Mattamy Homes Partners with D-backs to Turn Broken Bats into Trees

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Nov 28, 2018, 11:00 ET

PHOENIX, Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Bats that are broken during the intensity of a professional baseball game are usually discarded without much future purpose. Until now, when, as part of a fun and innovative community program, Mattamy Homes Phoenix and the Arizona Diamondbacks teamed up to turn broken bats into trees.

As part of the Break-A-Bat, Plant-A-Tree program (an element of the Mattamy-D-backs partnership), whenever a D-backs pitcher made an opposing batter break a bat during the team's last regular season, Mattamy donated a tree to the City of Phoenix.

Members of the Mattamy Homes Phoenix team with one of the 80 trees planted as part of the Break-A-Bat, Plant-A-Tree program. (CNW Group/Mattamy Homes Limited)

D-backs pitchers were up to the task, and in early November, D-backs and Mattamy employees gathered to help the City of Phoenix plant 80 trees at two city parks.

"The D-backs are proud to partner with Mattamy Homes and are committed to supporting great neighborhoods for families," said D-backs Vice President of Corporate and Community Impact Debbie Castaldo. "Our 'Break A Bat, Plant A Tree' program allowed us to plant 80 new trees in Phoenix-area parks. Working together and giving back with the dedicated employees from Mattamy Homes was a highlight for everyone involved in the project."

"At Mattamy we believe it's important to be part of and give back to the communities in which we develop and build," says Harry Lourimore, Mattamy's Phoenix Division President. "We look forward to being involved in various initiatives that help build vibrant communities and are grateful to our friends at the D-backs for their shared support of this imaginative project."

About Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with a 40-year history of operations across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps 7,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 10 markets – Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its US head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida – and in Canada, its communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.