{"id":61563,"date":"2018-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/12\/harlem-globetrotter-visits-mmi\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:45:36","slug":"harlem-globetrotter-visits-mmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/12\/harlem-globetrotter-visits-mmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem Globetrotter visits MMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>On March 26, Harlem Globetrotter Orlando &#8220;El Gato&#8221; Melendez visited with children at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Children in the early intervention, pediatric feeding and severe behavior programs met with Melendez, the first and only Puerto Rican-born player to ever play for the Harlem Globetrotters.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72157694327747814\">See a photo album of El Gato&#8217;s visit<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Melendez met with children as part of the Globetrotters Smile Patrol, its hospital community outreach program designed to brighten the day and lift the spirits of very special fans unable to attend a Globetrotters game.<\/p>\n<p>Melendez also handed out autographed basketballs to the children.<\/p>\n<p>Meledez told MMI staff that he has two daughters, one of whom is on the spectrum. 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