text:  Prior to the 2011 season , <unk> visited Zambia with his wife as part of a Christian mission organized by Dallas @-@ based <unk> Africa . After the trip , <unk> announced his dream of building an orphanage in <unk> , Zambia , which he called " Hope 's Home " after 11 @-@ year @-@ old Hope , an HIV @-@ positive child <unk> met while in Zambia . To accomplish his goal , <unk> pledged a donation of $ 100 per strikeout recorded in 2011 . With <unk> 's career high of <unk> strikeouts thrown during the 2011 season , he donated $ <unk> @,@ 300 toward his $ 70 @,@ 000 goal . When <unk> won the 2011 Players Choice Award , he donated $ 260 @,@ 000 to Hope 's Home . He and his wife returned to Zambia in 2012 . <unk> donated $ 100 for every strikeout in the 2012 season to <unk> 's Challenge , calling that season 's incarnation of the project " Strike Out To Serve . " Seventy percent of the money raised in 2012 went to <unk> Africa , with 10 percent each going to the <unk> Foundation in Los Angeles , Mercy Street in Dallas , and I Am Second . In 2014 , <unk> continued to support the children of Zambia , with partnership with <unk> International , raising funds to pay for 170 children 's <unk> and new medical equipment for <unk> hospital in <unk> . <unk> has continued his partnership with <unk> International in 2015 , setting a goal of funding 100 <unk> for <unk> 's hospital in the Dominican Republic . 
  