Tom Brady helped thousands of children access better learning opportunities(Image via Getty Images)
2009, the former New England Patriots quarterback donated 1,000 laptops to One Laptop per Child with support from the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. The initiative aimed to reach children across 31 countries and Boys and Girls Clubs in all six New England states.
“I’ve been blessed with many opportunities to have traveled around the world, and I’ve been to Africa, been to some impoverished places around the world, and to give children the hope and the opportunity to learn and to expand their vision of the world is extremely important,” Brady said in February 2009. It’s where I first pushed my kids on a swing,” he said. Tom Brady has made several contributions away from the football field, including a donation that helped children gain access to technology and educational resources. In Feb. Brady also visited a Boston-area club to meet children and demonstrate how the computers worked. During his visit to the West End House Boys and Girls Club in Allston, Massachusetts, Brady brought XO laptops for children to explore. The computers featured a colour screen, internet connectivity and educational programmes designed to help children learn and communicate. Brady reflected on his personal connection to the area in a statement. “This park was so special to me. It was my backyard for years when I lived in the Back Bay.