The Legacy of Tom Yawkey

Описание: Known for notable contributions to Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, the legacy of #TomYawkey is underscored by one of his main passions in life, helping those in need.

Those who directly witnessed his words and actions recall the way he changed lives in the communities he called home: Boston, Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina.

00:00:14 – Ted Williams
00:00:52 – The true Tom Yawkey story
00:01:31 – Carl Yastrzemski
00:01:51 – Louis Tiant
00:02:15 – Formative years
00:02:35 – Jim Healey
00:03:04 – Early life and career
00:03:39 – Ken Burns
00:04:32 – Dick Bresciani
00:04:51 – Jim Rice
00:05:13 – Protecting and preserving wildlife
00:05:54 – Marc Cumbee
00:06:34 – Jamie Dozier
00:07:08 – Quiet community support
00:08:26 – John Harrington
00:08:45 – Boston Red Sox ownership
00:11:04 – Yawkey Foundation

His historic career as the owner and president of the Boston Red Sox for over 40 years is intertwined with decades of philanthropy. Guided by an innate desire to do what is right for all and a quiet sense of responsibility to help those in need, Tom Yawkey made numerous public and private donations to causes large and small.

The legacy of Tom Yawkey lives on today thanks to the #YawkeyFoundation, which ensures access and opportunities for the most vulnerable, regardless of race, in perpetuity.

Some of his well-known contributions include designating the Jimmy Fund, which supports care for cancer patients and research, as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox; providing pivotal funding for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston; playing an instrumental role in the funding of the Tara Hall Home for Boys and Georgetown Memorial Hospital; and donating land to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for what is now the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center, encompassing more than 24,000 acres of protected wildlife habitat.

Yawkey’s private efforts to help communities and people in need are known only from the stories passed on of acts ranging from assisting local churches and community centers to paying the college tuition of individuals — acts for which he wished to remain anonymous.

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