Heaney’s Honduras trip highlights Angels’ giving spirit

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ANAHEIM — It’s been a total team effort by the Angels this year as they give back and make a positive impact in the community, both at home and abroad.

As part of the Thanksgiving spirit, the Angels’ groundskeepers hosted their 15th annual holiday canned food drive last weekend at Angel Stadium. The three-day charity event raised nearly $30,000 and brought in three tons of food, with all of the proceeds benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.

Meanwhile, some 3,000 miles away in Honduras, Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney returned for his annual mission to help start and maintain a learning center for orphans.

A special thanks to everyone who donated to my @pledgeit for @Hearts2H. Y’all have given children in Honduras a hope for something better. pic.twitter.com/eaJYhbKcry

— Andrew Heaney (@Heandog8) November 22, 2016

A special thanks to everyone who donated to my @pledgeit for @Hearts2H. Y’all have given children in Honduras a hope for something better. pic.twitter.com/eaJYhbKcry

Over the last three years, Heaney has been part of a small group of big leaguers to travel during the offseason to Honduras to help build a learning center in the outskirts of the city of El Progreso, located about 20 miles from San Pedro Sula, which is the second-largest city in the Central …

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