Attendance at Somerset Collection during Blake Corum’s toy drive earlier this month was much higher than anticipated. For the most part of the day, the captain of the Michigan football team traded gifts for selfies, promising to donate the items to charities in the area.
On Friday, Corum visited Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor with a truckload of gifts and personally made some of the donations.
The hospital posted on social media, describing Blake Corum’s visit to Little Victors as “very merry.” Blake paid a surprise visit to a few of our patients and brought along an enormous truck filled with toys. Blake, I appreciate you taking the effort to cheer people up this holiday season. Salute and move forward, blue.
Corum, who will return to Michigan for his senior year in 2023, has made multiple contributions to the community and has made no secret of his aim to have a positive impact both on and off the football field.
“When I reflect on the past four years, I hope that I have left a legacy. Here, I left my mark. After assisting U-M in defeating Ohio State in November, Corum stated, “I made a difference both on and off the field.”
Reverend Jesse Jackson presented Corum with the Collegiate Social Service Award in January of last year. In his acceptance speech, Corum stated, among other things
