Editing Jim Rice (section)

==Community activities==
Rice was associated with a variety of charitable organizations during his career, primarily on behalf of children, some of which carried on into his retirement. He was named an honorary chairman of [[The Jimmy Fund]], the [[fundraising]] arm of the [[Dana–Farber Cancer Institute]] in Boston, in 1979,<ref>[http://jimmyfund.com/ImgGallery.asp?config=/XML/abo_red_sox_gallery.xml&style=/XML/XSL/img_gallery.xsl&index=8&page=1 Image Gallery<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928102332/http://jimmyfund.com/ImgGallery.asp?config=%2FXML%2Fabo_red_sox_gallery.xml&style=%2FXML%2FXSL%2Fimg_gallery.xsl&index=8&page=1 |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> and in 1992 was awarded that organization's "Jimmy Award," which honors individuals who demonstrate their dedication to cancer research.<ref>[http://jimmyfund.com/abo/press/pressreleases/2005/jimmy-fund-honors-weei--glenn-ordway-with-annual-jimmy-award.asp The Jimmy Fund<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928102338/http://jimmyfund.com/abo/press/pressreleases/2005/jimmy-fund-honors-weei--glenn-ordway-with-annual-jimmy-award.asp |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> Rice is also active in his support of the Neurofibromatosis Foundation of New England.<ref>[http://www.charityhop.com/charities.htm Charity Hop Fundraising & Baseball Consulting – Charities<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304223122/http://www.charityhop.com/charities.htm |date=March 4, 2007 }}</ref> Rice's involvement with [[Major League Baseball]]'s RBI program ([[Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities]]) resulted in the naming of a new youth baseball facility in [[Roxbury, Massachusetts]], in his honor in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jim Rice Field Map|url=http://www.bostonbaseball.com/fields/rice.htm|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=www.bostonbaseball.com}}</ref> A youth recreation center in Rice's hometown of [[Anderson, South Carolina]], is also named in his honor.

During a nationally televised game on August 7, 1982, Rice rushed into the stands to help a young boy struck in the head by a line drive hit by [[Dave Stapleton (infielder)|Dave Stapleton]]. Rice left the [[dugout (baseball)|dugout]] and entered the stands to help four-year-old Jonathan Keane, who was bleeding heavily. Rice carried the boy onto the field, through the Red Sox dugout, and into the clubhouse, where he was treated by the team's medical staff. Rice's swift response likely saved Keane's life, as paramedics would likely not have arrived in time. Rice also paid the hospital bill, and Keane made a full recovery from the injury.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/hof09/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=4353486 Baseball Hall of Fame: Nearly 27 years ago, Jim Rice became an instant hero for an injured young boy] ESPN</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thebaseballscholar.com/2018/08/08/the-day-jim-rice-saved-a-4-year-old-at-fenway-park/ |title=The Day Jim Rice Saved A 4-Year Old At Fenway Park |website=thebaseballscholar.com |date= August 8, 2018 |access-date= September 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/09/26/yankee-stadium-foull-ball-jim-rice-fenway-park |title=35 Years Ago Jonathan Keane Was Hit By A Foul Ball. Then Jim Rice Saved His Life.  |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date= September 26, 2017 |access-date= April 11, 2021}}</ref>