Zoltan Mesko A Superstar To Those In Need
This is a great article from the Boston Herald about Zoltan's work with Boston Children's Hospital. It's a great read and there is a brief video interview with Zoltan and his, umm, Space Empress.
"All she knew Tuesday night was that her daughter had been in the hospital nearly a week and needed a boost. In truth, both of them needed one. And it came in the form of the smiling, cheery, 6-foot-4, Romanian"
Zoltan already won the Ron Burton Community Service Award earlier this year from the Patriots organization and will receive the "Champion's Award" from Boston Children's. Pat's owner Robert Kraft recently gave him probably the highest praise possible for one of his players:
"In the 18 years since we established the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, perhaps no player has accomplished more in the community in such a short amount of time.”"
We can all be really proud of Zoltan and the way that he conducts himself. I'm sure he will continue to do great things in the community with the foundation that he has recently started along with Tim North. He is truly a Michigan Man and I'm so happy that he is making a difference.
November 1st, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
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November 1st, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
Calling him a Romanian is actually kind of a contentious subject. He is from the ethnic Hungarian minority that lives in Romania.
November 1st, 2012 at 1:43 PM ^
I'm 1/8th Hungarian, so by my math if 100% Hungarian makes you a Space Emperor than I am at least a Colonel or something like that....
November 1st, 2012 at 5:33 PM ^
Probably more like a Captain, but hey, maybe you can snag command of a starship in the Space Emperor's fleet?
November 1st, 2012 at 11:56 AM ^
Chicks must dig hangtime.
November 1st, 2012 at 5:40 PM ^
there was this. I'm not sure how this is in any way relevent to this thread, but some guys that play for Rice made a pretty funny video.
November 1st, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
November 1st, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
Punters are people too!
November 1st, 2012 at 12:26 PM ^
This is a great article about the Space Emperor, and thanks for sharing!
One thing that I really thought was great was the insight of his own teammate, Matthew Slater:
“I think his perspective on life as a young man is way ahead of where he is age-wise. He’s got an older soul, an older spirit to him. He understands what’s important in this life and what things are maybe not as important which I think reflects in how he gives back.”
It seems like that ties into Mesko's own thoughts on celebrity, which he mentions in the article, and how he uses "a bigger brand to facilitate help". Clearly, he does this with amazing results in the community - it is great to see a Michigan Man trying to make the lives of children and families brighter through such involvement.
November 1st, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
November 1st, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
and friendship for everyone.
November 1st, 2012 at 5:31 PM ^
OK, so his proper title is Benevolent Space Emperor of Space.