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EDUCATION Read acRoss ameRica The DoDgers took an active role in the national literacy campaign, “read Across America,” on March 2 when catcher A.J. ellis read to a group of students in Arizona during spring Training. Meanwhile, a slew of Dodger Alumni read to students at schools across Los Angeles. “read Across America” is an initiative by the National education Association and calls on children in every community to celebrate reading annually on March 2, the birthday of children’s author Dr. seuss. ellis read a Dr. seuss book to children at glendale’s Main Library, not too far from the Dodgers’ spring Training home at Camelback ranch — glendale in Arizona. Dodger Alumni spread across the Los Angeles area to explain to children the importance of reading. Former Dodger Kenny Landreaux made a big impression on Laguna Nueva school in Commerce. “This was a dream come true for a lot of them,” said gabriela orozco-gonzalez, a teacher-lead at the kindergarten-througheighth-grade school. orozco-gonzalez wasn’t mincing words. she said the kids at inner-city Laguna Nueva don’t often get the opportunity to see a Current and former Dodgers with members of the Crenshaw High School baseball team. team think Blue oN ApriL 26, the Dodgers honored the nine first-place winners of the 2011 Team Think blue Art and essay Contest at an awards luncheon at Dodger stadium with special guest Dodger hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. each year the Dodgers, Dodgers Dream Foundation, Kaiser permanente and the Los Angeles Times in education join forces for the literacy and education program. More than 200,000 students participated in the Team Think blue program, and this year’s winners were from 74th street gifted Magnet school, bassett street elementary, our Lady of perpetual help school, eagle rock Junior and senior high school, Wilmington Middle school, Flintridge sacred heart Academy, Clark Magnet high school and san gabriel high school. 4 community report A.J. Ellis took a break during Spring Training to read to kids at Glendale’s Main Library in Arizona. ballplayer, past or present, like Landreaux. on top of that, the former Dodger outfielder who grew up in Compton didn’t just read to the kids, he talked to them about his history and how he too went to an inner-city school. “They were able to relate to him,” said orozco-gonzalez. “he just had a really amazing connection to them.” cRenshaw high Visit oN JACKie robiNsoN DAy, April 15, Dodgers past and present led a discussion at Crenshaw high school about the importance of the groundbreaking Dodger legend. inside the school’s gymnasium, robinson’s former teammate Don Newcombe emceed the event that included former Dodgers Tommy Davis, Maury Wills and “sweet” Lou Johnson. Matt Kemp, James Loney, Tony gwynn Jr., Marcus Thames and Crenshaw high alumnus Trayvon robinson also joined in the event and told the students how Jackie robinson, who broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947, opened the door for them. Newcombe spoke of the injustices robinson faced and how he overcame them to revolutionize the game and make a mark on American history. he spoke of how branch rickey, the brooklyn Dodgers’ general manager who signed robinson, told the man just how vital he was to African-Americans. “you fail and the whole program is scrapped. We need you to be a leader,” Newcombe quoted rickey. “And Jackie was the leader ladies and gentlemen. i kid you not.” On April 26, Dodger Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda was the guest speaker at the Team Think Blue Art and Essay Awards Luncheon in the Stadium Club. Jon SooHoo PHotograPHy Jon SooHoo PHotograPHy
