Some items from last night’s pre-game notes about this week’s off-field activities. I’ll try to share some pictures as I get them.
SCHOOL IS AMAZING: Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner will go to P.S. 142 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side where they will give out tips to students playing in the school’s wiffleball program, while R.A. Dickey and Mike Pelfrey will visit P.S.184 in Brooklyn where they will coach students in basketball and other activities designed to keep them healthy andactive…Mets players visit New York City schools to reinforce the benefits of education and fitness as part of its School is Amazing program, sponsored by Emblem Health.
WEATHER EDUCATION DAY: The Mets and PIX11 will host the sixth annual “Weather Education Day” this Thursday at Citi Field for 8,000 students from NY, NJ and CT prior to the Mets 1:10 p.mgame…Students will be treated to a pre-game meteorology lesson by PIX11 weather experts Mr. G and Linda Church, who will engage them in an interactive program about weather patterns…They will discuss some of the extreme weather we have experienced in recentmonths and take students behind the scenes at the PIX11 weathercenter.
I work at Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School in Bedford Stuyvesant, NY. Our school is extremely limited when it comes to physical education. We barely have a gym and only have a small piece of concrete for the kids to play on. Our gym teacher is extremely dedicated and truly makes miracles happen. Even though we are so limited he has managed to create a champion basketball team, a soccer team, a flag football team and a baseball team for both boys and girls. He dedicates so much of his time and personal finances to enriching our kids’ lives. I would like to know how to get involved in some of the METS programs to help benefit our health and physical education programs. Is there somewhere I can register or contact as to how to get involved in these programs?
Thank you
Rachel O’Connor
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