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https://reurl.cc/mpRqEl 記者：Noa Dalzell 部分AI直接機翻 Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are teaming up one more timeThrough their Boston A ccelerator Fund, Jaylen Brown, Jrue, and Lauren Holiday are investing another $1 million in a second cohort of entrepreneurs and creators in the Greater Boston Area 杰倫與假日再次攜手合作透過杰倫/假日及他的老婆的基金會將再次投入100萬美元資助大波士頓地區的第二批創業家與創作者 BOSTON — Jrue Holiday’s two-year tenure in Boston technically ended in May. Af ter he was traded from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers, Jrue and his wife, Laur en, packed up their family and moved to Portland, where the two-time NBA champio n would join a younger, up-and-coming squad hoping to punch their first ticket t o the playoffs since 2021 (spoiler alert: on Tuesday, they did just that). 假日在波士頓的兩年職業生涯「技術上」早已結束在他被交易到拓荒者後假日與他的妻子舉家搬至波特蘭這位兩次冠軍球隊成員加入了一支年輕正在往上爬的球隊希望能幫他們自21年後再一次重返季後賽（他們真的做到了） But, though they physically left the city last summer, the Holidays’ off-court impact in Boston hasn’t waned. In fact, their philanthropic collaboration with Jaylen Brown — which started a year and a half ago — is only growing. 雖然假日夫婦去年夏天離開這座城市但他們場外影響力並未減弱事實上他們與杰倫在一年半前展開的合作反而日益壯大 How Jrue Holiday impacted Boston in two years Holiday only spent two years in Bo ston, but it’s hard to describe his stint as anything other than a massive succ ess. After earning All-Defensive honors and shooting a career-high 42.9% from th ree in the Celtics’ title year, he served as a pivotal part of the dominant 202 4 championship run, responsible for key steals and defensive stops. 假日在波士頓這兩年的影響力假日波士頓僅待了兩年但很難用「巨大成功」以外的詞來形容這段旅程在塞爾提克奪冠的那一年他入選了年度防守陣容並投出了生涯最高的42.9%三分命中率成為24年那次奪冠歷程中的關鍵拼圖多次完成關鍵抄截與防守阻截 But off the court, his impact in the city extended even deeper than his on-court play, though much of his philanthropic involvement flew under the radar. Just a few months after the successful title run, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, and Laur en Holiday together launched the Boston Creator Accelerator, an incubator aimed at supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs in the Greater Boston Area. 但在場外他在這座城市的影響力甚至比場上表現更深遠儘管許多慈善活動並未引起太大關注在成功奪冠僅幾個月後杰倫與假日夫婦共同啟動了「波士頓創作者加速器」這是一個旨在支持大波士頓地區弱勢創業家的孵化計畫。 The Accelerator provided 10 creators with monetary grants totaling $1 million — as well as mentorship, resources, and direct access to Brown and the Holidays. 該基金會為10位創作者提供了總計100萬美元的資助金並提供導師指導、資源支持以及與杰倫及假日夫婦直接交流的機會 Year 1 of the partnership was an undeniable success. The Boston Creator Accelera tor invested in ten startups, including the: Future Master Chess Academy, a ches s academy for underserved communities that focuses on lifelong skills; Little Co coa Bean Company, a cafe that creates culturally diverse and nutritious food for toddlers and kids; PYNRS, a streetwear-inspired performance running apparel com pany, and Everybody Gotta Eat, a food culture and catering company, among others . Brown, who launched Boston XChange last season in hopes of supporting entreprene urs from underrepresented communities, was thrilled to collaborate with the Holi days. 這項夥伴關係的第一年取得了無庸置疑的成功這項計畫投資了十家新創企業其中包括：Future Master Chess Academy（一家為弱勢社區開設、專注於培養終身技能的西洋棋學院）；Little Cocoa Bean Company（一家為幼兒和兒童製作文化多元且營養豐富食品的咖啡館）；PYNRS（一家受街頭服飾啟發的專業跑步裝備公司）；以及 Everybody Go tta Eat（一家推廣飲食文化與提供外燴服務的公司等。