[新聞] Sabathia gives back to kids

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For CC Sabathia, embracing a new life in the New York area as the Yankees'
ace suggested that he would probably spend more time in the air come the
holiday season.

It also inspires Sabathia to make the most of the time when he returns to his
roots, like this month's trip to spend Christmas near his hometown of
Vallejo, Calif.

So Sabathia's PitCCh In Foundation made several stops over a week-long rush,
exploring the city limits where the left-hander threw his first pitches. The
hurler helped launch a Christmas Caravan to help give back to a community
that has offered him so much.

"It's my hometown and my heart is always here," Sabathia said. "I owe a lot
to this city and the people here. It's a real small, tight-knit community. To
be a part of it and be able to pitch for the Yankees, I'm able to show kids
that I came from the same small city they came from and can try to do some
good things."

Along with his wife, Amber, Sabathia hoped to make small but meaningful
changes for those in the community, offering them some joy and comfort during
the holiday season.

They did more than that. The Sabathias helped to remodel a nursery for a
local foster care family that is caring for two infants, partnering with the
city's Youth and Family Services group and community volunteers.

"To be able to do that for the family, with the way they take care of the
kids with no hesitation, it felt so good," Sabathia said.

Sabathia was also a guest at a United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots
event, offering signed baseballs and photos to those who donated gifts, and
later visited with children whose parents are undergoing treatment at the
Vallejo Medical Center.

He spent time making bedside visits in the hospital's pediatric ward and
offering gifts before hosting a holiday barbecue. The Sabathias also brought
a group of teenagers from Vallejo Youth and Family Services on a local
shopping trip.

Finally, to complete the week, the foundation led a makeover of a Victorian
home in Vallejo that serves as a clean and sober living environment for women
who are in recovery from drug or alcohol addictions.

"We just tried to do whatever we could to cheer them up this close to
Christmas," Sabathia said. "I've seen how gracious the people are here. It's
tough times everywhere, but it's really tough times here. This is the time of
the year where it is so important to give."

Before jetting out west for the holidays, Sabathia also made it a point to
engage the community in the tri-state area, having happily found a new home
in the suburb of Alpine, N.J.

On Dec. 10, Sabathia appeared at a Payless ShoeSource in midtown Manhattan to
benefit the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, a cause near to his heart.

He and Amber distributed free shoes to about 60 children from the the Bronx,
and Sabathia said he had been inspired when Oakland Athletics hurler Dave
Stewart paid a similar visit to his Boys & Girls Club in Vallejo.

"I always go back to the experience I had with Dave Stewart, when I was
young," Sabathia said. "He came and visited my Boys & Girls Club, just talked
for like 15 minutes, and it kind of lasted with me. So, if I could do that
with one of these kids, it would feel great."

Christmas was always a special time for Sabathia, who can still remember
spending late nights and early mornings by the tree in the home of his
grandmother, Ethel.

"I have a really big family, and I just remember getting together at my
grandma's house -- everybody being together, the food, opening presents,
always playing music," Sabathia said.

"I just remember it being a really happy time. With everybody in my family
being around, you could look forward to seeing someone you hadn't seen for a
long time during the holidays. My grandma's house was always the place for
that."

With no hesitation, Sabathia can even recall the most exciting thing he found
under the tree one Christmas morning.

"I got a ping-pong table when I was probably 10 or 11 years old," Sabathia
said, his voice jumping even now. "That's one thing that kind of stands out
to me. If I can still recall it at 30 years old, you know I was pretty
excited to get that. [Even today] I'm pretty good, and that's what started it
for me."

Now that he and Amber have four children of their own, Sabathia said that he
enjoys watching the glee unfold at home, as the house is filled with family
members and the decorative lights sparkle late into the evening.

But Sabathia also wants his sons and daughters to understand that the holiday
season is about giving, so for each toy they discover under the tree on
Christmas morning, they will also have to donate one that they play with.

"Hopefully, that can help them realize that they need to give back too,"
Sabathia said.


簡譯：

在聖誕節這天，CC回到他的家鄉Vallejo，透過自已的基金會送給小朋一些禮物。

「這裡是我的家鄉，我的心永遠在這」CC說。

CC幫忙重整當地的一間育嬰室、參加公益活動、還拜訪當地的醫療中心。

最後帶著一票的小孩去shopping。


CC連休季也可以這麼忙錄。XD

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