Notre Dame LB Jack Lamb Understands Importance Of Giving Back
Jack Lamb, by his own admission, hasn’t wanted for much throughout his upbringing.
There have of course been challenges, but none that have had an irreparable impact on his life. Lamb, thankfully, is mature enough to realize that not everybody out there has lived a life like his.
Knowing that, Lamb got involved with the Give Foundation, a charity run by his neighbor that raises funds to purchase toys for underprivileged children around the country.
Working with the foundation, Lamb said, has been one of the more rewarding experiences he’s had in life.
“It makes me feel grateful for everything I have,” Lamb said. “I’ve lived a pretty easy life. I haven’t lived in poverty or been through any kid of natural disaster, so to be able to give back to people who have gone through those things was really a blessing.”
Lamb said his time working with the foundation will be something he remembers for a long time, especially the work they put in after natural disasters hit Florida and Texas in 2017.
“When all the hurricanes were going through the country in Florida and Houston, we collected a lot of toys and would ship them out to those kids,” Lamb said. “That really stuck with me.”
Great Oak, Lamb’s high school in Temecula, Calif., requires its students to complete 40 hours of community service to graduate, but Lamb said he wanted to exceed that requirement, and hopes to continue the work in college and throughout his professional life.
“I feel like that’s something that’s extremely important wherever you are in life, whether it be high school, college or in the NFL,” Lamb said. “It’s something that needs to be done. You need to find it in your heart to help other people.”
Specifically, Lamb said he wants to continue working with children.
The Notre Dame linebacker had a happy childhood, and wants to help make sure kids across the country have one too.
“It’s our duty given to us by god,” Lamb said. “If you have it well, you need to be able to give back to other people. Not everyone is going to have a great situation. I never grew up worried about having something as simple as toys, and that’s a big part of a kid’s life.”
Giving to the less fortunate, Lamb said, is something he hopes everyone who grew up like him realizes is vitally important.
Because while there were challenges, any time Lamb faced any hardships, he quickly realized that someone out there was going through something much worse.
“You have to understand that there’s people out there who don’t have it as well as you do,” Lambs said. “No matter how bad your situation is, there’s always going to be somebody who has it worse than you so you need to be able to help those people who maybe don’t have it the best.”
For Lamb, that came in the form of working to give children toys, and it’s been one of the best experiences of his young life.
“Being able to give kids a childhood that they’ll remember, even if it’s something as simple as toy, is really touching to me.”
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