杰倫在上個賽季啟動慈善計畫希望能支持來自弱勢社區的創業家他對於能與假日夫婦合作感到非常興奮 “Sometimes, you’re asking other guys, they’ve been advised not to be involved because of whatever reason, I don’t know,” Brown said last season. “But Jrue and Lauren Holiday are great people. They’ve been doing this everywhere they g o.” It’s true: The Jrue and Lauren Holiday Foundation has operated in five cities s ince its launch in 2020: Los Angeles (Jrue’s hometown), Indianapolis (Lauren’s hometown), New Orleans (where Jrue played for seven years), Milwaukee (where Jr ue won his first NBA title), and, now, in Boston. In its first four years, the fund awarded grants of $25,000 to $50,000 to more t han 150 Black-owned businesses and charities, while providing mentorship and res ources that oftentimes far exceeded the financial support. Since launching, the monetary investment and hands-on support have continued to grow. 「有時候，你去邀請其他人參與，他們可能因為各種原因被建議不要介入，我也不清楚具體情況，」杰倫在上個賽季表示。「但假日夫婦人真的很好，不論他們走到哪，都在持續做這件事。」事實的確如此：自 2020 年成立以來假日夫婦的基金會已在五個城市運作：洛杉磯（假日的家鄉）印第安納（假日老婆的家鄉）紐奧良（假日效力過七年的地方）密爾瓦基（假日贏得首座冠軍的地方以及現在的波士頓在成立的前四年該基金已向超過150家非裔擁有的企業提供了2.5-5萬美元不等的資助金同時該計畫提供的導師指導與資源支持其價值往往遠超資金援助自啟動以來無論是資金投入還是實務支持都持續在成長。 Though Jrue Holiday now lives in Portland, he’s investing in yet another Boston Accelerator Fund co-hort For Lawyer Times, a lifelong chess player and instructor who had doubled as a po st office worker for more than 40 years, the financial investment allowed him to retire from his day job and go all-in on the Future Masters Chess Academy. Lawy er’s wife, Angela, credits Brown and the Holidays for their unwavering belief i n the vision. “The Holidays have such a giving spirit,” Angela Times said. “They just want to create community and bring people together.” Since joining the Boston Creator Accelerator, the Academy’s annual revenue incr eased from $50,000 to $300,000, said Renee King, who helps lead the Jrue and Lau ren Holiday Fund. “They all attribute it to the training the village that was wrapped around them , with the resources from all of the partners,” King said. 儘管假日現在住在波特蘭但他仍持續投資於新一期的波士頓基金對於一位擁有 40 多年郵局員工經驗同時也是終身西洋棋手兼教練的 Lawyer Time來說這筆資金讓他能夠從日常工作中退休全心投入「未來大師西洋棋學院」他與他的妻Angela將這一切歸功於杰倫與假日夫婦對這份願景堅定不移的支持。「假日夫婦擁有一種樂於奉獻的精神，」「他們只是想建立社群並將人們凝聚在一起。」假日夫婦基金會的負責人之一 Renee King表示自從加入此計畫後該學院的年營收已從5萬美元增長至現在的30萬美元。「他們都將這歸功於身邊這群『共同體』所提供的培訓，以及來自所有合作夥伴的資源支持，」 The initial cohort’s success has compelled Brown and the Holidays to bring in a n additional cohort for Year 2. With the playoffs around the corner, they’re to gether investing another $1 million into ten businesses, with applications closi ng on April 21st. Urina Harrell, the CEO of Vox Pop Branding, has long worked on the marketing sid e of the JLH Fund. “This is a true partnership between the JLH Fund and the Boston XChange,” she said. King said that Jrue and Lauren never considered ending their investment in the B oston community just because he was traded. 第一批成員的成功促使杰倫與假日夫婦決定在第二年引進新的一批成員隨著季後賽即將到來他們將共同再次投入100萬美元用來資助十家企業申請截止日期為4月21日 Vox Pop Branding的執行長 Urina Harrell長期負責基金的行銷工作她表示：「這是 JLH 基金與 Boston XChange 之間真正的夥伴關係。」 King則提到假日夫婦從未因為他被交易就考慮終止對波士頓社區的投資 “Their ethos has always been any city that we are, that we’ve inducted into th e JLH, we’re still locked into those cities, regardless of if they’re there to play,” King said. “They’re just used to the fact of like, this is what they were put here for, right? They come in, they touch lives, and then they go; they get pulled to another place, to do the same. We were still going to be locked i n on Boston.” 