HarlemHeat37
07-11-2010, 01:08 AM
The articles are starting to pour in..I posted the good parts for you guys, I thought it would be a nice gesture..
You already know LeBron James will be a member of the Miami Heat next season. You might not know just how much cash Thursday's very public decision will pour into one of America's most trusted nonprofits.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America will earn more than $2.5 million (with another up-to-$1 million matched by James' sponsor Nike) from ten minutes of advertising time slipped into the telecast of the biggest free agent announcement in NBA history. Frank Sanchez, vice president of the century old organization, tells The New York Times that the money will likely go into repairing basketball courts and funding fitness programs at the nonprofit's 4,000 Clubs.
"He didn't have to do this," Sanchez tells The Times. "He could have just said it and walked away."
Tonight it's not just Floridians celebrating. Workers and members at Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation are being asked for sound bites in the wake of James' big give. There's not much to say except thanks, and relay just what the money means.
Pandit Wright, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington tells WUSA9 "any Boys & Girls Club is deserving."
Lynchburg, Va. Boys & Girls Club executive director Mark Sheehan elaborates. "We can keep a youth out of trouble for a year for about $1,500 a year," he tells ABC 13.
Do the math however you want. LeBron's decision pays off, and not just for him.
Basketball is a great sport and all, but sometimes you just have to sit back and appreciate the human part of the game..
You already know LeBron James will be a member of the Miami Heat next season. You might not know just how much cash Thursday's very public decision will pour into one of America's most trusted nonprofits.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America will earn more than $2.5 million (with another up-to-$1 million matched by James' sponsor Nike) from ten minutes of advertising time slipped into the telecast of the biggest free agent announcement in NBA history. Frank Sanchez, vice president of the century old organization, tells The New York Times that the money will likely go into repairing basketball courts and funding fitness programs at the nonprofit's 4,000 Clubs.
"He didn't have to do this," Sanchez tells The Times. "He could have just said it and walked away."
Tonight it's not just Floridians celebrating. Workers and members at Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation are being asked for sound bites in the wake of James' big give. There's not much to say except thanks, and relay just what the money means.
Pandit Wright, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington tells WUSA9 "any Boys & Girls Club is deserving."
Lynchburg, Va. Boys & Girls Club executive director Mark Sheehan elaborates. "We can keep a youth out of trouble for a year for about $1,500 a year," he tells ABC 13.
Do the math however you want. LeBron's decision pays off, and not just for him.
Basketball is a great sport and all, but sometimes you just have to sit back and appreciate the human part of the game..