Editing Andrea Jaeger (section)

==Philanthropy==
Jaeger used her winnings from tennis to create the Silver Lining Foundation in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrea Jaeger & Little Star Foundation The MorningStar Journal December 2022 Feature! |url=http://agendabook.littlestar.org/books/xwms/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=agendabook.littlestar.org}}</ref> The foundation's purpose was to provide long term care to children with cancer and children in need.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title=American Tennis Player Turned Nun Once Revealed How 'God' Decided Her Tennis Fate Through a Shoulder Injury -'I Know…' |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-american-tennis-player-turned-nun-once-revealed-how-god-decided-her-tennis-fate-through-a-shoulder-injury-i-know/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref> Originally located in [[Aspen, Colorado]], the organization transported groups of young cancer patients to Aspen for a week of support and activities, including horseback riding and whitewater rafting. The foundation also provided money for programs for children who could not travel. The first contributor was [[John McEnroe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffey |first=Wayne|title=Sister Act II:Former tennis star Andrea Jaeger sports a new kind of habit |url=https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/sister-act-ii-former-tennis-star-andrea-jaeger-sports-a-new-kind-of-habit/article_f1aee46a-423a-56ab-ab75-1dabb76e6b6d.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Billings Gazette |date=29 December 2006 |language=en}}</ref> Many high-profile celebrities were involved, including [[Andre Agassi]], [[Pete Sampras]], [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[David Foster]] and [[Kevin Costner]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Years, 50 Heroes: Andrea Jaeger, 1990 |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/50-years-50-heroes-andrea-jaeger-1990 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Tennis.com |language=en}}</ref> The foundation was later renamed ‘Little Star Foundation’, paying tribute to Rhea Olsen, a teenager with cancer from Chicago. Olsen became best friends with Jaeger and became the first-ever paid employee of the Foundation. Jaeger helped Olsen for years before her death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-08-18 |title=GUARDIAN ANGEL : Andrea Jaeger Still Gives Everything She Has, but Now She Gives It to Ailing Children |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-18-sp-35467-story.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Star Foundation |url=https://www.littlestar.org/about |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Little Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Andrea Jaeger on Actionable Faith and Making a Positive Difference - Grit Daily News |url=https://gritdaily.com/andrea-jaeger-on-actionable-faith-and-making-a-positive-difference/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1996, Jaeger received the [[Samuel S. Beard]] Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under, an award given annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |title=National Winners &#124; public service awards &#124; Jefferson Awards.org |access-date=2013-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |archive-date=2010-11-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Richards |first=Renee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ReAOhZXpFUIC&dq=Andrea+Jaeger&pg=PT89 |title=No Way Renee: The Second Half of My Notorious Life |date=2007-03-26 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4165-3850-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-28 |title=Where are they now? Andrea Jaeger |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/29/wimbledon.tennis |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

Jaeger's autobiography, ''First Service'', was published in 2004. In the book, she discussed her teenage years as a tennis player and her focus on serving God. All proceeds from the book were donated to children's charities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strength for Today |url=http://www.wwctu.org/pages/devotional.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.wwctu.org}}</ref>

<!--In 2006, Jaeger received an associate degree in Ministry Training & Theology and then entered a Dominican Sisterhood Program, where she studied and trained to become a [[Nun]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1922499/Wimbledon-news-final-nun-Andrea-Jaeger|title=Wimbledon Finalist Quits Tennis to Become a Nun|publisher=Express|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>-->

In the aftermath of [[Hurricane Sandy]], and other natural disasters, Jaeger's Foundation provided food, medical, daily, educational and recreational supplies and support to help.<ref>{{cite news |author=Patrick Saunders |date=31 January 2008 |title=Jaeger finds joy in serving others |newspaper=The Denver Post |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_8123508 |access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-17 |title=Former tennis champ Andrea Jaeger goes to Newtown to offer comfort |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/12/17/former-tennis-champ-andrea-jaeger-goes-to-newtown-to-offer-comfort/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=August 27, 2010 |title=Where Are They Now? |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703959704575453511951085110?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=August 30, 2010 |title=Jaeger's 20 Years of Good Deeds |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DFB-14040 |access-date=2022-06-20 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

In April 2007, Jaeger and several former athletes, including [[Andre Agassi]], [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Tony Hawk]], [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]], and [[Muhammad Ali]], appeared on the American morning television talk show [[Good Morning America]] to announce their formation of a charity called [[Athletes for Hope]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Athletes for Hope' Unite for Charity |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/TenWays/story?id=3077119 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletes for Hope {{!}} The Intersection of Sports and Philanthropy |url=https://www.athletesforhope.org/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Athletes for Hope |language=en-US}}</ref>

Jaeger's Little Star Foundation has a [[podcast]] called Little Star Light. Guests have included [[David Agus]], [[Jill Bolte Taylor]], [[Christine Brennan]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[David Foster]], [[Tony Hawk]], [[Judy Jordan]], [[Dallas Jenkins]], [[Samina Khan]], [[Nancy Lieberman]], [[Patrick McEnroe]], [[Anne Drysdale]], [[Joe Moravsky]], [[Brian Sharp]], [[Michael Alan Singer|Michael Singer]], [[Lesley Visser|Leslie Visser]], [[Alice Walker]], and [[Kurt Warner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/andrea-jaeger-a-tennis-prodigy-turned-philanthropist/|title=Andrea Jaeger a tennis prodigy-turned-philanthropist|date=June 5, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.littlestarlightpodcast.com/ |title=About Little Star Light Podcast}}</ref>