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Well, we told you in August that we’d give you an update on Yankee great, Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation Kalamazoo clinics. Finally, an update.
A little excerpt from their website:
“On Aug. 13-16, 2008, the Turn 2 Foundation once again partnered with the City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation Department and Scott’s Collectibles to host the Fifth Annual Turn 2 Foundation Kalamazoo Baseball Clinic at Mayor’s Riverfront Park on Homer Stryker Field, home to the Kalamazoo Kings…
On the last day, the clinic hosted a banquet and awards ceremony for the children to reward them for all of their hard work throughout the week. Motivational speaker and author Kevin Carroll was once again asked to act as the guest speaker for the event. As always, his presentation was inspiring and impactful for all attendees. As part of his mission to have a lasting effect on the participants, Kevin presented each child a copy of his most recent book, What’s Your Red Rubber Ball?, a follow-up to his last publication, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball. Afterwards, each participant received a goodie bag with gifts from the Turn 2 Foundation and its supporters as well as an individual recognition for their efforts. The ceremony concluded with an announcement of the “Camper of the Week”, who was rewarded due to the skills improvements, sportsmanship qualities and positive attitude that he showed throughout the entire clinic. The lucky camper was rewarded with the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the Kalamazoo Kings game later that night.”
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
NY Yankee All-Star shortstop Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Baseball Camp ‘08 was held this weekend in Kalamazoo, MI. Perusing the web, I noticed that the ‘07 event received some blog luv (including pics) from Kalamazoo City Commissioner Sean McCann:
Today I was privileged to be a guest at the commencement picnic of Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation Baseball Camp, which ran for the past four days at Mayor’s Riverfront Park and operated in partnership with the City of Kalamazoo’s Parks and Recreation Department. Photos are (1) under the tent with all the baseball campers and their parents, and, (2) the motivational speaker, Kevin Carroll, author of the book “Rules of the Red Rubber Ball” - he gave an excellent talk with a great message for the many youth present.
Look for the ‘08 Turn 2 report coming very soon!
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
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