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Phillies' Matt Szczur Giving Back To Community One Painting At A Time

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Phillies' Matt Szczur Giving Back To Community One Painting At A Time
Phillies' Matt Szczur Giving Back To Community One Painting At A Time
Pat Gallen reports.

WELL THE MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL PLAYERS AND OWNERSARE WORKING ON A DEAL TOOPLAY, ONE LOCAL PLAYER ISTAKING THE TIME TO WORK ON HISSPECIAL TALENT.Reporter: HE WON ANATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ASQUARTERBACK AT VILLANOVA.HE WON A WORLD SERIES ASMEMBER OF THE CHICAGO CUBS BUTDID YOU KNOW CAPE MAY NATIVEMATT CAESAR IS ALSO ANACCOMPLISHED ARTIST.STARTED AS A YOUNG KID IGUESS.YOU KNOW MY DAD DID A LOT WITHART.JUST KIND OF AS A HOBBY ANDTHEN THROUGHOUT GRADE SCHOOLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND EVEN INCOLLEGE I ALWAYS TOOK ARTCLASSES TO GET BETTER AT THECRAFT.Reporter: AFTER HELPINGTHE CUBS TO THEIR FIRST WORLDSERIES TITLE IN 108 YEARS,CAESAR RAISED EVEN MORE MONEYFOR THEIR FOUNDATION.LIKE HEY WE HAVE THE BRICKSAND IVY BALL.WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DO APAINTING OF THE WORLD SERIES.I DID THAT AND IT RAISED -- ONTHIS IT WAS EITHER 35 OR 40GRAND.SINCE THAT TIME CAESAR HASSHOWN AN IMPRESSIVECREATIVITY.THAT INCLUDES A PORTRAIT OFGEORGE FLOYD HE PRODUCED ALONGWITH MINOR LEAGUE INFIELDERMICAH JOHNSON.IT WAS PURCHASED BY CUBSOUTFIELDER JASON HEYWARD FOR$10,000 WITH PROCEEDS GOING TOCHARITY.I WAS SUPER FOCUSED ON ITAND GRIND ON IT FOR A COUPLEDAYS AND SHIPPED IT OUT TOHIM.HE FINISHED HIS SIDE AND JASONBOUGHT IT AND I CAN'T SAYENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUTJASON.HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GREATTEAMMATE AN GREAT PERSON.Reporter: SAME COULD BESAID FOR CAESAR WHO IS LOOKINGTO GIVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITYAND BEYOND.RIGHT NOW I'M JUST TRYINGTO DO THE BEST I CAN WITH WHATI HAVE AND YOU KNOW, I'MREALLY TRYING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE.Reporter: CAESAR SAYSHE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON HISCRAFT WHILE HE WAITS THERESTART OF THE MLB SEASON BUTHE BELIEVES THAT HE HAS PLENTYMORE TO GIVE BACK THROUGH THISARTWORK.

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