White Sox: Tyler Flowers starts new charity to help educate kids

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White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers and his wife, Nancy, announced on Friday that they have started a new community program called "Flow's Buds" to help residents at Mercy Home excel in school. 

The Flowers have committed to donating $1,000 for every 2015 White Sox win to help financially support the education costs for the children at Mercy Home. Flowers and his wife presented a check of $20,000 at the event held today to launch the program. 

“My wife and I have been blessed to play in Chicago for so many seasons, and we wanted the opportunity to give back to the Chicago community. Mercy Home and its mission of faith, love and hope resonated with us,” said Tyler. “I wanted to be here for the kids to simply spend time with them and provide guidance when I can, but also share how important education is in their lives.”

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In addition to the check presented to Mercy Home, Flowers donated baseballs, bats and gloves to the residents and invited them to a White Sox game this year. 

“Education is an important part of starting out on the right foot. Tyler and I want to make sure the residents at Mercy Home have the opportunity to make a difference through education in their own lives as well as in the community,” said Nancy. “Our partnership with Mercy Home supports the spirit of being part of a team. We’ll cheer on the teamwork both on the field with the White Sox and off the field with the Mercy Home team of kids and staff.”

 

 

 

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