Rob Gronkowski Donates To Oishei Children’s Hospital

Last month, the Kiss Cares for Kids/WBEN Radiothon set a goal to raise $173,000 to enable Oishei Children’s Hospital to buy a new ENT Tower to improve imaging capabilities for ear, nose and throat conditions. Now-retired Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski presented a check to the Radiothon of $50,000. The total amount of money raised reached $263,000.

“It’s a little different being back now that I’m retired, Buffalo kind of accepts me a little bit more – we were out Saturday night, and they were all giving cheers at our charity event and everything, so it was cool to finally be accepted once again where I grew up, so I decided to come back and start giving back,” said Gronk.

Gronk talked about the meaning of this donation for him and his foundation. This is the first time Gronk Nation made a donation to a children’s hospital in Buffalo.

“I just had a great opportunity as a kid growing up, to succeed,” he said. “Therefore, throughout my pro career, my family and I started Gronk Nation, a youth foundation, to help kids out there that are less fortunate that are in need of football equipment or donations to hospitals if it’s up in New England or here in Buffalo. As kids growing up, we had all the tools to succeed, so whenever we have the chance, we just love to give back to the kids in the communities that we’ve been involved in growing up or been a part of in the New England area, so it’s cool to be back in Buffalo, see everyone here, and be at this top of the line new hospital.”

Kiss 98.5’s Janet Snyder was at the hospital, and she was really happy and grateful for the donation.

“The number of children that Gronk Nation has touched across the country, every child counts, whether it’s the City of Buffalo or any other city that you’ve helped, we’re standing with people who care about the lives of children, and it’s an honor to have this money go toward this hospital, so thank you,” Snyder said.

Keep up the good job, Gronk!

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