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Hi Wikipedia, I work with Robert Kraft and the Patriots and would like to make the following edits. Can you help

• Early Life
  • Change “Kraft attended Columbia University where he served as class president.” to “Kraft attended Columbia University on an academic scholarship where he served as class president.” Source: https://247sports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/Article/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-45468310/

    •  Done with that source

• Business Career
  • Change “International Forest Products became a top 100 US exporter/importer in 1997 and in 2013 was ranked No. 20 on the Journal of Commerce's list in that category” to “International Forest Products became a top 100 US exporter/importer in 1997 and in 2019 was ranked No. 7 on the Journal of Commerce's list in that category” Source: https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/top-100-us-importer-and-exporter-rankings-2019_20200525.html

    •  Done even though I don't love this source. Giving you a pass b/c other real third-party sources are there for the 2013 honor and we're just updating a ranking.

  • Add “International Forest Products was selected to receive the 2020 President’s “E” Awards for Exports, the highest recognition a U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.” Source: https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/10/us-secretary-commerce-wilbur-ross-honors-us-companies-presidential
    • Need a real, 3rd-party source. This one in WP:SECONDARY
• Sports Teams
  • New England Patriots
    • Change “However, they have made the playoffs 19 times in 24 years since Kraft purchased them.” to “However, they have made the playoffs 21 times in the 27 years since Kraft purchased them.” Source: https://champsorchumps.us/team/nfl/new-england-patriots

       Done - used https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/01/21/throwback-thursday-robert-kraft-purchased-patriots-27-years-ago-today/ as source instead. WikiVirusC^(talk) 22:03, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

  • Add “On January 27th, 2000, Kraft made a trade to acquire Bill Belichick as head coach. The trade was met with criticism at the time, but proved to be successful after Belichick led the Patriots to win Six Super Bowl championships, nine conference crowns and 16 division titles.” Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/25/robert-kraft-patriots-still-smiling-on-20th-anniversary-of-bill-belichick-trade/

    •  Done but rewrote a bit. "Crown" was too poetic/POV and I added more context around the trade.

  • Soccer
    • Add “In 2019, Kraft hired Bruce Arena as head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution.” after first sentence. Source: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/14/new-england-revolution-hire-bruce-arena-as-head-coach-and-sporting-director/

       Done

    • Add “In 2020, the New England Revolution had their first playoff win in 6 years” Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/11/24/mastrodonato-revolution-not-the-patriots-are-the-krafts-success-story-in-2020/

       Done with slight rewrite

• Philanthropy
  • Israel and Jewish Causes
    • Add “Kraft has led 27 missions to Israel.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/c0e24412896d41f4ac2ce5ead6d79e51

      •  Done with slight rewrite

    • After the sentence “In June 2017, Robert Kraft, along with several NFL Hall of Famers, traveled to Israel for the grand opening of the new Kraft Family Sports Campus.”, add “Kraft led additional trips to Israel with NFL Hall of Famers in 2015 and Patriots players past and present in 2019. These became known as “Touchdown in Israel” trips.” Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2019/06/18/robert-kraft-touchdown-to-israel-nfl\

      •  Done with slight rewrite

    • Add “In 1989, Myra and Robert Kraft launched the Passport to Israel Fund in collaboration with CJP to help parents send their teenage children to Israel.” Source: https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20070430/NEWS/304309992

      •  Done with small rewrite

    • Add “In 2018, Kraft donated $10 million to Combined Jewish Philanthropies for the renovation of its headquarters in downtown Boston” Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/04/27/krafts-honor-family-legacy-at-newly-renovated-cjp.html

      •  Done with slight rewrite

    • Add “In 2019, Kraft, along with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, hosted the Final Whistle on Hate Campaign, a soccer match between the New England Revolution and Chelsea Football Club to raise money to combat antisemitism. The match raised an estimated $4 million for organizations fighting anti-Semitism and discrimination. Kraft personally contributed $1 million toward the fund.” Source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/football/chelsea-new-england-revolution-final-whistle-against-hate-spt-intl/index.html

