Bronx softball team receives
BY JASON COHEN
gift from Fox Sports
After the pandemic halted
youth sports in 2020, a local
softball team is kicking off
its season with a surprise gift
that has all of the players and
parents elated.
In honor of Jackie Robinson
Day, April 15, FOX Sports recently
donated bats, helmets,
fi elding gloves, batting gloves,
catching gear, pitch returns,
cleats and jerseys to the Urban
Youth Initiative in Hunts
Point, which gave these items
to their girls softball team, the
Bronx Rebels.
This initiative is part of
FOX Sports’ ongoing support
of the Restore Play initiative
with national nonprofi t partner
Good Sports. Restore Play
aims to keep kids active and
engaged in sports throughout
the pandemic by providing at
least $15 million in sports and
fi tness gear to thousands of
youth organizations and children
across the country who
have endured signifi cant setbacks
due to COVID-19.
“When I learned FOX
Sports was going to help our
baseball and softball programs
with a generous gift of
equipment, I was almost reluctant
to believe it,” said Urban
Youth Initiative Executive
Director Julian Forbes.
“The youth that will benefi
t from this have expressed
overwhelming joy and appreciation
and I look forward to
bringing the gift of sports to
many of the Bronx’s deserving
youth.”
Forbes, 39, who founded the
Urban Youth Initiative in 2014,
told the Bronx Times that the
girls had no idea Fox was going
to make the donation and
thought they were just there
for a scrimmage.
“The kids that received the
items deserved it,” he stressed.
“Personally I’m absolutely
grateful for the acknowledgment.”
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, A 32 PR. 23-29, 2021 BTR
The Red Rebels receive uniforms and apparel from Fox Sports. Photos courtesy of Fox Sports
Take Care to Protect Yourself and Others
From COVID-19
Safely separate at a Free, Private Hotel Room.
If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or were in contact with someone who tested positive, you can qualify for a hotel room for up to 10 days to safely separate and protect others.
Take Care Hotels are safe, comfortable and convenient. All services are free. Children are welcome.
!
treatment or preventive healthcare services related to COVID-19 will NOT be considered under the public charge rule.
The following services are provided FREE at a Take Care Hotel:
+ Round-trip transportation to and from the hotel and any necessary medical appointments
+ Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily*
+ Private rooms and bathrooms
+ Interpreter services
+ Onsite COVID-19 testing
+ Medication delivery
+ Free Wi-Fi and Cable TV
+ Onsite health care services provided by skilled doctors and nurses
+ Unlimited local phone calls to stay connected with family and friends
+ Telepsychiatry to access expert mental health providers
Book your room today.
Call 212-COVID-19 (212-268-4319)
or visit testandtrace.nyc
*Meals will be tailored to dietary needs scan here