Foley’s Love is PHenominal
During WWE’s recent Mexico tour, Mick Foley had the pleasure of helping make one young fan’s dreams come true.
Rosita, 11, from the Michoacán state of Mexico, has been sponsored by the SmackDown color commentator through Christian Children’s Fund for two years. Foley helped Rosita and her family make the four-hour trip from their home village to Mexico City to experience a WWE live event for the first time.
“I thought it would be such an incredible opportunity,? Foley told WWE.com. “I had done something similar in the Philippines with a girl I sponsor. It’s such an easy way to make a life-long experience for these kids I sponsor.?
It wasn’t the first time Foley met Rosita. Eleven months ago, he traveled to Mexico on a study tour, where he first visited the educational community center he helps fund. Seven months later, he returned to the site where he met Rosita, whom he had been sponsoring during that time.
Because she lives in a rural area and doesn’t have access to a television, Rosita didn’t know about Foley’s WWE Superstar status. After he gave her one of his action figures, Rosita couldn’t believe her sponsor was WWE’s “Hardcore Legend.?
“Since that time, she and her friends talk about lucha libre and WWE. But she had no idea, because there’s not a lot of television in her village,? Foley explained. “She met Superstars like John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Shawn Michaels and Triple H, and had no idea who they were until after the show.?
Foley plans to travel to Sierra Leone on June 10 to visit another child he sponsors through the Christian Children’s Fund. Foley has been sponsoring kids for 16 years and is presently sponsoring seven children. Stay tuned to WWE.com for more on the “Hardcore Legend’s? upcoming charitable global trips.
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