Post by Iceman on Apr 25, 2007 0:50:48 GMT -5
He's the Iverson of Boxing for Philadelphia. Always beating the odds and fighting with a lot of heart. One of the best ever for his weight class. He beat Oscar De La Hoya a couple years ago with ease for example. Everybody always counts him out, except for himself. He always knows and looks out for his roots.....
Bernard Hopkins dedicates playground!
Tuesday, April 24 2007
Joined by students, teachers, local politicians and community members, Philadelphia light heavyweight boxing great Bernard Hopkins cut the ribbon today for the new playground he sponsored at the Charles Henry Elementary School in Philadelphia, where he attended as a youth. Hopkins used funds from his newly established foundation—The Bernard and Shirley Hopkins Make A Way Foundation—to build the $60,000 playground on a vacant lot next to the school. The project is the first for the Foundation. "I couldn't think of a better place to start than my elementary school," said Hopkins. "My mother raised me in this area and it's a great honor to memorialize her with something in the neighborhood."
Bernard Hopkins dedicates playground!
Tuesday, April 24 2007
Joined by students, teachers, local politicians and community members, Philadelphia light heavyweight boxing great Bernard Hopkins cut the ribbon today for the new playground he sponsored at the Charles Henry Elementary School in Philadelphia, where he attended as a youth. Hopkins used funds from his newly established foundation—The Bernard and Shirley Hopkins Make A Way Foundation—to build the $60,000 playground on a vacant lot next to the school. The project is the first for the Foundation. "I couldn't think of a better place to start than my elementary school," said Hopkins. "My mother raised me in this area and it's a great honor to memorialize her with something in the neighborhood."
