Walking in Someone Else's Shoes
Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes
By Andrew Nicholson
It's the simple things that often make the greatest impact.
Whether it's helping an elderly person across the street, assisting family or friends with yard work or volunteering personal time to a local homeless shelter, simple acts of selflessness make a huge impact everyday, everywhere.
Raised in the inner-city of
"Growing up as an athlete, I learned how powerful and motivating athletics can be," McElroy said. "I grew up in the inner-city of LA so I knew that sports, in a lot of cases, saved a lot of children’s lives by just having that outlet to do something after school, something to motivate them to do well in class or even an avenue to consider going to college."
Armed with that knowledge, McElroy began her philanthropic efforts when she was in high school. She volunteered and helped plan events for MLB charity Reviving Baseball Inner-Cities (RBI). From the positive response of the underprivileged youth at RBI, McElroy knew she wanted to make it a habit to cater to the disadvantaged.
As a standout softball player, it was her abilities on the field, rather than off, that afforded her a scholarship to attend
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