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Angel Baseball Base is a school in Beijing that teaches baseball to orphans and children in need of homes. By learning this sport they will have greater opportunities for their future, as they train very hard. The organization offers hotels and sells foods, for example: vegetables they planted. This is how they can obtain money for school. Sadly, they do not have enough support in some areas, so this is why spreading awareness is crucial.
Find It:
Qiangbang Angel Baseball Base
Mahuang Road, Tongzhou District
通州区马黄路
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Donation QR code:
QR code to buy their vegetables:
Meet Coach M, the man in charge.
How many children and staff are there at the school?
Right now there are 88 children there and the staff there is roughly about 12.
What support does the school need more of?
Money is always tight, even now with the new partnership. We still gotta buy food for the kids and we gotta pay for electricity and water to run a place like that and make repairs to some of the buildings that might be falling down. Money is definitely always needed, and before, you know, I would say books and school supplies and stuff, but with the partnership with the school that’s not really a necessity. jingkids was absolutely amazing over Christmas. They donated thousands of books, so we’re good with books now.
We’re good with the school supplies, and when people visit they often bring bags of rice or big boxes of fruit which is very helpful. It definitely helps lower some of the food costs, so any donations of non-perishable food would be greatly appreciated.
Anybody who wants to go help paint some walls, or do some farming or groundskeeping – we can always use manpower as well.
Does the school have enough staff?
Well, if you would have asked me this last year I would say it’s not enough, but ever since we formed a partnership with my previous school there’s been plenty of resources as far as teaching resources. We gave 42 scholarships to children.
How are the lives of the children there?
It is a lot better than where they are coming from. Every child has their own unique story, and 99 percent of the time it is sad. So their life now is a far cry from what they were born into.
They are happy, healthy, well fed and they study. I always see smiling faces and they are treated very well.
In your opinion what are the easiest ways to donate to the school?
One easy way is donating time. Showing up and asking if any help is needed. The second is spreading the word. Lastly, using the QR code for donations.
How can people volunteer?
You can contact me or the school and let us know how you would like to help, for example, what kinds of activity you’d like to do. Then I can arrange it with the orphanage.
What was the inspiration to start a baseball school?
It came from Coach Sun, who was the team captain of the Chinese national baseball team for the 2008 Olympics. When his career ended he didn’t know what to do, until he started doing some baseball programs.
He had the idea to find a location, get kids from underprivileged areas, or who didn’t have parents, and bring them to his camp. With the kids, he made a team and took them to America to play games. They made a documentary about this and made a lot of money. With the money, he bought a huge place, which is now the school.
What is the next step for the school?
Now that we have full-time teachers and a full-time sustainable curriculum with textbooks and resources, the next step is just to teach [the children]for the next year, and get their skills for subjects up.
When I came I realized these kids are really great at baseball. If I can teach them English, put together a high school course and make a transcript, then I can get them scholarships to universities in America. The oldest child there is currently 15, so it will be another few years before any of them are ready. My goal is to get them all to start ninth grade when they are around 16.
Pictures of the school:
Pictures: Zhirong Liu
