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Yankees Host 16th Annual Hope Week, Supporting Love Nana Nonprofit

CBS New YorkJuly 7, 20251 min454 views
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Yankees' Hope Week Initiative

  • πŸ’‘ The Yankees are celebrating their 16th annual Hope Week, an initiative focused on helping others persevere and excel.
  • 🎯 The entire organization participates in supporting special causes off the field during this week.

Supporting Love Nana

  • πŸ’– Today's focus was on a nonprofit called Love Nana, founded by 87-year-old Joan Highland.
  • πŸ‘Ά Love Nana creates gift bundles of baby clothes for families in need on Long Island, starting in 2020 with a single family.
  • πŸ“¦ Over 12,000 gift bundles have been created, with Yankees players like Aaron Judge assisting in compiling them.

Player Involvement and Impact

  • πŸ‘¨β€πŸΌ Aaron Judge, a new father himself, participated in assembling the gift bundles, highlighting the importance of helping people and lending a hand.
  • 🀝 The Yankees organization made a $10,000 donation to the Love Nana nonprofit.
  • ✨ Joan Highland expressed gratitude, calling the Yankees' support
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