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Derek Jeter recently unveiled baseball and softball fields in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for his Turn 2 Foundation. He talks about that, plus fatherhood and social media, with TODAY.com.
Jeter created the Turn 2 Foundation, a charitable organization, in 1996. It was established to help children and teenagers avoid drug and alcohol addiction, and to reward those who show high academic achievement. [271] In 2012, Jeter received an honorary doctorate from Siena College honoring him for his foundation's work. [272]
Jeter earned more than $266 million as a player with a high salary of $21 million in 2010. Jeter is the founder of the Turn 2 Foundation, which is designed to motivate young people to choose not ...
We spoke with former Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter to hear the six essentials he's carrying right now in post-retirement. Click ahead to learn more. The Yankee Captain Can't Live Without These 6 Things
Yankee Derek Jeter, who grew up idolizing Winfield for both his athleticism and humanitarianism, credits Winfield as the inspiration for his own Turn 2 Foundation. [55] In turn, Winfield continues to help raise funds and awareness for Jeter's Foundation and for many other groups and causes throughout the country.
Many winners, including Rick Sutcliffe, [10] Barry Larkin, [11] Mark McGwire, [12] Todd Stottlemyre [13] and Derek Jeter, [14] worked with children in need. Jeter assisted children and teenagers in avoiding drug and alcohol addiction [ 14 ] through his Turn 2 Foundation , [ 15 ] while Sutcliffe visited disabled children in hospitals [ 10 ] and ...
John Sitaras was also a special guest speaker for Turn 2 Foundation, a charity organization founded by Derek Jeter, with a mission to help children and teenagers avoid drug and alcohol addiction, and to reward those who show high academic achievement and adopt healthier lifestyles. As a Brooklyn native, he instructed Brooklyn and Bronx children ...
ESPN's seven-hour documentary focuses on Derek Jeter and the Yankees '90s and '00s baseball dynasty, ... He’s nearly silent, using the time to plug his charitable foundation, but when Wilkins ...