Winners of the Branch Rickey Award have undertaken different causes . Many winners , including Todd Stottlemyre , Jamie Moyer , John Smoltz , Torii Hunter , Vernon Wells , and Shane Victorino , worked with children in need . Stottlemyre visited and raised money for a nine-year-old girl who suffered from aplastic anemia and required a bone marrow transplant , while Moyer 's foundation raised US$ 6 million to support underprivileged children . Other winners devoted their work to aiding individuals who had a specific illness , such as Curt Schilling , who raised money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , and Trevor Hoffman , who lost a kidney as an infant and devoted himself to working with individuals with nephropathy . Also , some winners devoted themselves to work with major disasters and tragedies . Bobby Valentine donated money to charities benefiting victims of the September 11 attacks , while Luis Gonzalez worked with survivors of Hurricane Katrina
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Branch Rickey Award