Rob Hale Co-Owner of the Boston Celtics Joins on Day 1 of the WEEI-NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon

Rob Hale has put out an incredible challenge to our listeners: $775,000 match donation

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00:00You've been a huge supporter of this effort, at least as long as I've been here at WEI,

00:06and you and I spoke briefly about this today, and you said that you wanted to do something

00:11that you hadn't done before, Rob. Well, I'd like to do something powerful with you. I

00:20admire your show and the generosity that you have in our community is powerful. Please don't

00:25underscore how generous your show and your listeners are. And of course, we'd like to help

00:29Dana. So what we'd like to do, but the one thing we need to talk about, Greg, last year is how much

00:34did we raise last year? I think I can look at Kent Laird. Was it seven, six, six, seven,

00:42700, 750, over 750,000. Yes. So don't you think we should have a reach goal this year?

00:51I would love to have a reach goal. I would, I would, I think that, that everybody's listening,

00:56they're ready to go. I think you can motivate them to give even more than, than they've given

01:02in the past Rob. Well, if we, I know that last year we had a matching gift and I thought the

01:07number was 750, I knew it was in the sevens. Why don't we shoot for 775? That seems doable.

01:14775. Wow. Would be our match. Okay. All right. I think what's that? If the listeners,

01:23if you and the listeners raised 775,000 in the next two shows, Karen and I would be delighted

01:27to match, honored to match. Okay. So we will, we will, uh, this is extraordinary. It's unbelievable

01:34that you do this, Rob. And so we can get 700. If the listeners can give over the next couple of

01:42days can give $775,000, then you will match that. With pleasure. That is extraordinary.

01:53Extraordinary. Janice of you, Rob, we appreciate that. And, um, I know the final question that

02:00probably all of us have, uh, we haven't talked about this. Has Greg ever paid for dinner?

02:05I know the answer to that question. We haven't talked about this, but any chance that you want

02:14to buy the Celtics? Has Greg ever paid for dinner? The answer is no.