IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

This Week: Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Published on May 22, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


The Lehigh Valley IronPigs' Hispanic Heritage Celebration presented by La Mega Radio is this week - Wednesday and Thursday - at Coca-Cola Park.

In both 7:05 p.m. contests, the IronPigs will host the Rochester Red Wings while wearing special Tocino- (Spanish for "Bacon") themed jerseys and caps. The jerseys will be available for auction and the caps available via a raffle that will begin Wednesday afternoon and conclude after seven innings of Thursday's contest.

Winners of the Tocino jersey auction presented by Tito's Vodka and cap raffle will be announced Thursday.

Can't wait for the raffle to conclude? A limited number of replica Tocino caps are available at the Majestic Clubhouse Store.

The IronPigs' Hispanic Heritage Celebration is part of Minor League Baseball's season-long campaign to better embrace the culture of each team's local Hispanic/Latino communities. The Pigs' celebration will include Hispanic-themed music, entertainment and food options. Rice, bean and chicken platters will be available on the concourse, as well as pastelillos and other items.

The IronPigs are one of 33 minor league teams sporting Hispanic Heritage caps and jerseys this season. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly one-quarter of the Lehigh Valley's population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.

Proceeds from the jersey auction will benefit the Fé Foundation, which delivers educational comprehensive life skills and entrepreneurial training to primarily Hispanic high school students of the Lehigh Valley. Cap raffle proceeds will benefit IronPigs Charities, which provides educational and recreational opportunities for Lehigh Valley youth.

"Funds from this jersey auction will support the 'Futuros Empresarios' (Future Entrepreneurs) Program," said Myra Pina, Executive Director of the Fé Foundation. "Futuros Empresarios is a five-week summer entrepreneurial training program for primarily Hispanic high school 10th and 11th graders where students learn comprehensive skills that will enable them to become productive self-sufficient citizens whether they elect to purse postsecondary education or some other gainful endeavor."

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