Now that’s a nice way to support your fans, especially the young ones who look forwards to their football idols. This story is actually true and it goes like this:
New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards is making good on the promise he made years ago to 100 Cleveland high school students: Each of them logged 15 hours of community service and maintained 3.5 GPAs, displayedexemplary citizenship and conduct, and had attendance records free of unexcused absences. In return, he’ll pay their way through college, at a cost of about $1 million.
The football player made the arrangement with the students in his “Advance 100″ program in 2008, when they were in eighth grade. Through the program, they were provided with mentoring and tutoring in an effort to equip them for success. The students, their teachers and their counselors received incentives and awards for their participation and support. Their progress was monitored through the Braylon Edwards Foundation and the Cleveland Scholarship Program.
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