July 10, 2006

The Josh Gibson Foundation celebrates the 2006 Negro League "Remembering The History" during the 2006 All Star Week. Their schedule included a visit to the newly renovated ACHA community, Pleasant Ridge. Youngsters and parents from three ACHA Communities (Pleasant Ridge, Meyers Ridge, Hays Manor) attended the conference. Speakers included Sean Gibson (great grandson of Josh Gibson), former negro league baseball players and relatives of the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The players provided brief histories of themselves, answered a variety of questions and signed autographs for the children.

"Special thanks and "hats off" to the staff of the BJWL & Knowledge Connections / Neighborhood Networks Programs at Pleasant Ridge for conducting an educational program about the Negro League in the morning and working with the children to make those wonderful welcome banners. The players were most impressed with the banners and the variety of questions from the children." - Richard K. Crowley Jr., CSS/FSS Coordinator

The Josh Gibson Foundation is a private non-profit corporation established in 1994. It is the goal of the Foundation to establish a history and learning center in Homestead, PA to reach out to the families and youth of the community on which Josh Gibson left his mark. Learn more about the Josh Gibson Foundation.

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