By Lanz Christian Bañes

VALLEJO — To kids in Vallejo elementary schools, CC Sabathia isn’t just some hotshot pitcher for the New York Yankees.

He’s also the reason why, every year, thousands of students at the Vallejo City Unified School District get to come home with new backpacks and fresh school supplies.

“He gave us these backpacks because he wants us to have a good school year,” said Truedell Minnieweather, a 7-year-old second-grader at Wardlaw Elementary School.

via CC Sabathia’s foundation donates backpacks to Vallejo students – ContraCostaTimes.com.