Jackie RoBinson scholaRs oNe oF The LAsTiNg legacies of Dodger hall of Famer Jackie robinson sits in college classrooms throughout the country. The Jackie robinson Foundation helps minority students with scholarship opportunities, networking and mentorship for students who might otherwise have a tough time attending college. every year, the Dodgers Dream Foundation works in concert with the Jackie robinson Foundation to fund 42 college scholarships for these students. on Jackie robinson Day, April 15, two of those Dodger scholars took part in pregame ceremonies on the day that baseball paid tribute to the baseball pioneer. “Jackie robinson means everything. What he went through and achieved and the barriers he broke for me has set me forward and has made my future,” said Dodger scholar Ajwang rading, a political science major at UCLA. “i can’t thank him enough or this foundation.” “his motto that ‘Life is not a spectator sport,’ it’s so relevant for many things. i really hold him dear to my heart,” said Daniella Jones, a Dodger scholar and graduate from the University of pennsylvania. Dodger legend Don Newcombe and center fielder Matt Kemp watch a video tribute to Jackie Robinson on April 15. Daniella Jones (top) and Ajwang Rading (left) are two of the Team 42 Scholars who took part in Jackie Robinson Day pregame ceremonies on April 15. TEAm 42 scholaRs Since 2005, the Dodgers Dream Foundation and Jackie Robinson Foundation have partnered in the Team 42 Scholars program. Here is a complete list of all the students who have received scholarships through this program. Alexander Aguilar (Ohio Wesleyan) Babatunde Akinloye (UCLA) Rachel Aladdin (UCLA) Andrea Aldana (NYU) Diaris Alexander (UCLA) Shereese Alexander (UCLA) David Bahena (Cornell) Dena Baker (Minnesota) Camila Bedolla (Cornell) Bijan Beglari (UCLA) Jasen Bell (Cornell) Joel Boyd (Brown) Jordan Brown (Cornell) Richard Calhoun (UCSB) Keziah Calmese (Cornell) Bianca Carrion (UCLA) Tiffany Chaparro (NYU) Jamal Cole (Cornell) Tifhanie Coleman (UCLA) Ahkillah Davis (Minnesota) Marshall Davis (Minnesota) Ashley De Vance (UCLA) Miriam Denard (UCLA) Abraham Desta (Minnesota) Leina Desta (Minnesota) Anthony Diamond (Stanford) Asia Dorsey (NYU) Shakinah Douglas (UCLA) Calvin Dunn (UCLA) Robin Egbuniwe (UCLA) Christopher Estela (Cornell) Ebreon Farris (UCLA) Tiffany Fidler (Cornell) Gilbert Francis (Cornell) Jaime Fuentes (Ohio Wesleyan) Kisa Fulbright (Xavier) Aaron Garcia (NYU) Iliana Garcia (Rochester) Natalia Gil (Cornell) Feven Girmay (UCLA) Andrea Glover (Minnesota) Leslie Grant (UCLA) Allison Green (UCLA) Keron Greene (UCLA) David Hampton (UC Berkeley) Jonathon Harris (NYU) Matthew Harris (Minnesota) Lorna Her Many Horses (Minnesota) Jonathan Ho (Pennsylvania) Mercedes Hobson (UCLA) Karen Horton (UCLA) Nikkolette Hunter (UCLA) Brandon Jackson (Minnesota) Marianna Jackson (NYU) LeVon James (Cornell) Brieana Johnson (UCLA) Cameron Johnson (Cornell) Daniella Jones (Pennsylvania) Alexander Kado (Minnesota) Trent Kemp (UCLA) Boramy Kim (Minnesota) Rayana Lewis (UCLA) Aaron Lombard (UCLA) Maltish Lorenzo (UCLA) Adam Love (UCLA) Autumn Love (UCLA) Jonathan Maner (UCLA) Taylor Mason (UCLA) Shylene Mata (Cornell) Corey Matthews (UCLA) Pierre Mays (UCLA) Costner McKenzie (Stanford) Marcus Mitchell (Georgia Institute of Technology) Olevia Mitchell (Syracuse) Simon-Noel Ndely (Minnesota) Chinomnso Nnodum (Cornell) Dantawn Nicholson (Cheyney) Whitney Nonnette (UCLA) Ayantu Omer (Minnesota) Charles Onwuka (UCLA) Janae Osby (UCLA) Oluwadamilola Oshinuga (UCLA) Jade Patterson (Cornell) Randolph Pena-Medina (Rochester) Steven Peralta (Dartmouth) Genevieve Petit Saint (Cornell) Jerome Price (UCLA) Ajwang Rading (UCLA) Samuel Ramsey (Cornell) Dominic Rivera (Cornell) Bryce Robertson (Cornell) Nicolette Robinson (UCLA) Diana Ruano (Cornell) Sandra Sanchez (NYU) Christopher Scott (Minnesota) Choumika Simonis (Cornell) Jade Smith (UCLA) Julia Smith (Ohio Wesleyan) Steven Stevenson (UCLA) Alyse Stone (George Washington) Nafisa Teague (Minnesota) Martina Trejo (UCLA) Surafel Tsega (UCLA) Paulina Villanueva (UCLA) Marques Watson (UCLA) Sienna Wedderburn (Cornell) Pilar Whitaker (UCLA) Ashley Williams (UCLA) Jennifer Williams (UCLA) Justin Williams (UCLA) Kenya Wright (Brown) community report 5
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