Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles is the recipient of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award.

The award is given to a player for her "extraordinary commitment to service, social justice, and creating lasting impact in the communities she serves," according to a league news release issued Wednesday.

Charles also won the award in 2012. Her Hopey's Heart Foundation will receive a $10,000 donation from the WNBA.

Hopey's Heart will place its 500th automated external defibrillator (AED) into a public facility this year. The foundation honors her late aunt, Maureen "Hopey" Vaz, and has a mission of raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest.

"In every aspect of her game and character, Tina stands as a representation of the ideals and spirit of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Awa

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