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LeBron up here LITERALLY helping Kids AND Adults get their life together with his foundation & nikkas wanna talk shyt from a distance about something they know nothing about:martin:


If LeBron was a piece of shyt off the court, don't yall nikkas know I would've BEEN brought that up?:dahell:


Dude is #BlackExcellence off the court & one of the best black athletes we have today when it comes to giving back to the community. That's not a lie...that's always been truth.

LeBron James is now trying to help Akron adults get their GEDs by using the same basic principles his charitable foundation designed to help children stay in school and graduate.

Under a new partnership announced Thursday with Project Learn of Summit County, which exists to help adults get their GEDs, parents of the children enrolled in the LeBron James Family Foundation's scholastic mentorship program can get financial and emotional support to obtain high school equivalency credentials and learn other life skills.

Since 2011, James' foundation has targeted poor, at-risk Akron school children and their families to help keep the students in school and the parents engaged in their children's education.

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That program, called Wheels for Education (for grades 3-5) and the Akron I PROMISE Network (sixth grade and up), now has more than 1,000 enrolled and free college scholarships to attend the University of Akron waiting for those who graduate from an Akron high school and fulfill some additional requirements beginning in 2021.

James seeks to inspire the children by writing to them personally and engaging them on social media. Children and their families are also eligible for prizes, often in the form of gifts (from one of James' corporate sponsors, such as a Samsung tablet) or cash for groceries.

The new program for adults is called "I PROMISE, Too" and so far counts nine adults – who will be taught by instructors from Project Learn. Again, only parents or guardians of children in James' mentorship program are eligible.

In the new program, enrollees received an inspirational letter from the Cavaliers superstar basketball player, HP laptop computers that they can keep if they finish the classes, and free bus passes and parking to attend class.

Participants will also have covered the $6 cost to take the GED practice test and $120 cost for taking the entire, official GED exam. The foundation will also provide prizes for good attendance, work progress, and other achievements.

For instance, six adults who attended an informational meeting received music speakers from Beats by Dre.

"We are so excited about the I PROMISE, Too program because a huge part of our foundation's work (with children) centers around parent involvement," Michele Campbell, executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation, said in a news release. "This is an opportunity to help our parents make strides in their own academic careers so they are better equipped to help our students keep their educational promises. "We can't reach our students without their parents' support, so this program is monumental for our families and their futures."

...The James foundation spends at least $1 million per year on education. According to federal filing documents required of all non-profit organizations, the foundation spent $903,000 on its Wheels for Education program in 2013 – the last year for which data was available.

LeBron James expands education program to help Akron adults get GED
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And nikkas hating on LeBron off the court activities when he putting $1 million towards random city kids' futures every year:camby:
 
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what kyrie's?....the gradients?
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smitty22 said:
Im a miss it, took off last friday, and monday so my ass gonna be at work tomorrow. My brehs better post them pictures though
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Spanky 6000 said:
I am from Northeast Ohio but I am not going. There is supposedly going to be well over a million people downtown and all the hotel rooms in the city are booked. Tons of Cleveland sports fans from all over the country are flying in just for the parade. There is no way I want to deal with all all the crowds, traffic, heat, etc.

I went to game six that was good enough for me.
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Newzz said:
Of course Ima be there breh...just got back from my homie house & copped a Quarter of Loud from him for the paradet, so Ima really be turnt:banderas:
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Newzz said:
LeBron up here LITERALLY helping Kids AND Adults get their life together with his foundation & nikkas wanna talk shyt from a distance about something they know nothing about:martin:


If LeBron was a piece of shyt off the court, don't yall nikkas know I would've BEEN brought that up?:dahell:


Dude is #BlackExcellence off the court & one of the best black athletes we have today when it comes to giving back to the community. That's not a lie...that's always been truth.




And nikkas hating on LeBron off the court activities when he putting $1 million towards random city kids' futures every year:camby:
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What about the situation between bron and braylon?:mjpls:
 
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