PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Local heroes took center stage at the Phillies Charities, Inc. Holiday Giving Party on Thursday night. Phillies first basemen Rhys Hoskins and team manager Gabe Kaplar were among those in attendance, as was a name you might not so easily recognize: Brandon Holiday.
“I feel blessed. I feel grateful to go from being depressed to having a low self-image to 12 years later and six years after starting a nonprofit go from six participants to 150,” said Holiday.
After a series of illnesses, 10 heart attacks and the loss of his leg, former police officer Brandon Holiday is now the executive director of the Athletes with Disabilities Network Northeast.