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I have always loved baseball, but when my son Micah was five and told me he wanted to play I had no idea of the journey I was about to embark on. As both my boys began playing baseball in Harlem, I began coaching. I love it, and I found out that with my background as a teacher and knowledge of the game, I'm pretty good at it.
Now I'm not just coaching, I'm working with others in the community to provide more opportunities for Harlem kids to play competitive baseball. Baseball is a great sport, but it increasingly has become an inequitable one. It requires a lot of money to buy equipment, access facilities year-round, hire coaches, and pay travel fees. We're committed to providing more opportunities for Harlem youth to play baseball competitively and represent our community with pride.
We have an opportunity for a group of Harlem youngsters to attend a Nike baseball camp at the beginning of August. Some of our players require financial assistance to attend, which is the reason for this fundraiser.
I am coaching with a travel baseball team called the Harlem Hellfighters, and we're in the process of forming a non-profit organization. This is a lengthy process, but we are almost there. If any of the money from this fundraiser is not used for summer camp, I will donate it to the Hellfighters organization once our status is finalized.
(The Hellfighters are named for the 369th Infantry Regiment, a celebrated group of African-American soldiers in World War I. The Hellfighters gained respect abroad and domestically for their bravery and intelligence during the war. After being denied a place in the 1917 farewell procession, they paraded victoriously into Harlem before a crowd of thousands on February 17, 1919.)
Now I'm not just coaching, I'm working with others in the community to provide more opportunities for Harlem kids to play competitive baseball. Baseball is a great sport, but it increasingly has become an inequitable one. It requires a lot of money to buy equipment, access facilities year-round, hire coaches, and pay travel fees. We're committed to providing more opportunities for Harlem youth to play baseball competitively and represent our community with pride.
We have an opportunity for a group of Harlem youngsters to attend a Nike baseball camp at the beginning of August. Some of our players require financial assistance to attend, which is the reason for this fundraiser.
I am coaching with a travel baseball team called the Harlem Hellfighters, and we're in the process of forming a non-profit organization. This is a lengthy process, but we are almost there. If any of the money from this fundraiser is not used for summer camp, I will donate it to the Hellfighters organization once our status is finalized.
(The Hellfighters are named for the 369th Infantry Regiment, a celebrated group of African-American soldiers in World War I. The Hellfighters gained respect abroad and domestically for their bravery and intelligence during the war. After being denied a place in the 1917 farewell procession, they paraded victoriously into Harlem before a crowd of thousands on February 17, 1919.)
Organizer
Sam Rosaldo
Organizer
New York, NY