BIO

"Growing up, I was lucky enough to have met several amazing coach‐mentors who took me under their wings. They didn’t just teach me about sports – they taught me how to live a meaningful life. They guided me and kept me focused and out of trouble. Travelling to tournaments expanded my world and my vision of what was possible in life. I became hooked… on basketball, on learning, on being the best I could be, on the incredible power of mentoring and on giving back to the community."

Born in Jamaica, Denburk (aka “Burky”) moved to Montreal at the age of five. While there was no shortage of opportunities to go down a different road, Denburk’s coaches-mentors helped him make positive choices. He graduated from McGill University in Marketing and still holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer and led the university in assists for the McGill Redbirds formerly known as the MCGill Redmen basketball team. He is a 2016 inductee to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame.   For the past 2 years Denburk Reid has been working on his community passion project and for  5 years prior Denburk has worked at Loyola High school as the Director of Community Relations.  The previous 5 years he has headed up the Montreal Alouettes’ Community Relations department while raising his own growing family and mentoring youth from diverse backgrounds. (Over the past 22 years, Denburk has personally mentored more than 100 teenagers.)

Denburk is also the driving force behind the Montreal Community Cares Foundation, the Red Rush & Lady Rush Basketball Leadership program and the Montreal Community Cares Awards (an initiative that recognizes individuals, adults and youths), community organizations and businesses actively engaged and making a difference in the Greater Montreal Area. These community engagement initiative also continues to grow.

His vision is to inspire and empower all Montrealers, in particular youth, to make a difference by getting involved and giving back to their communities. It’s a vision that fuels his tireless passion for helping others.

Instagram: @dreid22  @mtl_community_cares @redrushbasketball  

Facebook: Denburk Reid MTLCommunityCares

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