NewsWhore
01-31-2007, 04:40 PM
The New Britain Rock Cats announced a partnership with Roberto's Kids to form "Batter Up!," a season long initiative that collects baseball equipment and cash donations for children in the DR. The Foundation is working on helping children in areas near Boca Chica, where the Rock Cats parent organization, the Minnesota Twins operates a baseball academy. Donations Roberto's Kids is a collaborative effort between the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Luis and Roberto Clemente Jr., Pindar and Steve Tremitiere of Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Pindar started the Baseball Equipment Project in 1999 in the Dominican Republic with a single donation from the Oneonta Little League. In 2005, the Pindar family collected five tons of equipment for Dominican children, collecting for all ages from organizations across the country. Tremitiere has collected tons of equipment from eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey for the Roberto Clemente Sports City Complex and other organizations in Puerto Rico over the last few years.
The Rock Cats Foundation is a Connecticut based non-profit organization dedicated to providing social, educational and scholarship opportunities for the youth in our surrounding communities in connection with the activities of the New Britain Rock Cats baseball club. For more information on the Rock Cats Foundation, the "Batter Up!" program visit the www.rockcats.com (http://www.rockcats.com) or call 860-224-8383.
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Pindar started the Baseball Equipment Project in 1999 in the Dominican Republic with a single donation from the Oneonta Little League. In 2005, the Pindar family collected five tons of equipment for Dominican children, collecting for all ages from organizations across the country. Tremitiere has collected tons of equipment from eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey for the Roberto Clemente Sports City Complex and other organizations in Puerto Rico over the last few years.
The Rock Cats Foundation is a Connecticut based non-profit organization dedicated to providing social, educational and scholarship opportunities for the youth in our surrounding communities in connection with the activities of the New Britain Rock Cats baseball club. For more information on the Rock Cats Foundation, the "Batter Up!" program visit the www.rockcats.com (http://www.rockcats.com) or call 860-224-8383.
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