatan Community Center, Summer Hill Playground and Westover Community Center.

Donations: Flying Squirrels Charities has raised money for other non-profit partners, including The Holli Fund, Community Foundation, The Robins Foundation in collaboration with RVA Strong, Richmond Education Foundation, Nourish Henrico, Chesterfield Food Bank, VCU Health Rainbow Fund and various Little League Associations around the metro Richmond area.

THANK YOU SPONSORS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Thank you, Gail & Dave Clelland for sponsoring the Paul Keyes RBI Award!