Nick Swisher to honor inspirational little leaguer
The Bear on Jul 04 2008 at 12:25 am | Filed under: Need to Know
SideBear: What better way is there than to start this holiday weekend than with a story of an amazing little eight year old boy, read on.
White Sox slugger recognizes the spirit, hope and courage in kids with special visit from cancer survivor on the one-year anniversary of foundation, “Swish’s Wishes”
Eight-year-old little league catcher Adam Bender from Lexington, Ky., leaps to catch a high and outside first pitch from Chicago White Sox’s Nick Swisher before baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Chicago. Bender lost his leg to cancer at the age of one and was invited by Swisher to the game to catch as a sign of inspiration, hope and courage- the virtues that Swisher has sought to bring through his charitable foundation for kids, Swishers Wishes.
SideBear: You can see a video of him here playing in a little league game.
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