Yankees' Jazz Chisholm raises over $200,000 for underserved youths with Tunnel Fits and Kicks' event | amNewYork

Jazz Chisholm hosted the second Tunnel Fits and Kicks event for his foundation, bringing together professional athletes from the New York area. The fundraiser raised over $200,000 to support underserved youth and families in New York, the Bahamas, and Florida. Chisholm, a Nassau, Bahamas native, emphasized giving back to people facing similar circumstances to those he experienced while growing up. He connected the event’s theme to the intersection of fashion, sports, and culture, describing it as a way for individuals to express themselves freely. Other athletes attending included Jose Caballero, Dellin Betances, Greg Newsome II, Alonso Martinez, Mandy Freeman, and Rocco Romeo, who also highlighted personal branding and community support.

"Yankees' second baseman Jazz Chisholm hosted his charity's second-ever Tunnel Fits and Kicks' event on Thursday, bringing together professional athletes from across the New York area. The event raised over $200,000 for the Jazz Chisholm Foundation, an organization that provides resources for underserved youth and families in New York, the Bahamas, and Florida."

"For Chisholm, a Nassau, Bahamas native, the event is meaningful because it's important for him to give back to those in a similar situation to the one he grew up in. "I didn't have much, just getting by on people just giving me stuff at the right moments and helping me through life at the right times," Chisholm told amNewYork. "I feel like I want to be that person for other families and people that don't have.""

"Chisholm told amNewYork that the intersection between fashion, sports, and culture is important to him, hence the tunnel fits the theme for the fundraiser. "When I first came into baseball, [there] wasn't nothing about tunnel fits or anything like that, so I feel like it helps everything that describes someone," he said. "It lets them be free and not feel like they're boxed in, and that's what I'm all about.""

"Newsome is new to New York, having signed with the Giants earlier this year, but echoed the sentiment that sports and fashion are connected. "In this day and age, we're able to show ourselves, brand ourselves. I think with people being able to make money off their brand, be unique to themselves, I think that's why it's growing," Newsome said to amNewYork."

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