Newsday.com: Yankees present $1 million check to Salvation Army

Newsday.com: Yankees present $1 million check to Salvation Army: "Yankees present $1 million check to Salvation Army

September 7, 2005, 1:31 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Yankees presented a check for $1 million to the Salvation Army for its Hurricane Katrina relief effort before the start of Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay.

Yankees outfielder Matt Lawton, whose parents' home in Mississippi was destroyed, took part in the presentation. Lawton's own home in Gulfport, Miss., also sustained heavy damage, and eight family members were displaced by the hurricane. "