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An Overview of the Brendan Grant Foundation
From tragedy springs hope, just as symbolized by the legendary phoenix rising from the
ashes. In the same way, this is the underlying theme for The Brendan Grant Foundation and
for this website. It is possible, as this effort exemplifies, for good things to come from
things that are not.
The Brendan Grant Foundation was created in the summer of 2001
(as a 501(c)3 organization) to honor the memory of
Brendan Peter Anthony Grant, who was a life-long resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, USA.
From a broad perspective, the Foundation is dedicated to enhancing youth
development, representing the best in spirit of the child-parent relationship.
Brendan was born in Brighton, Massachusetts on 25 August 1982. He lived his entire life
in Belmont except for his freshman year (Sept/2000 - May/2001) at American International
College (AIC) located in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Belmont High School, Brendan
participated on the football, wrestling, and baseball teams. In his senior year
(1999-2000), he was a team captain for both the wrestling team and the baseball team. As a
freshman at American International College, Brendan started for the AIC baseball team
throughout his first year in college.
On 27 June 2001, Brendan was playing summer baseball for the Belmont Senior Babe Ruth
Baseball Team on the Belmont High School Varsity Field. While attempting to catch a
routine fly ball from his position as left fielder, Brendan collided with the center
fielder, and sustained fatal injuries from the resulting collision. Although the archives
of baseball are still being investigated, a certain level of historical significance
exists since this is an extraordinarily rare occurrence (i.e., a fatal collision between
outfielder's) for this particular sport.
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