at least they'll have more fans in Nicaragua
From NFL.com (hat tip: C-J), some good news for the Patriots coming out of their Super Bowl loss...
The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl and ended the season with a perfect 19-0 record -- at least it looks that way in Nicaragua.
The NFL donated 290 Patriots hats and an equal number of team jerseys trumpeting the slogans "Super Bowl Champions, 19-0" to impoverished children from two small communities in southern Nicaragua.
Thursday's gifts could not change history -- the Patriots lost the Feb. 3 game to the New York Giants 17-14 - but they made a lot of youngsters in the communities of San Gregorio and Buena Vista very happy, said Miriam Diaz, spokeswoman for the humanitarian organization World Vision, which arranged the donation with the NFL.
"They (Patriots) lost, but the children won," Diaz said.
The only "football" most of the children know is soccer, but they were very enthusiastic about the U.S. version of the game once the rules were explained to them, she said.
"They were very happy to receive the hats and jerseys," Diaz said. "They said they did not expect such a surprise."
Neither did the Patriots.
Not as funny as the Onion's take, but a nice head & heart-warming story...
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 10:36 PM
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When we go do baseball/softball camps in the Dominican Republic with Go Ministries, there are always tons of kids walking around in Southeast Christian softball or basketball shirts. You might see University of Kentucky or Louisville shirts, you see Jtown high school or Christian Academy centurions apparel.
The best one yet was a big strapping guy wearing a skin tight pink t-shirt that said Ballard Cheerleading. He had no idea, it's simply clothing in Santiago- and they appreciate it very much.
I'll bet consumers love it, but the producers hate the competition!
It's a good thing to do. But it's also interesting that we give people free clothes, while we get upset when foreign producers send us subsidized products ("dumping")...
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