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Article: Cubs reliever Mike Remlinger, on helping unfortunate children
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 3, 2003
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without a mom and dad of their own, need care for a number of
reasons but are not bad enough off to be hospitalized. They could
have physical problems or come from drug-addicted parents or have
injuries, but they have no one to take care of them.
When I was pitching for the Braves in Atlanta [1999-2002], we
donated time and money to My House,' which helps children find homes.
We're talking about very young children. It's very important to get
them into caring situations by the time they're 18 months. It's not
fair for any child to grow up without a family foundation. You can
imagine their existences without love early in their lives.
We have two beautiful children of our own [Chance and ...