Rays employees visit Dominican Republic for back-to-school charity work

Through staff press launch.

The Tampa Bay Rays visited Escuela Basica Patria Mirabal, a major faculty adjoining to the Rays Academy in Guerra, Dominican Republic, final week to assist get college students ages 4-14 prepared for the college yr and see progress made on renovations to the college.

Members of the Rays group engagement staff joined Rays Academy employees to ship faculty provides, backpacks, uniforms, hygiene merchandise and Rays giveaway objects to college students on the faculty, along with offering new sneakers to greater than 125 college students.

“As a Dominican, I’m actually proud to be part of a corporation that not solely cares about profitable on the sphere, however extra importantly, cares in regards to the folks locally; to me, meaning loads,” stated Rays Assistant Director of Latin American Participant Packages Jairo DeLaRosa.

The partnership between the membership and Escuela Basica Patria Mirabal started again in 2019, when the Rays employed an area contractor to make vital enhancements to the college that included working water.

The addition of a effectively and a useful sink made the college eligible for a government-funded sizzling lunch program. Extra enhancements included new restroom amenities, portray each the inside and exterior of the buildings on campus and laying the inspiration for a brand-new basketball courtroom, full with all of the corresponding taking part in tools.

Equally to that preliminary go to, the Rays as soon as once more employed an area contractor to make further enhancements this month.

A leaky roof meant frequent faculty closures on wet days, so the primary mission tackled was a newly changed roof. A brand new water pump, an extra restroom, an expanded gazebo and contemporary coats of paint each indoors and outdoor accomplished this yr’s renovations.

“Baseball brings us collectively in a really distinctive and delightful means and thru that connection we wish to guarantee the college, its college students and lecturers, have the instruments essential to succeed,” stated Rays Chief Folks & Group Officer Jenn Tran. “Our purpose with the renovations, was to offer a more recent, safer place for the youngsters to study and develop, free from faculty closures because of climate.”

The Rays are excited to proceed making connections locally surrounding the Rays Academy and plan to make annual visits to Escuela Basica Patria Mirabal.