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What We’re Reading

What We’re Reading

June 1-16, 2023

Every day, athletes all over the world are doing incredible work in their communities by giving back, creating opportunities for those less fortunate, and making connections that will last a lifetime. Here are five articles the AFH team read throughout the first two weeks of June that you may have missed.

“U.S. hockey legend Hilary Knight is the first recipient of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Female Player of the Year award.”

Read the full article on espn.com.

“This is an incredible opportunity to champion these athletes who have put in the time, celebrate their success, and give them a great opportunity to continue to move forward,” Skandera said.

Read the full article on gazette.com.

“My little family is beyond grateful to everyone who has made a donation,” she wrote Sunday. “You can’t imagine how grateful I am and how grateful Eric would be to see this support.”

Read the full article on bleacherreport.com.

“I’m super glad to have had that opportunity to compete at that high level and hopefully in the next few years, we get enough people to have a full heat,” said Bennett.

Read the full article on uppermichigansource.com.

“Watt won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2017 by raising $41.6 million for the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, which was distributed to eight nonprofits to aid the Houston community amid the damage created by Hurricane Harvey.”

Read the full article on espn.com.

What We’re Reading

May 2023

Every day, athletes all over the world are doing incredible work in their communities by giving back, creating opportunities for those less fortunate, and making connections that will last a lifetime. Here are six articles the AFH team read throughout the month of May that you could have missed.

“At this point my priority is my mental well-being and taking a break for some time. I’ve worked as hard as I could to push through it.”

Read the full article at ESPN.com

“An avid cross country and track runner whose 4×400-meter relay team won at Nike Indoor Nationals this winter, Collin Maher knew he wanted to give back to his community with a running-related project.”

Read the full article on RunnersWorld.com

“What better way to help than go into a community that I was already part of — the Boys & Girls Club.”

Read the full article at Inquirer.com

“I live it every single day. It shouldn’t be just a one-day thing. We should celebrate accessibility and global awareness every single day.”

Read the full article on olympics.nbcsports.com

“Their families had trouble paying the bills, so we started out thinking, ‘Well, let’s see how many we can pay.’ There were about 20 of them, and we just couldn’t decide, so we basically paid for 20 families.”

Read the full article on profootballnetwork.com

“You want to have a positive impact on people’s lives. That’s the reason why we have the foundation: to try to impact as many people as we can.”

Read the full article on Boardroom.tv