Students in grades K-12 who join the project to honor baseball legend Jackie Robinson will win four Reserved Level seats to the April 18, 2023 Isotopes game in Albuquerque, NM.
The Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team is holding a Jackie Robinson Celebration Art and Essay Project. Students from kindergarten through senior year of high school can submit an essay or art piece reflecting on Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Students who submit a piece will get four (4) Reserved Level seats to the Isotopes Jackie Robinson Celebration Game on Tuesday, April 18 at 6:35pm. The submission can be either a written essay or a piece of artwork that answers one of three prompts. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 14, 2023. Read below for the details.
“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
— Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson Celebration Art and Essay Project
When: Now through Friday, April 14, 2023. Submission deadline is Friday, April 14, 2023.
Where: Turn submissions in at the Isotopes Park Administrative Offices, located on the 2nd floor of RGCU Field, 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
What else:
- Project is sponsored by the Albuquerque Isotopes
- Who can enter: students grades K-12
- Submissions can be either a written essay or work of art
- Submissions must answer one of the following prompts:
- Why was Jackie Robinson’s impact so important?
- What inspiration can you draw from Jackie Robinson to break barriers we continue to face today?
- Do you have a goal/desire to become the “first” to accomplish something in your life? If so, what is it and why?
- Students who submit a piece will get four (4) Reserved Level seats to the Isotopes Jackie Robinson Celebration Game
- Project Link: https://www.milb.com/albuquerque/community/jackie42
Jackie Robinson Celebration Isotopes Game
When: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 6:35pm
Where: Isotopes Park, 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
Game Event Link: https://nmblc.org/events/isotopes-jackie-robinson-celebration/
To learn more about Jackie Robinson, click here: https://jackierobinson.org/jackie-robinson/
Image credit: Osbrun, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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