Anonymous wrote:Closet clean-out request: We would love your used baseball gear.
My son, who is a sophomore at Georgetown Day School, is preparing to make his fourth trip to the Dominican Republic to help athletes at the Baseball Island Foundation. This foundation provides free baseball training, food, and English language training for promising athletes. A number of players have earned college scholarships in the US, and are headed to the pros. The best part, though, is that those who may not get that opportunity are given the education to give them other options for work in their country.
Lawson and three other students will spend their spring break helping out at the Baseball Island Foundation, as well as leading a clinic for younger kids in the community. They will be donating used gear and have a goal of a baseball for every kid--because they've seen kids playing with sticks and soda bottles.
Happy to pick up gear you have--or share more about what they're doing if you'd like to help. Feel free to comment below or send a direct message to
emsschmidt@hotmail.com. Deadline: March 19. Thanks--