Kids Backpack Initiaive participants and beneficiaries of the Butler Blue Sox Buck-A-Hit campaign were recognized prior to the team's regular

season finale Saturday night at Kelly Automotive Park. They include, from left , Kim Thomas - Kids Backpack Initiave, Ruby, Mary, Amy and Mike

Waggoner - Subway, Lisa Campbell and Larry Sassone - Butler AM Rotary, Wink Robinson - Blue Sox Managing Partner, Babe the Blue Sox

Ox, Nick Ban - Butler County Ford and Beth Bauer. The BlueSox teamed with Butler County Ford, R.P. Musko Associates, Subway, Henninger and Robinson, PC, NexTier Bank and United Plate Glass to donate a dollar each to the Kids Backpack Initiative for each BlueSox hit this season. The Sox tallied 553 hits on the year and thus raised $3,471 for the cause.