{"id":1490,"date":"2026-05-05T12:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=1490"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:45:15","slug":"carson-pickett-named-denver-summit-fcs-nominee-for-the-2026-lauren-holiday-impact-award-presented-by-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/player-news\/carson-pickett-named-denver-summit-fcs-nominee-for-the-2026-lauren-holiday-impact-award-presented-by-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Carson Pickett, candidato del Denver Summit FC al Premio Lauren Holiday Impact 2026, presentado por Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\tid=\"block_24bdf6072814648f2a8a2ff18f71abf7\"\n\tclass=\"content-block\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"content-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__content content-block__content--boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwslsoccer.com\/news\/nwsl-announces-nominees-for-2026-lauren-holiday-impact-award-presented-by-nationwide\">The National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL) announced Pickett as Denver Summit FC\u2019s nominee<\/a> for the 2026 Lauren Holiday Impact Award, presented by Nationwide, recognizing her exceptional commitment to service and her dedication to supporting children with limb differences. As part of her nomination Nationwide will donate $5,000 to Pickett\u2019s charity of choice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handcampcolorado.org\/\">Hand Camp of Colorado<\/a>, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering children born with or having an upper extremity difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up without my left arm from the elbow down has shaped how I see the world\u2013 not as something limited, but as something adaptable,\u201d said Pickett. \u201cI\u2019ve learned first hand that challenges don\u2019t define your potential; the support, encouragement and opportunities around you do. That\u2019s why I\u2019m passionate about supporting children with limb differences. I understand what it feels like to navigate a world that isn\u2019t always designed with you in mind and how important it is to feel seen, included and capable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans will have the opportunity to vote for Pickett as part of the Fan Impact Challenge winner of the award, with the winner receiving $10,000 toward their chosen community organization during fan voting Aug. 14-29. The overall winner will receive $50,000 for their partnered charity, which will be announced during Championship Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced in 2024, the Lauren Holiday Impact Award celebrates the legacy of Lauren Holiday\u2014a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup champion, National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian ESPY Award\u2014by recognizing players who embody her dedication to service and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[68],"class_list":["post-1490","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-player-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/1490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}