The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Recipient
The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award is given to an athlete whose continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured positive impact on their community through sports.
Nelson Cruz’s Lifetime Community Efforts Include:
- Built a new police station, donated a fire engine & ambulance to his hometown of Las Matas De Santa Cruz
- Annually brings dentists and optometrists, along with donated equipment and medicine, to his hometown clinic
- Leads the Boomstick23 Foundation to help youth in hometown advance their employability by learning different trades
- Started the Healing Venezuela initiative, which helps newborns receive life-sustaining nourishment during their first year
- Engaging with Twin Cities area youth, including hosting a vitilla clinic with Twins RBI All-Stars in 2019
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