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Cavaliers PG Derrick Rose donates 7K to man walking from Chicago to DC

https://goo.gl/gBy292

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose has donated $7,000 to a man
walking from Chicago to Washington, D.C. to help raise awareness regarding
gun violence, according to Kelly Bauer of DNA Info. Demetrius Nash of
Bronzeville has embarked on the long walk in an attempt to draw attention to
the need for funding for violence protection programs.

Nash was incarcerated at 26 years old for drug trafficking. During his
imprisonment, he spent time thinking about how he could become part of the
solution to Chicago’s problems rather than continuing to being a slice of
the problem. That was when he came up with the idea of the walk.

“When I used to be incarcerated, I would fast and pray on Saturdays,” said
Nash, via Andrea Watson of DNA Info. “I got off federal probation May 24 of
this year, so that was a Wednesday. I prayed that Saturday and asked God what
was next for me. After 12 years of bondage I’m finally free. I woke up
Sunday, tapped my girlfriend and said, ‘Babe, I’m going to walk to
Washington, D.C.'”

Now, Rose is trying to help Nash’s cause.

“We’re proud of all the great work you’re doing to save the youth of
Chicago and providing a framework for at-risk youth for sustainability by
providing training for a trade and mentoring via positive & successful
mentors,” said Rose and his partner, Mieka Blackman-Reese, in a comment on
the campaign’s GoFundMe page. “God bless you with safe travels on your
journey.”

This isn’t the first time Rose has done community work either. The former
Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks point guard has also paid for and attended
funerals of murder victims as well as donating $1 million to After School
Matters.

簡易翻譯

Rose捐款的一位從芝加哥走路去DC的Demetrius Nash,來提高對槍枝暴力的認識

Demetrius Nash曾在26歲時因為販毒入獄,期間他在思考如何成為芝加哥解決
問題的一份子,而不是繼續當問題的一部分

Demetrius Nash的計畫募資網頁
https://www.gofundme.com/dnash425

他已經從美國時間8月4號開始走路去DC了

而Rose也曾在參加謀殺受害者的喪禮時,捐了1百萬給 After School Matters
http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/


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