Bernie Williams brings Latino heritage to Inwood Little League
When it comes to promoting heritage, it’s up to the community to uphold its values amongst the youth and teach them the cultural essence of their origin.
For Bernie Williams and Hall of Famer, Juan Marichal, the opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time. With the Caribbean series on, and, thumping through the weekend, the two baseball icons, of South American origin, combined their efforts to teach
kids about the special meaning of belonging to Latin culture.
Williams, who’s been out of the baseball circuit for a while, has been faring well in his music career and he’s doing more than keeping his bargain by contributing to the community. He’s got more time to savour and he’s doing that with the kids.
He and Juan went out to Inwood Little League to sport questions and teach young leaguers baseball techniques. Bernie added to his list a task to watch the Caribbean World Series match played between Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
The venue for the event is at Derek Aucion’s Baseball Centre and Time Warner Cable sponsored the occasion. Williams related the moment with his childhood, when he never thought of becoming a baseball player in his adult age.
"When I was that age I never in my wildest dreams imagined becoming a Major League baseball player", Williams said, "I remember seeing (Major Leaguers) down in Puerto Rico and looking up to them and being like, they're larger than life. For me, my job is
to make it so that they remember the event and say, 'When I was so-and-so years old, I met this guy.' It just makes me feel great".
The kids entertained themselves, and the two visiting baseball icons, by wearing No. 51 shirts, cheering for them at the event. Time Warner Cable sported the children’s hearts by donating supplies to Inwood Little League. Marisol Martinez, who’s the Senior
Director of the Hispanic Segment of Target Marketing, spoke at the occasion.
"We're excited to support the Inwood Little League with a special donation that includes sporting equipment, which is needed".
Bernie Williams could draw a comparison between the little leaguers and himself as he helped promote the idea that they could turn into players, who would propagate Latin values to the future generation.
In an everlasting time scale, it’s all up to the older generation to pave the way for teaching the young. Williams and Juan Marichal related themselves to the children and they did what they could do to fulfil their obligation to society.
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