ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – College students in Boston just lately scored some new Purple Sox swag!
This 12 months, the Sox partnered with JetBlue to donate over 40,000 hats to college students and employees at over 100 of the district’s kindergarten by eighth grade faculties.
The hat giveaway began in 2017 and has grown right into a beloved custom.
Mayor Michelle Wu says this occasion means a lot to town’s college students.
“That is so particular, as a result of we actually are one workforce and one household in Boston,” mentioned Wu. “And for that to start out from our youngest college students, realizing that they belong in our metropolis, and a part of our larger household, it makes an enormous distinction.”
With music, dancing, and a number of other particular friends, it was an opportunity to rejoice each the scholars and the Sox, with Purple Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy ensuring Boston college students know they’ve the workforce’s assist.
“That is our favourite custom of the 12 months,” mentioned Kennedy. “[It] began a few years in the past to guarantee that each Boston Public College child, scholar, is aware of one factor, the Purple Sox are your workforce. The Purple Sox are so happy with each one in every of you.”
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