Green delivers on promise
It is always good to hear something positive come out of the sports world, what with all of the garbage that we have been bombarded with. So when this I read this article about new Houston Texans running back Ahman Green, it brought a smile to my face.
No one even said a word before the tears started flowing from Regina Foster's eyes.
She had been sent to the lobby of her office building to pick up a package when she was greeted by Texans running back Ahman Green. He didn't say a word. He just held out an over sized check for $50,000.
Foster knew immediately what it meant. She and her son, Reginald Freeman, 7, finally could afford their own home.
It is nice to see someone giving back to the community. It is also nice to see the story behind where this came from.
When Green arrived in Houston, he wanted the same jersey number he had worn since high school. The only problem was that Jason Simmons wore No. 30 for the Texans. Typically, if players want a teammate's number, they buy it.
Simmons didn't want Green's money. He instead asked Green to put a down payment on a home for a single parent. Green loved the idea.
So Green agrees to give $25,000 of his money to a family in need. But that is not the end of this story.
Green gave $25,000, and Texans owner Bob McNair matched the amount. The total is expected to help take care of the down payment and the first-year of mortgage payments for Foster.
Okay, now I don't know where this woman was going to buy a house, but I know that the money that she received the other day should make life a whole lot easier for her. Let's hope she shows that she is worthy of this act of kindness by two outstanding citizens and football players.
Posted by bweldon @ 07/24/07 03:38 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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