{"id":23012,"date":"2023-10-19T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/bismarck-larks\/?p=23012"},"modified":"2023-12-08T21:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:09:08","slug":"bismarck-larks-share-2023-community-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/bismarck-larks\/bismarck-larks-share-2023-community-impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Bismarck Larks Share 2023 Community Impact Report: All Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bismarck Larks Share 2023 Community Impact Report: Part 1<\/b><\/h1><\/h1><\/div>

Part 1 Focuses on Non-Profit Community Impact<\/i><\/h3>\n<\/div>

Thank you fans! We are so grateful to be a part of this community with you. Check out below some of the impactful numbers you and our sponsor’s support helped accomplish for local non-profits and organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bismarck Larks Share 2023 Community Impact Report: Part 2<\/b><\/h1><\/h1><\/div>

Part 2 Focuses on Tourism, Workforce, Recruitment & Retention, and Quality of Life<\/i><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Fans Continue to Flock to Larks Games & Events in 7th Season<\/b><\/p>\n

The Larks hosted 36 home games this summer at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, Home of Dakota Community Bank and Trust Field, including hosting the 2023 Northwoods League All Star Game and Home Run Challenge for the first time. 65,457 total tickets were purchased resulting in almost 97% of the ballpark\u2019s 1900 capacity sold each night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to providing a unique, quality of life experience to the community during games, the team along with their sponsors put on over a dozen free, family events throughout the year. These events included the third annual Flock Fest, STEM Education Expo, Special Olympics Baseball Camp, Jersey Food Drive, and Clark’s Car Wash hosted at the ballpark along with a Bat Demo Day at Sanford POWER, Ski Day at Huff Hills, Kids Bike Ride at Harmon Lake, Community Mine Tour at North American Coal, Away Game Watch Parties at three local bars, Clarks Birthday Party at Elk Ridge Park, Fishing with the Larks at the ND Game & Fish Department building, and the Larks Christmas with Coal Miners toy drive event Dykshoorn Park in Mandan. Total estimated attendance for these events was over 5,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact on Tourism<\/b><\/p>\n

The team connected all corners of North Dakota and the country with over 1,100 single game tickets purchased by fans outside of the Bismarck, Mandan, and Lincoln area. This number does not include numerous parents of players that visited from out of town who receive tickets from the Larks player pass list as well as out of town guests that use tickets purchased in advance from businesses or local residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baseball fans from 33 states and three provinces of Canada flocked to Bismarck to watch at least one game. The furthest fans traveled over 3,600 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii and Minnesota was the state that brought the most people to Bismarck throughout the duration of the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Larks hosting the 2023 Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star festivities brought the entire baseball community together including 11 MLB scouts and fans from Canada and 13 different states including California, Pennsylvania, Washington, Montana, Wisconsin, Arizona, Virginia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Texas, South Dakota and Iowa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, the Larks helped partner hotel Ramada Bismarck and Baymont Inn and Suites reserve over 300 rooms for guests throughout the year, not including player and umpire rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

National, Regional Exposure for City & State<\/b><\/p>\n

Bismarck and North Dakota were highly visible on television and social media this year during Larks games generating millions of impressions through the following:<\/span><\/p>\n