Congressman Gregory Meeks Applauds Citi's Launch of Citi Field Kids Program to New York City

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory Meeks applauds Citigroup for launching the Citi Field Kids Program to Provide Kids in Tri-State Communities across New York leadership and mentoring opportunities for middle and high school students. This program was developed by Citi, in collaboration with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, United Neighborhood Houses, and the Mets, will begin today on the Major League Baseball’s annual Jackie Robinson Day and the 62nd anniversary of Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier.

One of the program’s major initiatives is to provide an effective outreach program to New York City school students by instilling the values and ideals of the legendary Jackie Robinson. According to Citi, each of the Citi Field Kids visits will begin with a pre-game private tour of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda led by a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar as well as current or former Mets, front-office executives, broadcasters or a teammate of Jackie Robinson for a question and answer session that will focus in mentoring and education.

“I believe the Citi Field Kids program is a tremendous outreach program for New York City students to learn about the history, values and integrity of Jackie Robinson. This program will reach hundreds of students throughout New York City and will unite them with sound community leaders. I am pleased that Citi is showing good corporate citizenship and I encourage more companies to follow in the same footsteps of Citi to give more of our children opportunities for an overall better quality of life,” stated Congressman Gregory Meeks.

Now serving in his sixth full-term, Meeks was elected to the House on February 3, 1998. Representing New York's Sixth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, Meeks' district covers all parts of Southeast Queens, Far Rockaway and Howard Beach. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Congressman Meeks is the Chairman of the International Monetary Policy & Trade Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee. He is a Member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), New Democrats Coalition and the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). He serves as the Co-chair of the Malaysia Caucus, Services Caucus, Dialogue Caucus, OAS Caucus and the Middle East Economic Partnership Caucus.