New York Yankee's Ray Negron's Fight for Child Literacy

Ray Negron, the celebrated author of the best selling book, The Greatest Story Never Told: The Babe and Jackie , recently held a book signing to raise money for 'Literacy for Children' at Paces Steakhouse in Hauppauge New York. New Media Marketing & Communications was proud to have assisted with photographing the event and supporting Ray Negron's mission to improve children's literacy.

Also on hand was famed New York sport star Darryl Strawberry who was one of the most feared sluggers in baseball from the 1980s to the early 1990s leading both the Mets and Yankees to World Series Championships.

About 100 people attended the $1,000.00 per person event that was held at Pace's Steakhouse in Hauppauge New York and was sponsored by Long Island Rubbish Removal Eastern and Habberstad BMW.

When Negron was a teenager in the 1970s, he was caught spraying graffiti on the side of Yankee Stadium, and put to work by George Steinbrenner. Negron became the Yankees' batboy, played minor league ball, and then went to work for the Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. Ray currently works with the New York Yankees as a personal consultant to George Steinbrenner. In addition, he is also Director of Community Relations for Spalding, America's oldest baseball company, where he has been instrumental in supporting baseball in underprivileged areas.

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