Ferret Posted July 5, 2011 Member ID: 859 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 681 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 4117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2014 Birthday: 11/04/1968 Posted July 5, 2011 A low-income Compton, CA high-school basketball star wins $40K in a free-throw-shooting contest... the NCAA *WOULD* have allowed him to keep it, but gave it all away to other kids going to college. He did get a full-ride scholarship - but he could have kept it and didn't. http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1237085 I just enjoy the rare "inspirational" news story, thought I'd share.... this kid was raised right. BTW, he has excellent grades and said he was doing it in part to help the terrible reputation of Compton as Thug capitol of the US. It IS a horrible place, but hopefully there are more kids like him there.
Blackbart Posted July 5, 2011 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted July 5, 2011 Great story...Hopefully this act of giving will come back to him a hundredfold during his life... Awards
HarryWeezer Posted July 5, 2011 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:07 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted July 5, 2011 Blackbart Great story...Hopefully this act of giving will come back to him a hundredfold during his life... There is no doubt that it will. What a fine young man - we need more like him. Awards
Merlin007 Posted July 5, 2011 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1136 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 8599 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 7572 Achievement Points: 76765 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Android Posted July 5, 2011 We are defined by our actions either good or bad but in this case, I think he is on the right track. Hats off to him. Awards
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