Category Archives: Nats4Good

The Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy – Much More than a Building

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Warning Track Power

For over nine years, I have had the pleasure of coaching baseball and mentoring at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy on Monday and Thursday nights. Those are my favorite days of the week. Last fall, Talk Nats and two Facebook … Continue reading →

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Let’s Do this Again! Unused RCR Points? Let’s Bring More Holiday Cheer to Deserving Kids.

Posted on October 10, 2025 by DonH

Back in 2021, TalkNats started an initiative to collect items from the RCR program and donate them to the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, which supports young scholar athletes from Wards 7 and 8 in DC. You can see our very … Continue reading →

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Shoutouts Attached to Swag Make for Good Vibes

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Warning Track Power

While baseball is traditionally played from Spring to Fall, the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast, DC, is open year-round. As a volunteer coach and mentor for the past eight years, it has been a pleasure to interact with … Continue reading →

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An Update and Gentle Reminder: Unused RCR Points? Let’s Bring Some Holiday Cheer to Deserving Kids Again.

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Section222

On the eve of Thanksgiving we wanted to give you a status report on this year’s RCR Points Drive. As of 6:00 pm yesterday, we have received a total of 133,879 points from 53 donors! We’re not quite there yet, … Continue reading →

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Unused RCR Points? Let’s Bring Some Holiday Cheer to Deserving Kids Again.

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Section222

Back in 2021, TalkNats started an initiative to collect items from the RCR program and donate them to the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, which supports young scholar athletes from Wards 7 and 8 in DC (Donate Your Unused Red Carpet … Continue reading →

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Bargain Bobblehead Sale for Charity

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Section222

As a Nats season ticket holder since 2005, I’ve accumulated a whole lot of bobbleheads over the years. Before I retired, I had quite a display in my office.  But now, many are in storage boxes gathering dust or cluttering … Continue reading →

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Final Update to 2023 RCR Points Drive — A Visit to the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Warning Track Power

A final and very big “thank you!” from DonH, Section 222, and me to everyone who donated to the 3rd annual RCR Points Drive. Along with members of two Facebook groups (Nationals RCR Codes and Diehard Nationals Fans), TalkNats readers and commenters … Continue reading →

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The Kids Still Love It!

Posted on November 11, 2023 by DonH

We are repeating the initiative we started in 2021 (Donate Your Unused Red Carpet Rewards Points to the Nationals Youth Academy) and repeated in 2022 (The Kids Do Love It – Donate Your Unused RCR Points), collecting items from the … Continue reading →

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The Kids Really Will Love it.

Posted on January 21, 2023 by DonH

On Thursday afternoon, Deuces, WTP and I visited the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy to deliver the goodies we were able to collect at the end of 2022 as described in a previous post —  The Kids Do Love It – … Continue reading →

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The Kids Do Love It – Donate Your Unused RCR Points

Posted on November 29, 2022 by DonH

We are repeating the initiative we started last year, collecting items from the RCR program to donate to the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy that supports scholar athletes from under-served communities. This is a collaborative effort of TalkNats and two FaceBook … Continue reading →

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