BASEBALL CAMP COLLECTS SCORES OF TOYS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - More than 120 toys and other presents for children hospitalized over Christmas were collected through former Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. player Ellis Valentine's youth baseball camp. The entry fee for the 48 youngsters age 9 to 12 who got tutored at Lancaster City Park by former Major Leaguers and local high school players was a toy worth $10 or more. ``The kids get involved in community service and in the process they learn baseball,'' said Valentine, who played for the Montreal Expos, the New York Mets
Sponsored by Valentine's Antelope Valley Light Foundation, the baseball camp included instruction from Dodgers great Tommy Davis and Derrel Thomas; former San Francisco, Houston and Cincinnati pitcher Mike LaCoss; White Sox player Rudy Law; and pitcher Jim Slaton, who grew up in the Antelope Valley. Besides the toys brought in by the young players, donations were dropped off by Los Angeles County Probation Department The Los Angeles County Probation Department provides services for those placed on probation within Los Angeles County, California, USA. Robert Taylor is the current Chief Probation Officer. The department is the largest probation department in the world[1]. employees, the High Desert Cruisers car club and others. The toys were delivered to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. ``I hate seeing kids in the hospital at Christmastime,'' Valentine said. Several sponsors helped defray de·fray tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, the cost of the camp, which was coordinated by Lancaster High School Lancaster High School may refer to:
n. A ripe jalapeño pepper that has been dried and smoked for use in cooking. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl xipotli.] Noun 1. handled out vouchers for burritos. Sports Chalet provided baseballs and Payroll Perfect paid for camp sweat shirts. The city provided the batting range. Other sponsors include Lancaster West Rotary Club, Rose Knott, Wayne and Dave's Automotive and MetroFloors. High school players who helped included Josh Roberts, Jordan Oates, Josh Rush and Luke Organ of Highland; Randy Reno, Brett Schaeffing and Kevin Hayman of Quartz Hill; and Garrett Nyberg of Paraclete. Also helping coach were Tim Collins, who works for Remax All-Pro in Lancaster; former Lancaster High player Tim Culver; and Greg Schowen, who works for the American Medical Response American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado. ambulance company. |
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