The New York Yankees are celebrating the 15th edition of HOPE Week, a charity initiative that has raised about $1 million. The event includes honoring individuals like Rehan Staton, former minor league athletic trainers Jon Becker and Mike Sole, and Bronx native Onil Trinidad seeking a kidney donor. The Yankees are partnering with organizations like DonateLife to promote organ donation and have received recognition for their efforts.
On Day 2 of #HOPEweek, we were honored to share the inspiring story of our former Yankees Minor League athletic trainers, Jon Becker and Mike Sole. Give hope, save lives, become an organ donor: https://t.co/J7RGcgmGFn https://t.co/x2QVhgoAfi
Every year in the United States, about 60 children with end-stage liver disease die while waiting to receive a liver transplant. Living organ donors are not always saints, but their decision to save life can redeem their own, as the case of Jeff Ewers sh… https://t.co/ucHditRmDe
To recognize Jon and Mike’s efforts to inspire others, AmeriCorps honored them with the President’s Volunteer Service Award prior to tonight’s game. Additionally, The New York Yankees Foundation presented @DonateLife with a $10,000 check to to help save lives through organ… https://t.co/ppugjFiTkk
Yankees Hope Week honors a lifesaving friendship forged through organ donation. @ShoshBedrosian reports. https://t.co/7zxSHPFTkO
Onil needs a kidney transplant, and a living organ donor is his best chance of survival. Could you be his living kidney donor? Help save a life: https://t.co/yVsdOqGUCQ #HOPEweek https://t.co/xhw0pd5Qxd https://t.co/y7AcDBZm6k
As a part of #HOPEweek, we are honored to be hosting 30-year-old Bronx native Onil Trinidad who is seeking a living kidney donor. Onil has been on the transplant waiting list for more than three years waiting for a kidney. Help save lives and become a living donor:… https://t.co/KPG1GmITWo
For the second day of #HOPEweek, we honored former Yankees minor league athletic trainers Jon Becker and Mike Sole, who formed a strong bond while serving as intake testers at Yankee Stadium during the COVID pandemic. Last year, the pair underwent a living liver transplant… https://t.co/BPVkFFGB6a
Give hope, save lives, become an organ donor: https://t.co/J7RGcgmGFn #HOPEweek https://t.co/mXX5c2VhUb
This #HOPEweek, we’re teaming up with @DonateLife to help save lives. More than 100,000 people nationwide are waiting for an organ transplant. 1 donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation. Become an organ donor today: https://t.co/J7RGcgmGFn https://t.co/VntaqQDDYM
For Day 2 of #HOPEweek, we're honoring former Yankees minor league athletic trainers Jon Becker and Mike Sole. Last year, after learning that Mike needed a liver transplant, Jon started a GoFundMe page, which raised over $25,000 to cover Mike’s medical expenses and also spread… https://t.co/N0jUcwX79s
Yesterday, we kicked off the 15th Edition of #HOPEweek by honoring Rehan Staton, a former trash collector who graduated from Harvard Law School. Before graduating from Harvard, Rehan started The Reciprocity Effect, a nonprofit that gives back to service workers & support staff 💙 https://t.co/gC0SmDGdQn
HOPE Week, launched in 2009, has raised about $1 million for charities. The Yankees are celebrating the 15th edition with a social media theme, honoring individuals discovered through platforms like TikTok.