| Omar is involved in many charitable organizations around Cleveland and in his home country of Venezuela. Here is a list of a few of them. To see what other athletes do off the field visit www.offthefield.com. |
| "Young Audiences" - an arts education organization in cleveland. Omar donated drawings for their annuual fund raiser. (www.yagc.org) Honorary Co-chairmen for the United Way Home Run Derby in 1996. (www.uws.com) Spokesperson for "Schools Now" which raised funds for local schools through the sale of entertainment books. Cuyahoga Board of Mental Retardation Children's Miracle Network for Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospitable (www.cmn.com) Hosts Omar y Amigos (Omar and Friends) before each Saturday home game. 45 children from the Boys & Girls Club and the Cleveland Recreation Dept, plus 25 randomly selected children who come through the gate get to join in the fun. Raised over $500,000 for WorldVision to help in the December 1999 floods of his native Venezuela. 25,000 of his countrymen were killed in the floods. Omar spent January 2000 in Venezuela helping the relief effort. (www.worldvision.org) Click Here to see photos of Omar in Venezuela. |
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