ShopRite, in partnership with Chock full o’Nuts®, introduced the Jackie Robinson Basis (JRF) with a $25,000 examine on the ShopRite of Charleston, situated at 3010 Veterans Rd W, in Staten Island on Thursday. The donation was made in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson turning into the primary African American participant within the trendy period of Main League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

The donation, which was accepted by Robinson’s granddaughter Ayo Robinson, will help the JRF’s minority faculty scholarship program, on-line faculty success platform, and the Jackie Robinson Museum in New York Metropolis. The JRF is a nationwide non-profit group based in 1973 by Robinson’s spouse, Rachel Robinson.