「他們的精神始終如一：任何我們待過並納入 JLH 基金會版圖的城市，無論他是否還在那裡打球，我們都會持續深耕，」基金會共同創辦人King如此說道「他們已經習慣了這件事，就像這就是他們的使命，對吧？他們來到一個地方，觸動人們的生命，然後離開；接著被帶往另一個地方，去做同樣的事情。我們依然會堅守在波士頓。」 Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown have influenced lawmakers on Capitol Hill 假日與杰倫的影響力已觸及國會山莊的立法者 The Boston Creator Accelerator could have ramifications that extend far beyond t he city; the start-up has also helped inform a new piece of legislation that is pending in Congress, the SPARK Act to Supercharge Minority Entrepreneurship Nati onwide. The bill, introduced in February, is meant to spur entrepreneurship and increase access to capital and resources for underserved entrepreneurs nationwid e. 「波士頓創作者加速器」的影響力可能遠超出這座城市這項新創計畫同時也協助完善了一項國會待審的新法案《激發法案》旨在加強全國少數族裔的創業精神這項於二月提交的法案意在激勵創業動能並增加全國弱勢創業家獲取資金與資源的管道。 “Yes, this is a great pilot. But, the work that’s being done here is being use d to shape policy, and we know once we shape policy, then that’s the bigger rip ple effect, right?” King said. “Like, we can help more people, because that’s the goal. The goal is to have more people coming together to help more business es that are creating solutions that all of our entire world needs.” 「是的，這是一個很棒的試點計畫。但是，這裡正在進行的工作正被用來形塑政策，而我們都知道，一旦政策成形，那將產生更大的漣漪效應，對吧？」「如此一來我們能幫助更多人，因為這才是終極目標。我們的目標是讓更多人聚集在一起，幫助更多正在為全世界創造解決方案的企業。」 For now, Boston will continue to benefit from the athletes’ private investment. And, King said it’s been a wonderful city to work in, in large part because of how collaborative the partners that Brown and the Holidays have brought in have been. That list includes 波士頓將繼續從杰倫與假日的私人投資中獲益。King表示波士頓是一個非常棒的工作城市，很大程度上是因為杰倫與假日夫婦引進的合作夥伴們展現了極高的協作精神。 “You have so many folks who are just willing to work together, from government, private institutions, the athletes — it was a very good ethos,” King said. “ It was a great place for this pilot to launch, to grow it, because you had so ma ny things within that space that you could pull together. And the energy from ev eryone, the community around pulling it together was really great.” Applications close on April 21st, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here. “We’re looking forward to adding more people to the family,” King said. 「你有這麼多願意共同努力的人，從政府、私人機構到運動員——這展現了一種非常良好的精神特質，」金說道。「這裡是啟動這項試點計畫並使其成長的絕佳地點，因為在這個空間裡有太多可以整合的資源。而且每個人的能量，以及整個社群凝聚在一起的氛圍都非常棒。」申請將於 4 月 21 日截止，有興趣的創業家可以點此申請。「我們期待為這個大家庭增添更多成員，」金表示。 The Trail Blazers’ playoff run begins on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. As the team’s fourth-leading scorer, Holiday will be a crucial part of the team ’s upset chances. Across the country, the Celtics begin their playoff run the v ery same day. But Jrue Holiday and the city of Boston will forever be linked — even if the Ha ll of Fame guard never again dons Celtics green. “Once you’re in the family, you’re always in the family,” King said. “That ’s literally the ethos.” 拓荒者隊的季後賽征程將於週日展開首戰對上聖安東尼奧馬刺隊身為隊內得分第四高的球員假日將是球隊尋求爆冷勝出的關鍵核心而在國家的另一端塞爾提克隊也將在同一天開啟他們的季後賽之旅儘管這位名人堂級別的後衛可能再也不會穿上塞爾提克的綠色球衣但假日與波士頓這座城市將永遠連結在一起「一旦你成為家庭的一員，就永遠是家人，」King感性地說。「這就是我們真正的核心精神。」短評或心得：假日真的不管場上場下都讓人尊重即便已經離開賽爾提克依舊跟杰倫合作做波士頓慈善回饋幫助一些正在起步的創業者 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 49.216.160.191 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1776439513.A.D7E.html