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I just saw a thread on ESPN about tonight's game, and this was part of it:
Connie -- Pat Summitt might disagree with you. As soon as she started her foundation when her illness forced her retirement, Geno Auriemma and his wife wrote a $25,000 check for the foundation. It might have been $50K but can't find an article affirming it.... Here is what the head of Pat Summitt's Foundation said about Auriemma being the first of any coaches to donate:
“I traveled over to UConn and met with Geno Auriemma....I talked with him about the vision of this foundation and Pat’s fight and commitment to fighting Alzheimer’s and hopefully using this foundation to do so. Before I could get the entire story out of my mouth, Geno was rustling through his briefcase, and opened up his checkbook. Immediately there, he wrote a check to the foundation. He said, ‘This should show you that you have my blessing and I support this effort.’ I thought this was a beautiful thing for him to do immediately–he didn’t hesitate. He was our first contributor of all the coaches in the game,” noted Donehew.
This reminded me of what I've been meaning to reflect. It was one of UConn's early away games this year and I watched on TV as Geno shook hands with the losing team after the game. The camera watched him get to the end of the line, where there stood a young girl in the team's uniform. She had Down's Syndrome. Without missing a beat, Geno quickly shifted from a handshake to a hug and a kiss. The guy's got a huge heart, and, as someone who has a disabled child, that's one of the most important reasons I'm a UConn rooter.
Connie -- Pat Summitt might disagree with you. As soon as she started her foundation when her illness forced her retirement, Geno Auriemma and his wife wrote a $25,000 check for the foundation. It might have been $50K but can't find an article affirming it.... Here is what the head of Pat Summitt's Foundation said about Auriemma being the first of any coaches to donate:
“I traveled over to UConn and met with Geno Auriemma....I talked with him about the vision of this foundation and Pat’s fight and commitment to fighting Alzheimer’s and hopefully using this foundation to do so. Before I could get the entire story out of my mouth, Geno was rustling through his briefcase, and opened up his checkbook. Immediately there, he wrote a check to the foundation. He said, ‘This should show you that you have my blessing and I support this effort.’ I thought this was a beautiful thing for him to do immediately–he didn’t hesitate. He was our first contributor of all the coaches in the game,” noted Donehew.
This reminded me of what I've been meaning to reflect. It was one of UConn's early away games this year and I watched on TV as Geno shook hands with the losing team after the game. The camera watched him get to the end of the line, where there stood a young girl in the team's uniform. She had Down's Syndrome. Without missing a beat, Geno quickly shifted from a handshake to a hug and a kiss. The guy's got a huge heart, and, as someone who has a disabled child, that's one of the most important reasons I'm a UConn rooter.
