ander ers . ▁ ▁Nat ix is ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Pres ent ing ▁Sp ons or ▁of ▁the ▁New port ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁Summer ▁Music ▁Series . ▁ ▁H ail er ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁creating ▁an ▁A do pt - A - Sch ool ▁Program ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Boston ▁and ▁the ▁John ▁Win th rop ▁Element ary ▁School ▁in ▁Dor chester . ▁The ▁program ▁has ▁provided ▁the ▁school ▁with ▁major ▁technology ▁adv ances , ▁school ▁supply ▁drives , ▁winter ▁hol iday ▁gift ▁drives , ▁and ▁a ▁ment oring ▁program ▁that ▁partners ▁children ▁with ▁Nat ix is ▁employees ▁and ▁fund ing ▁for ▁other ▁school ▁programs . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁these ▁organizations , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁years , ▁improve ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁individuals ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁play ▁a ▁critical ▁role ▁in ▁batt ling ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁social ▁issues , ▁including ▁hom eless ness . ▁H ail er ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁er adic ating ▁hom eless ness ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁area , ▁speaking ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁regarding ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁supporting ▁organizations ▁that ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁hom eless . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁H ail er ' s ▁qual ities ▁have ▁caught ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁other ▁prominent ▁CE Os , ▁including ▁Larry ▁Luc ch ino ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red