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This week, Orlando Magic center Adonal Foyle hosted a gala dinner and Caribbean fete at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando that benefited the Kerosene Lamp Foundation, an organization founded by Foyle that empowers youth. At this year's event, Foyle's teammate Dwight Howard announced the launch of the Dwight Howard Fund, a new organization to help at-risk children worldwide. Howard's first course of action was dropping $100,000 to help the children affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
"Adonal has been giving back for many years, so it felt great to partner with him on my new fund and benefit from his experience," Howard told WDBO.com. "I'm excited to make a difference for kids in Haiti, and I'll be counting on my fans to help me make some great things happen."
Howard said he was inspired to start the foundation after traveling to other countries and seeing children in need. In 2004, Howard established the Dwight D. Howard Foundation, Inc., which offers scholarships for students who want to go to Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and grants for Lovell Elementary School and Memorial Middle School in Orlando. But Howard wanted to go worldwide.
"I was personally moved to do something international after spending time in South Africa last summer and finding out the impact I can make on kids from a different culture and place," Howard told the Orlando Sentinel. "Haiti seemed like the perfect place to start and a place in particular need, especially after the earthquake. There have been a lot of emergency relief efforts in Haiti, but there's still a lot of work to do in the future, and I want to do my part, especially to help the kids there."
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By: meanvee on 4/16/2010 3:45PM
This young man is a class act.
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By: "DimePiece" on 4/16/2010 6:41PM
God Bless Dwight for DROPPIN that $100 K for all those Haitian Children. I hope that $$$$ keeps coming in. We can't stop now!
Changin the subject, I'm sorry I just had to talk about this. I hope Black Voices DROP the news about Antonio Holmes? I can't believe this is not on the blogs yet? It's UNREAL and NOT FARE to see only one person get traded from the Steelers? Ben sure got off the hook and is awaitin for his punishment. People say, he might be out of 2 games? I mean, how many times does a player have to be in the news of somethin bad off the field and on the field to loose the trust of the Steelers? I thought that Anotonio and Ben was treated unequal! Even though Holmes been in trouble Ben has too but is awaitin punishment and practicin now on the field? Reed is only doin his punishment of only 40 hrs of community service for that police incident? Somethin is WRONG WIT THIS PICTURE! Why is it that Ben when his trouble wit the law wasn't in the media that much but other athletes like Vick, T.O., Holmes, and others was blasted everywhere in the media and everyday? Somethin is WRONG WIT THIS PICTURE!
T.O. said the same thing on his Twitter about why didn't the Steelers traded Ben. They all were in the media and in trouble wit the law, and ruined the image of the Steelers Football Team. Not right at all. I don't care if Ben wasn't convicted! More drama is comin out the wood work. We all now that what he did was WRONG to that young woman and thought buyin drinks for underage young girls and havin bodyguards and club management cover up the incident. IT IS IN BLACK IN WHITE of the statement of the young woman made yesterday. Also in that statement the young woman made was that she said "NO" to Ben and he ignored her. This wasn't consent! This looks bad and I think somethin else needs to be done not just maybe a small punishment? I don't think Ben is a good image for the Steelers and should be let go too! You have bodyguards coverin up for Ben and it just happen to be that the video tape was erased, how convenient? Please Black Voices, put this on the BV Sports? The Steelers might be charged a fine if Ben is suspended and will face a 6 figure fine for his action. Is Ben worth really keepin, I mean come on?
http://nflspinzone.com/2010/04/12/santonio-holmes-trade-a-sign-of-things-to-come-for-ben-roethlisberger/
http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2010/04/maybe-t-o-should-ditch-twitter/
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