Following the LEGO Masters season two renewal announcement and timed to Veteran’s Day today, we wanted to share the following news and video asset on the show’s partnership with Merging Vets and Players (MVP), a non-profit founded in 2015 by FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer, and former Green Beret and Seattle Seahawk Nate Boyer.
MVP empowers combat veterans and former professional athletes by creating a supportive community for them after the uniform comes off. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person MVP events were no longer possible, and many veterans turned to LEGO building as a way to cope. Together, LEGO MASTERS and Will Arnett provided hundreds of LEGO sets to MVP with the hope of helping spark creativity and bringing joy during a challenging time.
In the video above LEGO Masters host Will Arnett and MVP co-founder Jay Glazer discuss why it’s so important now more than ever for veterans to get the attention and support they really need, and how veterans are using LEGO during COVID to help their PTSD.
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