Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank named ESPN’s Sports Philanthropist of the Year

Atlanta United proprietor Arthur Clean has been named the 2021 Sports activities Philanthropist of the Yr as a part of the of the manufacturing of the seventh annual Sports activities Humanitarian Awards on Monday in New York Metropolis, the club announced Tuesday.

The Sports activities Humanitarian Awardsare a celebration of the influence made by athletes, groups and sports activities business professionals who’re utilizing sports activities to make a distinction of their communities and all through the world. Clean was given the honors in recognition of the current philanthropic work of The Arthur M. Clean Household Basis and Clean’s Household of Companies that features the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, the nationwide PGA TOUR Superstore, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and three ranches in Montana.

“This can be a large honor, however it’s one which belongs to my expensive household and our associates with the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, PGA TOUR Superstore, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, our ranches in Montana and our Household Basis,” Clean mentioned in Tuesday’s assertion. “After we simplify what it means to present again, it’s neighbors serving to neighbors and buddies serving to buddies, that’s humanitarian work in its purest, and maybe strongest kind. Might all of us proceed to search for methods to raise others, and to heal the world in no matter manner we are able to so that every one might rise.”