1. GIVING BACK: Four-time NBA MVP and two-time NBA champion, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lebron James, has collaborated with University of Akron to fund full scholarships for students who complete the foundation’s academic program, which James has been sponsoring for five years.
Story: Fortune – Lebron James Scholarship
2. HISTORY IN THE MAKING – Jamaica made ice hockey history as the first Caribbean country to become associate members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). #JAMination #TeamJA What aren’t we good at? 👀
Story: I Am A Jamaican – Ice Hockey Team
3. GIVING BACK – Feeding of the 5000 Outreach Foundation is a Jamaican based non-profit organization mandated to reach out to members of the community who are less advantaged; whether as homeless persons, families needing assistance with groceries, the elderly and a school housing children with handicaps.
Learn More About How You May Help: Feeding of the 5000 Outreach Foundation
4. HUMAN TRAFFICKING has been such a huge issue in the 21st Century that I am confused how mainstream media gives little limelight to its prevalence. This article addresses how you may identify victims of human trafficking at the airport…
Story: CNN – Identifying Human Trafficking
5. GET TO KNOW Entrepreneur Christopher Gray, the Co-Founder of the mobile application Scholly, which aims to assist college-bound students with scholarship application essays and also align them with scholarship opportunities that they ordinarily wouldn’t know exist, or believe they’d qualify for. Featured on ABC’s entrepreneurial series Shark Tank, Gray received an investment and his company has since taken off.
Tell a Friend About Scholly
Story on Gray: Philly.Com – Christopher Gray
BONUS (I): I came across this interesting article, “10 Things Technology Will Make Obsolete by 2025”… You should check these out!
Story: PC Mag – 10 Things Technology Will Make Obsolete by 2025
That’s it for this week’s edition of #SocialMediaRoundup!!!
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Be Blessed,
Mali 💋
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