>>> finally tonight our making a difference report. most professional sports teams are deeply involved in their host cities and the same is true here in new york . as we said earlier, love them or hate them, the new york yankees are one of the great names in sports and they get to play in a great place. one week a year, they salute some great people. matt lauer has our "making a difference" report here tonight.
>> the 3-2.
>> reporter: heroes don't get any bigger than this.
>> 3,000!
>> reporter: but even heroes need some inspiration. and this week the new york yankees found some right in their back yard.
>> reach for the sky !
>> reporter: this may just look like horsing around, but for 9-year-old owen atkins it's a chance to be like everyone else. flying means provides riding therapy to children with special needs like owen, who has cerebral palsy .
>> this kind of opportunity to help get him through the hard times , you know?
>> reporter: this day yankees ' first baseman mark teixeira is trading his gold glove for a day in the saddle stealing hearts. seniors at east haven nursing home were stunned. these long-time fans treated to makeovers and manicures. folks like 100-year-old selma filed, buffed, and polished by none other than right fielder nick swisher .
>> just to be able to spend time with somebody like that and hear some of the stories they have to tell. i think it's what it's all about.
>> reporter: finally, my special hope week buddy. 5-year-old andy fess has a condition which usually keeps him out of the sun and has left him legally blind . but like any little boy he dreams about playing baseball and now that dream has taken him all the way to yankee stadium . throwing the first pitch, high fiving the team after the victory.
>> the easy way is to give money but i think when you look at people that give their time, that's something that i think is cherished a little bit more.
>> reporter: even when it's getting a 5-year-old something as simple as some water.
>> thank you.
>> reporter: in 10 years or so he'll look at the video and say i asked derek jeter to get me an ice cold water.
>> the thing is derek jeter got it for him.
>> reporter: that's the beauty of hope week.
>> without a doubt.
>> reporter: matt lauer , nbc news, new
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48021311/
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