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Paul Konerko*has been named as a co-winner of the 2014 Roberto Clemente Award, along with Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. One of the highest honors in baseball, the Roberto Clemente Award salutes the player who best exemplifies sportsmanship on the field and is active in humanitarian efforts when he's not on the field.Konerko, who is the first White Sox to receive the award, and his wife Jennifer founded the Bring Me Home Campaign in 2007 as a family effort with former White Sox teammate Jim Thome and his wife Andrea. They partnered with the White Sox and Children's Home + Aid to help raise awareness, generate support, recruit foster parents and advocate for the needs of foster children and their families. Within its first seven years, the Bring Me Home Campaign has raised nearly $450,000. Konerko also supports a variety of White Sox Charities efforts and hosts various groups at U.S. Cellular Field, including Patient Airlift Service (PALS) for Patriots and Make-A-Wish children and their families.
Paul Konerko*has been named as a co-winner of the 2014 Roberto Clemente Award, along with Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. One of the highest honors in baseball, the Roberto Clemente Award salutes the player who best exemplifies sportsmanship on the field and is active in humanitarian efforts when he's not on the field.Konerko, who is the first White Sox to receive the award, and his wife Jennifer founded the Bring Me Home Campaign in 2007 as a family effort with former White Sox teammate Jim Thome and his wife Andrea. They partnered with the White Sox and Children's Home + Aid to help raise awareness, generate support, recruit foster parents and advocate for the needs of foster children and their families. Within its first seven years, the Bring Me Home Campaign has raised nearly $450,000. Konerko also supports a variety of White Sox Charities efforts and hosts various groups at U.S. Cellular Field, including Patient Airlift Service (PALS) for Patriots and Make-A-Wish children and their families.
