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: LeBron James Donates $42 Million Dollars To Send 1,100 Kids With Challenge
: Backgrounds To College
: LeBron James has always been about giving back to a community that helped
: raise him.
: The NBA superstar has partnered with the University of Akron, Ohio to provide
: kids with troubled backgrounds a guaranteed four-year scholarship. The
: $9,500/year scholarship will cover tuition and the university’s general
: service fee. James told ESPN he plans to send 1,100 kids to college, which
: will cost him and his foundation a total of $41.8 million!
: “It’s the reason I do what I do,” said James, who announced the program
: Thursday while hosting an event for students at Cedar Point Amusement Park. “
: These students have big dreams, and I’m happy to do everything I can to help
: them get there. They’re going to have to earn it, but I’m excited to see
: what these kids can accomplish knowing that college is in their futures.”
: http://practicallyviral.com/lebron-james-donates-42-million-dollars-to-send-1100-kids-with-challenge-backgrounds-to-college/
: LeBron James捐了$42 Million Dollars送1100個小孩上大學
: LeBron James:我就是做我該做的
: 心得:行善推
這不是去年的舊新聞了嗎? 連結裡頭的提供的ESPN新聞也是2015年8月15日的
下面cleveland.com的聯結有這件事情的進一步說明
http://goo.gl/fI1h4E
這個計畫是由University of Akron跟LBJ的基金會合作
由LBJ的基金會推薦人選, University of Akron免費提供就讀及獎學金
所以雖然總價值是4200萬美元, 但實際上並不真的需要支出這麼多現金
而且實際所需的費用會由Akron大學設法募款, 並非由LBJ出
LBJ跟他的基金會的角色比較像是合作夥伴跟計畫代言人
目前這計畫還在籌備階段, 預計2021年起開始支付這項計畫