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Originally Posted by RaysScout
I, like most everyone on here, certainly hope Meat wins. First, he's a good guy....and second, I'd like to see him raise as much as he can for The Painted Turtle. It was nice to read in a prior post that Meat said he did do very well for his favorite charity. My wife and I were fortunate to get to see Meat backstage in Dover, DE in January. Since I work in profession baseball, I thought it would be cool to have Meat and the NLE sign a couple of bats for me. Meat did one alone, and he and the NLE did the other. Selfishly, I have kept the one signed by everyone. :) However, I shipped the other to my daughter in Houston, TX. She is a director at a YMCA there and can auction it off to raise $ to send kids to summer camp. Knowing how civic minded Meat is, I sent him an e-mail informing him of what I was doing with the bat, and told him that whatever amount was raised for the YMCA from his bat, my wife and I would make an equal donation to The Painted Turtle. If anyone is looking for a worthwhile charity, please check the website for The Painted Turtle. www.thepaintedturtle.org/turtle. |
What an amazing story .... thanks for sharing it
I truly hope that you and your daughter can raise a lot of money for such worthy causes.
I'm sure your message (and generosity) made Meat very happy.
And thanks for posting the link to the Painted Turtle's website .. I really need to check it out again