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Tua Steps Up in a Big Way

The Miami Dolphins quarterback donated to a group impacted by a deadly crash
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Tua Steps Up in a Big Way
Tua Steps Up in a Big Way

Tua Tagovailoa remains a focal point as he goes through his second training camp, but we need to take a second to acknowledge the gesture he made Thursday through his foundation.

The Tua Foundation announced a donation of $93,000 to Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch in the aftermath of a deadly crash that claimed the lives of eight of its members.

At his first "Luau With Tua" at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa in late June, Tagovailoa helped raised $46,500 for the cause and he announced that night he personally would match that total.

The money will be used to cover funeral expenses for the victims, aged from 4 to 17, as well as provide counseling to other girls at the ranch.

The ranch is a safe haven for needy, neglected or abused children," according to WSFA. "The girls involved in the accident lived together, played together and were a "family." The accident involved a van that was bringing the girls back from a beach vacation.

Tagovailoa established the Tua Foundation this past February as a way to give back to the communities the quarterback has called home: Hawaii, Alabama and now South Florida.

Kudos to Tua and his foundation for stepping up at this difficult time.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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