For the 10th year, the C You in the Major Leagues Foundation held its four-day Youth Baseball Camp at The J, celebrating a decade of partnership.
The camp is put on by Dayton Moore, special assistant to the general manager of the Texas Rangers and the former vice president of baseball operations for the Kansas City Royals. It’s run through his Kansas City-based C You In The Major Leagues Foundation (CYITML). The four-day camp took place from June 17 to 20 at The J. Campers learned drills and skill training as well as kindness and character.
Moore brought the camp to The J following the 2014 murders of Reat Underwood, his grandfather Dr. William Corporon and Terri LaManno by a white supremacist outside of Jewish facilities.
"After the tragedy, we wanted to do something to help the Jewish Community Center family heal," Moore said. "We reached out to Bob Hennecke, The J's director of sports and recreation. He asked if we'd be willing to do a baseball camp for their families and others in the community. It was a no-brainer for us… The camp quickly has become a highlight of our summer.”
Hennecke said, “We feel very fortunate that Dayton has held his camp at our facility over the past decade.”
At the conclusion of the Wednesday morning camp session, Moore presented a $5,000 donation to SevenDays, represented by former board member Tony Corporon and his family.
"With this being the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy and the 10th year of this camp, we felt it would be appropriate to make a donation to go toward the terrific work that is happening with the SevenDays foundation," Moore said. "Our good friend (SevenDays co-founder) Mindy Corporon has been an inspiration to our community through her courage and strength, so we are proud to honor her and her family."
SevenDays was created 10 years ago to overcome hate by promoting kindness through education and dialogue.
Corporon was touched by the gesture of kindness.
“My son, Reat, adored baseball and played from age four to 13. Our family enjoyed the camaraderie of teammates and their families, exciting trips to tournaments and simply the pleasure of being together in support of Reat,” Corporon said. “When he left the ball field for the stage we followed him there, too. SevenDays is grateful for humans like Dayton Moore, who not only feel inclined to be kind but actually do so. We appreciate the generosity of C You in the Major Leagues on behalf of every young person SevenDays engages with kindness.”
