Acta wants to impact children.(SPORTS)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: March 1, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Manny Acta has a problem. He has these cases of baseball cleats here at Space Coast Stadium, and all he wants to do is give them away - specifically to high school-age baseball players in the District.

There's another problem, though. The cleats are metal, and some places don't allow metal cleats. So to do this good deed, he has to make sure the District athletes are allowed to use metal cleats.

There are many details to consider when you try to make your dreams come true.

When Acta reached his longtime goal of being a ...

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