Downtown streets were closed to traffic on May 8th. Fifty eight charities had information booths, tents and activities to promote their respective Foundations/Associations the entire day. It is well known that many are present in Romania because of the state of the economy and needs of a large number of citizens. I was surprised at the numbers in this town of 140,000. Our booth was a hit because of our active demonstration of our sport and what we can offer children. About half of our youngsters showed up for the march; some stayed to play ball on the empty streets and to help with kids and few adults who wanted to try hitting off a tee into a net. Donations of several people surprised me. One young mother with a child still years away from Tee Ball gave us 2 percent of her income; the highest deductible amount allowed by law. It was a long day for our staff and some of the players…we stayed longer than most because of interested people to chat with or wanting to hit baseballs.
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