Carey Price tears up over students’ thank you cards (Video)

This is the story of Trent Leon. He’s a quiet Aboriginal boy. His grandmother talks about him having a challenging childhood in Anahim Lake, British Columbia. He’s the kind of kid who could use a reminder that dreams can come true.

This is the story of Carey Price. The Montreal Canadiens’ goalie had his dreams come true after growing up in Anahim Lake, and he gave back to his community and his former school by being the official ambassador to its Breakfast Club – an organization that gives 150,000 children around Canada access to a healthy morning meal before school, in an environment that allows their self-esteem to grow and flourish.

Trent was given the honor to fly to Montreal and meet his local hero, spending a day with Price. Reserved and overwhelmed, he handed Price a poster his classmates made to show him the art project they created – a mosaic bench.

Then Trent joined Price on the ice for some shootout practice, and afterward handed over a bundle of thank you cards from the students for Price’s generosity – leaving the Canadiens star a bit teary-eyed over the moment.

Hey, look, we're all cynical jerks here, and we'd always rather see these things done behind closed doors rather than in an infomercial. But Price's support of kids back home, and those kids' appreciation of it, is as genuine as it gets. And it's getting a little dusty in here all of a sudden ...

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