Aside from the from helping to lead the Boston Celtics to their blistering 48-18 record, Rajon Rondo has also led the fight to do great things for city of Boston. We have been documenting his involvement in the great Red Bull Boston’s Got Wings movement that launched in the fall that sees $500 for every Rondo steal donated to the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation to refurbish courts in the metro area. Rajon is already up to 131 steals for the season – you do math and realize that Rondo’s performance will make an incredible impact on the lives of the basketball-playing population of Rajon’s adopted city. As winter breaks, refurbishments on four courts that have won funding from the Boston’s Got Wings program are about to take place over the next few weeks.
Rajon just recently passed another 30-steal milestone for the season, which puts the program into the fight round of voting for city courts to receive the funding. Here are the courts that remain: Read More »
On Friday night, Rajon Rondo swiped his 30th steal of the NBA season. Besides 30 being a ton for just 12 games into the year, the 30-steal milestone means big things for Boston and the kids growing up playing ball on the city’s playgrounds. For every steal Rondo notches this season, Red Bull will donate $500 to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to refurbish parks throughout Boston (see Rajon’s personal message to the city here) as part of the Boston’s Got Wings program.
This first 30-steal milestone will see $15,000 allocated to Boston’s famed Malcolm X Park – a court rich with basketball history that is widely considered the top pickup run spot in Beantown. And now, as the season rolls on, the public gets to play a major role in deciding which courts gets the next infusion of refurbishment money. Read More »
Rajon Rondo is looking like Thomas Crown out on the hardwood these days. Last night, he finished with five steals, and through eight games already has 25. By now were sure you know about Rondo and Red Bull’s Boston’s Got Wings initiative, which has Red Bull donating $500 to Boston’s Parks and Recreation Department to refurbish basketball courts throughout the city for every steal Rondo records this season. With 25 steals to date, that means $12,500 has already been donated. At this clip, he’s on pace to swipe the rock 254 times and donate $127,000. Not bad.
Last week, we told you about Rajon Rondo and Red Bull‘s Boston’s Got Wings initiative, which has Red Bull donating $500 to Boston’s Parks and Recreation Department to refurbish basketball courts throughout the city for every steal Rondo records this season. So far, Rondo has 10 steals through four games, meaning $5000 has already been donated. At this clip, he’s on pace to swipe the rock 205 times and donate $102,500. Not bad. Read More »
Yesterday when we told you about Rajon Rondo and Red Bull‘s new Boston’s Got Wings initiative, people were really feeling it. And who wouldn’t when every Rondo steal means $500 goes to Boston’s Parks and Recreation Department to refurbish basketball courts throughout the city. With that said, we want to give the extended Dime fam a chance to spread the movement, so we’re giving away a t-shirt for every steal Rondo has so far (5). Read More »
Rajon Rondo and Red Bull are teaming up in a big way to give back to Beantown. As part of their new Boston’s Got Wings initiative, for every steal Rondo records this season, Red Bull will donate $500 to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to refurbish basketball courts throughout Boston. Seeing that Rondo recorded almost 200 steals last year (and already two last night), the potential impact of this program on the city is monumental. Read More »