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#GOALS: The New England Revolution just paid a visit to Dana-Farber with a goal in mind: to spend time with pediatric patients who are being treated there. Members of the pro soccer team stopped by the celebrated facility earlier this week, when they hung out with children who are currently undergoing treatment through its Jimmy Fund Clinic and apparently had a total blast. Among the players present for the appearance were midfielder
Wilfried Zahibo, goalie Brad Knighton and defender Michael Mancienne, who all signed autographs for the deserving kiddos. In exchange, the athletes were treated to a wide array of fun surprises, which included hearing an original rap from Lexi, a 15-year-old patient, as well as hitting the Nintendo to face off in
Mario Kart races. In addition to giving their time, the Revs serve as supporters for Kick for DanaFarber, a fundraising program that enables soccer players to raise funds for cancer care and research at the hospital.
CAR TROUBLE: Reality royalty Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have sparked public criticism after posting a photo of them apparently parked in a handicap spot, and one local organization is chiming in on the controversy. The Ruderman Family Foundation, a Boston-based philanthropy group dedicated to disability inclusion, has publicly asked the business mogul and her rapper boyfriend to take the backlash and use it as an opportunity to raise awareness for the importance of disability accessible parking. In a tweet to the celebrity couple, Jay
Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, wrote: “@KylieJenner @trvisXX accessible parking is meant for people w/ #disabilities who need it. As role models to many, this is your chance to help people understand we cannot infringe upon the basic right of people w/ disabilities to have accessible parking.” The
Instagram post in question shows the duo recently reuniting after Jenner returned from a luxury vacation in Turks and Caicos, where she, their daughter Stormi and her best friends celebrated her Kylie Skin line and its upcoming summer collection. In the photo, the pair are seen nuzzling up to each other outside of the scandalously parked car, garnering nearly 8M likes as of Tuesday.