By Anthony Castrovince/MLB.com

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Manny Acta founded his ImpACTA Kids Foundation three years ago to provide opportunities for kids to achieve their dreams. And a college education is certainly an important step.
Now that Acta is at the helm of the Tribe, he has expanded his foundation's reach into the Cleveland area. That was good news for a few talented, resourceful area students who were able to reap the benefits of his mission.



Three local graduating high school seniors were each awarded a $2,500 scholarship through Acta's foundation. Acta presented Ryan Kelly (St. Ignatius), Doneisha Kinney (James Ford Rhodes) and Sean Stark (John Marshall) with the awards during pregame ceremonies Tuesday.

To be eligible for the award, the three winners had to participate in an essay contest, compile a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.3, enroll in a four-year university in the fall and plan to major in the field of science, technology or business.

"I'm part of this community now," Acta said, "and our foundation is about making an impact on the lives of others, especially kids that are willing to give back to their community once they've achieved their goals."

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Carmen Acta, representing Manny Acta and the Impacta Kid Foundation, broke ground with this shovel, initiating the second stage of construction work for the little league field.  The field will carry the name of the Dominican sports god, Ricardo Carty.



During the ceremony, Ms. Acta was accompanied by architect Miguel Perez Martinez, responsible for carrying out the work.

In addition, Acta gave notebooks and school supplies on behalf of the Foundation.

Here are a few recent photos of the baseball field in the Dominican Republic. Kids play on it all day.

 
 

The ImpACTA Kids Foundation donated wheelchairs to the San Lucas senior center in Consuelo, Dominican Republic. They also donated one to the little league program in the event one of the children gets hurt.

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The ImpACTA Kids Foundation was recently in the news, appearing in "Around Osceola". Jessica Solis wrote about Manny Acta's and the Foundation's generosity during the holiday season.

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To District High School Baseball Teams

ImpACTA Kids Foundation, the charitable foundation of Washington Nationals Manager Manny Acta, donated 180 pairs of cleats, courtesy of Under Armour, to District High School baseball players in need this morning at Nationals Park. Representatives from 11 local high schools including Anacostia High School, Ballou High School, Bell Multicultural High School, Cardozo High School, Dunbar High School, McKinley Technology High School, Roosevelt High School, Spingarn High School, School Without Walls, Wilson High School, H.D. Woodson High School, accepted the cleats on behalf of their teammates.