Brandon Lowe and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Win Inaugural Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation Giving Bowl
TAMPA, Florida (March 31, 2025) – The Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation announced Brandon Lowe of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay as the winners of the 2025 Giving Bowl, receiving a $50,000 donation from the foundation.
The Giving Bowl brought together five Tampa Bay area athletes from the Buccaneers, Lightning, Sun FC and Rays, to help raise awareness, funds and support for different charities impacting Tampa through a three-week bracket-style fundraising competition.
“Congratulations to Brandon and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay for being crowned the 2025 Giving Bowl Champions,” stated Emily. “This has been an amazing three weeks of giving back to the Tampa community, and we are honored to play a small part in the great work the Crisis Center and all the participating charities do for the Tampa Bay community.
“A huge thank you to all the athletes and charities who participated,” added Baker. “We hope this continues to bring Tampa closer together, and we can’t wait to see the amazing things we can all do together in the years to come.”
The Rays’ second baseman and the Crisis Center’s path to the title began with all participating teams before advancing to a second-round matchup against Ryan McDonagh and First Responders Children’s Foundation. Lowe and the Crisis Center went head-to-head against Erika Tymrak and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay in the third and final round.
“I want to sincerely thank all those who generously donated to support our cause,” said Lowe. “It is truly remarkable that we were able to raise awareness about mental health. The funds raised and prize money from the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation will ensure that individuals in need have access to the Crisis Center’s services. I can’t thank you all enough.”
While the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay came out on top, every participating charity received a generous donation from the foundation and successfully leveraged the Giving Bowl opportunity to raise funds and awareness from the community at large. The Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation donated a total of $92,500 across the five participating charities.
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Participating Athletes and Charities Winnings
Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays) and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay - $50,000
Erika Tymrak (Tampa Bay Sun FC) and Humane Society of Tampa Bay - $20,000
Bucky Irving (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and After-School All-Stars - $10,000
Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Lightning) and First Responders Children’s Foundation - $10,000
Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Team Godwin Foundation - $2,500
