Emilio Bonifacio will celebrate Youth Day in the D.R.

Miami Marlins baseball star Emilio Bonifacio will travel to Puerto Plata on Jan. 31 to distribute baseball equipment and uniforms with Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the United States. His visit will coincide with National Youth Day in the Dominican Republic.

This will be the third time that hometown hero Bonifacio has reached out through Food For The Poor to children in the D.R. who have dreams of following his path. In December, he surprised orphans at the Hogar Escuela Santo Domingo Savio with an early Christmas gift when he enjoyed a meal with them and then gave each of them T-shirts with the team’s new logo. In 2010, he joined Food For The Poor in distributing more than 2,000 mitts, bats, balls, helmets, and uniforms to orphans.

“It was an honor to be there at the orphanage and spend time with the kids. I take pride in helping them any which way I can,” Bonifacio said of his recent December trip. “Growing up close to that orphanage, I’m proud to have the opportunity to give back to the community I call home.”

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