Whitney Stewart, Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2015-16 National Youth of the Year. (L-R): Damion Tucker Toyota Financial Services; Al Smith, Toyota Financial Services; Julie Teer, Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Whitney Stewart, National Youth of the Year winner; Texas Representative Roger Williams; Pennsylvania Representative Mike Doyle and Ron Gidwitz, Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Forget the ongoing gridlock in American politics, the House and Senate can actually play ball – baseball that is.
At the annual Congressional Baseball Game last night, Republicans took the game from the Democrats with a score of 8-7. John Tener, representative of Pennsylvania and an ex-professional baseball player, designed the inaugural baseball game in 1909 (Dems 26 Repubs 16), one that over the years interrupted the work of Congress.This might not be a bad thing given the quality of their work.
This year, right-hand hitter Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) hit a walk-off single to right field, scoring the winning run (8-7) ending a seven year losing streak for error-prone Republicans. There was plenty of political heckling from both sides of the diamond, but the Dems did not stage a sit-in on the field. Donald Trump did not use the occasion to call for deporting all MLB players who are immigrants.
John Tener, representative of Pennsylvania and an ex-professional baseball player, designed the inaugural baseball game in 1909 (Dems 26, Repubs 16), one that over the years interrupted the work of Congress.This might not be a bad thing given the quality of their work.
Toyota Financial Services
Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA benefited in part Toyota Financial Services. Toyota awarded a new Corolla and $5,000 to cover expenses associated with car ownership to Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2015-16 National Youth of the Year, Whitney Stewart as part of Toyota’s multi-year partnership in support of the youth leadership program.
Stewart, from Sarasota, FL, was chosen for her “service and leadership in her community, academic excellence and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle.” During high school, she attained the rank of Junior R.O.T.C. Regimental Commander, her school’s top leadership position, and started SEED to SOIL, an educational club which focuses on healthy lifestyles and sustainable agriculture. Stewart recently completed her freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is majoring in political science with a minor in economics, and has plans to become an attorney in the Air Force, followed by a career in politics and academia.
“As the National Youth of the Year, I am proud to represent the nearly four million kids and teens who are part of Boys & Girls Clubs across the country,” said Stewart.”
