▁assemb lies ▁at ▁high ▁schools ▁or ▁middle ▁schools ▁and ▁tell ▁the ▁students ▁about ▁his ▁personal ▁story ▁of ▁forg iveness . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁started ▁after ▁Mc Donald ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁multiple ▁times ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁with ▁his ▁friends ▁My ch al ▁Judge ▁and ▁Johann ▁Christoph ▁Arnold ▁to ▁promote ▁forg iveness ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁conflicts ▁there . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁son ▁have ▁continued ▁working ▁with ▁Bre aking ▁The ▁Cy cle ▁by ▁telling ▁his ▁story ▁of ▁forg iveness ▁to ▁students . ▁ ▁Steven ▁Mc Donald ▁Ext ra ▁E ff ort ▁Award ▁▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁R angers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( N HL ) ▁established ▁the ▁Steven ▁Mc Donald ▁Ext ra ▁E ff ort ▁Award ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 8 ▁N HL ▁season . ▁Det ect ive ▁Mc Donald ▁personally ▁presented ▁a ▁R anger ▁with ▁a ▁tro phy ▁and ▁a ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁check ▁( in ▁the ▁player ' s ▁name ) ▁made ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Steven ▁Mc Donald ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁ ▁. ▁P ocket ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Why ▁F org ive , ▁pp ▁ 1 7 2 – 1 9 2 . ▁Pl ough ▁Publishing , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁https :// www . bre aking the cycle .