      •  Done with rewrite and one more source

    • Under “Combatting the boycotts against Israel” add “In 2020, The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism launched the Together Beat Hate [tbh] initiative, an effort to engage and educate youth about the realities of antisemitism.” after last sentence. Source: https://jewishinsider.com/2020/08/kraft-philanthropies-reveals-its-first-antisemitism-initiative-together-beat-hate/

• Can you add a “Social Justice” section and include:
  • Can you move the section about REFORM Alliance in Miscellaneous to be under this header, as it relates more to this topic?
  • Add “In response to the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, the Kraft Family pledged $1 million to local organizations fighting to end systemic racism. The donations were made in $100,000 monthly increments over 10 months to different organizations chosen in collaboration with Patriots players” Source: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/06/05/robert-kraft-patriots-pledge-1-million-dollar-donations-efforts-to-fight-systemic-racism/
  • Add “In August 2020, Kraft helped sponsor a “Be the Change” voter registration event in which New England Patriot World Champions Willie McGinest, Ty Law and Teddy Bruschi visited Roxbury Community College to encourage people to register to vote.” Source: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/08/08/new-england-patriots-roxbury-voter-registration/

• Miscellaneous
  • Add “After police officer Michael Chesna was killed in the line of duty in 2018, Kraft visited the Weymouth Police Department to offer his condolences.” Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/kraft-quick-show-support-wake-weymouth-officers-death
  • Add “In 2018, Kraft surprised a long time Patriots fan with a new handicapped accessible van. The van was gifted to the family of Alyssa Silva, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy.” Source: https://whdh.com/news/bob-kraft-gives-wheelchair-accessible-van-to-ri-family-in-need/
  • Add “In 2013, Kraft pledged up to $500,000 to the Progeria Research Foundation after viewing the HBO documentary, “Life According to Sam.” The documentary explored the life of Sam Berns, a Foxboro High School student with Progeria, a rapid aging disease. Source: https://www.thesunchronicle.com/foxboro/patriots-owner-to-match-up-to-500-000-in-donations-to-progeria-foundation/article_26dc6d68-328d-11e3-9e0e-0019bb2963f4.html
  • Add “In 2020, Kraft surprised a group of retired marines when he donated $100,000 to the Semper Fi & America’s Fund for Wounded Warriors in the middle of a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House.” Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/02/19/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-surprises-retired-marines-with-100g/?clearUserState=true
  • Can you add “Robert Kraft’s grant program, established in 2014, supports local nonprofits through surprise gifts of $100,000.” Sources: https://www.worcestermag.com/news/20181220/pats-owner-robert-kraft-calls-play-100k-grant-to-girls-inc-of-worcester and https://www.bostonherald.com/2016/07/12/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-honored-for-philanthropic-work-by-espn/
  • Add “Organizations Kraft has surprised with these donations in the past have included My Life My Choice, Silver Lining Mentoring, Girls Inc. of Worcester, and Support the Soupman.” Sources: https://www.bostonherald.com/2016/07/12/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-honored-for-philanthropic-work-by-espn/ , https://www.worcestermag.com/news/20181220/pats-owner-robert-kraft-calls-play-100k-grant-to-girls-inc-of-worcester, https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200229/robert-kraft-personally-calls-bridgewaters-soupman-with-50k-donation

Thank you. Please let me know how I can help without violating the Conflict of Interest rules. Sbvinep (talk) 17:17, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

A lot here, but looks doable Sbvinep. Let me dig into each request and the citations and I'll work on 'em and let you know if any changes are needed or anything can't be done. --FeldBum (talk) 00:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Did about half. Left off one edit that needed a new source and rewrote a bunch. I'll try to get to the rest shortly. --FeldBum (talk) 14:36, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi FeldBum has this been completed? If so, can you close the edit request? Thanks. Z1720 (talk) 20:30, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Still making my slow way through, but I'll close when done. Welcome any help though :) --FeldBum (talk) 21:36, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Is this still open? If so, I'm happy to help :) MaskedSinger (talk) 10:46, 24 December 2021 (UTC)