LeBron James' Foundation Spreading the Wealth (701 hits)
Thursday, March 03, 2011 Miami Heat player LeBron James sits with Cam'ron Lightbourne, 8, at the Northwest Boys & Girls Club in Miami.
MIAMI (AP) — The side door to the newly refurbished gym opened, a blast of sunlight splashed into the darkened corner, and 100 children began shrieking in unison. LeBron James was thrilled. "It never gets old," James said. That was the reception Wednesday when the LeBron James Family Foundation and Hewlett-Packard began rolling out what will soon be 1,000 new computers to 59 different Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide.
At the Miami club, the roof is getting replaced and workspaces for kids are being spruced up with furniture from the HomeCourt line that James designs with girlfriend Savannah Brinson. It's all part of the commitment James made last summer, when his hourlong "The Decision" special on July 8, 2010 — in which he said he was joining the Miami Heat — raised more than $3 million for charity. ... By: Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
