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Originally Posted by bluejays
Something is better than nothing but this is a non-story for an athlete. Makes you appreciate a guy like Subban or Yashin donating much more while making much less.
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I don’t have the details, but it sounds like Bassitt is donating his own money. Subban does great charity work, but he did not donate 10 million to the children’s hospital, he made a commitment to help raise 10 million for the children’s hospital. I have no idea how much of his own money he has donated, but according to this article the PK foundation has raised $6.3 million which is excellent for the hospital. The foundation has stretched the target date out to 2025.
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/h...0079f9af0/amp/
I originally thought he had pledged to donate the 10 million, shortly after he signed his big contract with the Canadians but that was not the case. Some articles muddied the water on where the money was coming from.
“Subban, who was voted captain of the Central Division team for this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game, continued: “When I was presented the opportunity to do something like this with the $10-million donation to the hospital in Montreal, I didn’t even think twice about it.”
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...on-daily-show/