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| Jon Lester With Boston Hero Jeff Bauman (FN Photo) |
Red Sox pitcher
Jon Lester and his wife
Farrah hosted a charity event tonight at Boston's
House of Blues in support of the couple's
NVRQT charity. The event brought out an A-List of stars—including Lester's teammates
David Ortiz,
Dustin Pedroia,
Ryan Dempster,
Craig Breslow,
Jarrod Saltalamacchia,
John Lackey,
Clay Buchholz,
Mike Napoli,
Felix Doubront and
Jake Peavy. Also on hand were Boston heroes
Jeff Bauman and
Carlos Arredondo, Boston Bruins star
Shawn Thornton, comic
Lenny Clarke and Olympic Gold Medalist
Aly Raisman. The NVQRT charity (short for "never quit") raises funds and awareness for the
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and is the second annual event held by Lester and his wife. When asked what is most rewarding for him dealing with his charity, Lester stated,
"Just the little things we can do for kids, like putting smiles on their faces. And it's things that are easy for us, like bringing them out to a baseball game." You can tell that for Jon Lester, doing those little things for kids going through what he went through is very important to him. You can find out more about Lester's NVRQT charity
HERE.
