Título: Steve Nash
Seção: Charity
Background: Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Welsh mother, Jean, and English father, John, on February 7, 1974. His family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan when he was 18 months old, before settling in Victoria, British Columbia. He therefore holds British as well as Canadian citizenship. Before the family settled in Canada, his father played professional soccer in various parts of the world.

Conteúdo: In 2001, Nash formed the Steve Nash Foundation. Through grants to public service and nonprofit entities, the foundation aims to foster health in kids by funding projects that provide services to children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect, and create opportunity for education, play, and empowerment. It focuses its resources on communities in Phoenix, Arizona, and British Columbia, Canada. It was given charitable status in 2004. This foundation was awarded the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy in 2008. Nash also founded the Jim Jennings Memorial Endowment Fund, established in honour of a volunteer staff member at Santa Clara University who served the basketball team for more than 20 years.  Elsewhere, Nash is the sponsor of the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League in British Columbia that has grown over 10,000 participants. He has also become involved with GuluWalk, a Canadian-operated charitable organization that raises awareness and funds for the war-affected children of northern Uganda. In September 2007, Nash and Yao Ming headlined a group of NBA players who travelled to China and played an exhibition game with the Chinese national basketball team. The charity event reportedly raised 2.5 million dollars, earmarked for Chinese children in need.  In May 2006, Nash was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the accompanying write-up by Charles Barkley, Nash was lauded for his unselfishness on the basketbal

user: What charities does Nash work with?

assistant: In 2001, Nash formed the Steve Nash Foundation.

user: What does his foundation do?

assistant: the foundation aims to foster health in kids by funding projects that provide services to children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect,

user: What other mission does the foundation have?

assistant: illness, abuse, or neglect, and create opportunity for education, play, and empowerment.

user: Where is the foundation located?

assistant: It focuses its resources on communities in Phoenix, Arizona, and British Columbia, Canada.

user: What other work has he done?

assistant: Elsewhere, Nash is the sponsor of the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League in British Columbia that has grown over 10,000 participants.

user: Did he do anymore work with basketball?

assistant: In September 2007, Nash and Yao Ming headlined a group of NBA players who travelled to China

user: Did he play in the game?

assistant: played an exhibition game with the Chinese national basketball team.

user: Did the venture make money?

assistant: The charity event reportedly raised 2.5 million dollars, earmarked for Chinese children in need.

user: Did he get any awards for his work?

assistant: In May 2006, Nash was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.