The 16^th Annual RBI Foundation Awards Dinner
Westin Galleria Hotel / Houston, TX
Saturday, January 19^th, 2008

6:00PM Cocktails - 7:00PM Dinner
Silent Auction / Program / Live Auction

The Recycled Baseball Items Foundation (RBI) is a non-profit
501 (c) (3) organization committed to keeping the Greater Houston Area's underprivileged youth off the streets, away from gangs, crime, and drugs, while offering them a positive and viable alternative in the form of participation in baseball/softball.  RBI accomplishes this by providing baseball equipment, instructional clinics and college scholarships.

Josh Beckett   RHP

Josh was the "Ace" of the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox.  He will be presenting the "Josh Beckett Awards" to three high school softball players (Amber Anderson - Alvin H.S., Lexy Bennett - Second Baptist H.S., and Kelsea Orsak - Pearland H.S.) and the three high school baseball players (Austin Dicharry - Klein Collins H.S., Robbie Grossman - Cy Fair H.S.  and Bobby Stone - Montgomery H.S.).  

Joshua Patrick Beckett was born in Spring, TX and played baseball for the Spring H.S. Lions.  He was the 2nd overall pick (1st Round) by the Florida Marlins in the June, 1999 Major League Draft.  His clinching 2003 complete game shutout of the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium earned him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. 

Josh finished the 2007 season with a record of 20-7 and a 3.27 ERA.  He is the only 20 game winner in the past two years.  Beckett was also named last seasons'' ALCS Most Valuable Player ending with a 2007 play-off win-loss record of 4-0 with a 1.20 ERA.

The RBI Foundation is the only entity of its kind that honors female athletes. 

2008 HONOREE LIST