Toronto FC’s Jozy Altidore makes $10,000 donation

Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore is making a $10,000 donation to the Hospital for Sick Children.

Altidore’s donation, through the Jozy Altidore Foundation, will help fund and maintain the Toronto hospital’s SickKids Rooftop Garden for a two-year period.

“Making this donation to SickKids for this project is so important to me and my foundation,” Altidore said in a statement. “It will help so many kids and their families who are going through such a difficult time.

“The rooftop garden is a special location that can generate happiness, positivity and a breath of fresh air for everyone that visits it.”

Altidore, a U.S. interrnational, said it was his way of giving back to the Toronto community.

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“The Toronto and surrounding area communities are beyond important to me,” Altidore said. “Everyone has embraced me as one of their own since my arrival and I am beyond thrilled to be able to give back to such a caring, loving group of people.”

The Canadian Press