October 28, 2004
Filene's to donate $10 to Jimmy
Fund for every Waterford Crystal baseball sold
Boston Red Sox fans seeking a lasting keepsake to commemorate last night's World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals can find it at Filene's department store. Filene's, the exclusive retailer offering limited edition Waterford Crystal World Series Championship baseballs, will donate $10 from every baseball sold to the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with a minimum guarantee of $50,000.
Waterford will produce only 10,000 of the commemorative crystal baseballs, which will be engraved with the Boston Red Sox and World Series championship logos. Customers can place orders for the Waterford baseballs beginning today ($155 each) at participating Filene's stores, with delivery expected within two weeks, by calling 1-800-345-3637, or by visiting Filene's Web site.
In addition to offering the commemorative crystal baseballs, Filene's and Waterford announced plans to make a presentation of a full-size Waterford World Series Championship trophy. The estimated retail value of the trophy is $30,000. The trophy, shaped as a baseball bat and ball, is 31 inches long, mouth blown and hand cut by Waterford craftsmen. Eight individual artisans work for weeks perfecting the trophy and hand engraving it with the official World Series and Red Sox team logos.
Filene's and Waterford will announce more information on the trophy presentation at a later date.
