""The whole thing happened so fast," Wise said. "I felt like I was just getting started.""
""The reason I do anything isn't just for a one time effect," Wise told Boston.com in a phone interview. "When we do community events, the main thing is to impact the people in the community. In order to impact the people, it can't be a one time effect. It has to be something that can continue beyond my existence of being on a team, beyond being there.""
""When I realized that Mattapan was in a food desert, one of my ideas was to have a farmer's market and provide free food," he added. "So, my team and I got together and we ended up getting a farmer's market where we have given away over 1,000 pounds of food since we've done it every year.""
Deatrich Wise left the New England Patriots after eight seasons to sign with the Washington Commanders and suffered a season-ending torn quadriceps two games into the season. Wise will continue his annual block party at the Josh Kraft Mattapan Teen Center this Saturday from 2–5 p.m., an event running since 2019 that typically draws about 400 people. The block party will offer a farmer's market, family-style meal, free haircuts, and musical performances. Wise emphasizes sustained community impact, noting efforts to address a local food desert and having distributed over 1,000 pounds of food across events.
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