čtv 23. čer 2011 08:24
Dustin Brown si z Vegaského ceremoniálu odnesl NHL Foundation Award za jeho rozsáhlou charitativní činnost. NHL zašle příspěvek ve výši 25 tis dolarů do nadace založené Dustinem a jeho ženou Nicol. Sice to není cena, která by přitahovala pozornost, ale zato je udělena za něco, co má skutečný dopad.
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Brown talks about Foundation Award
Posted by Rich Hammond on 22 June 2011, 6:00 pm
Dustin Brown took some time, from the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, to chat about winning the NHL Foundation Player Award, in recognition of his charity and volunteer work. You can read by story on LAKings.com by clicking here, and Brown’s comments are also printed below…
Question: Clearly, you don’t do charity work in order to win awards, but to be recognized like this, what does it mean to you?
BROWN: “You kind of hit the nail on the head there. You don’t really do this type of thing to try to get recognized. You do it because it’s the right thing to do, and when you get recognized for something like that, it’s a big honor. But at the end of the day, the most rewarding part of it all is just giving your time and giving back. A lot of the stuff that I’ve been doing has been with kids. I can have a huge impact on their lives just by giving an hour or two of my time, here and there. You can ask any of the players, when we do that (children’s) hospital visit, they’re all on board and real excited to do it. So it’s not just me, or the Kings. There are plenty of players throughout the league that are pretty active. I think it speaks very well to the type of people who are involved in our game.”
Question: Four years ago, you signed the big contract extension. Two years ago, you got named captain. Did those two things motivate you to get more involved in the community here, knowing that you were really going to be putting down roots in Los Angeles?
BROWN: “That was part of it. Knowing that I loved L.A., and being in L.A. and that my wife and family enjoyed L.A. as well, I think it was important to take on that responsibility of being charitable and raising up awareness of issues that effect a lot of people. As pro athletes, we live pretty good lives, so for me to give back a little bit and try to lead the way, maybe it encourages more of my teammates to do more of that stuff. It goes a long way toward creating a family community within the Kings organization. Our owners are pretty highly charitable as well, so you can kind of follow their lead with a lot of stuff that they do, in and around the L.A. area. It’s pretty phenomenal. So, it’s just one of those things where I love being in L.A. and I want to have an effect on not only the hockey world but where I live, and where my kids will grow up, and make it a positive environment.”
Vůbec by mě nenapadlo, že Lombardi bude ochoten pustit Schenna a nejsem si teď úplně jistý, jestli je to tak dobře. Nicméně Kings potřebují okamžitou pomoc a ne čekat, co bude za několik let.
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