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Charles Barkley Gifted $1,000 To Every Employee Working In His Hometown’s School District

<p data-pm-slice&equals;"0 0 &lbrack;&rsqb;">Charles Barkley has been quietly taking care of the people in his hometown for about 30 years&excl; The former NBA player and sports analyst was born and raised about 10 miles outside of Birmingham&comma; Alabama in a town called Leeds&period; Earlier this week&comma; the town&&num;8217&semi;s school district took to their Facebook page to give Charles his deserved flowers&period; Most recently&comma; he reportedly gifted &dollar;1&comma;000 to every single school employee in Leeds&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s over 200 employees and more than &dollar;200&comma;000&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;leedsalabama&period;org&sol;schools&sol;">according to the state<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Being a school employee is tough&comma; but driving a bus&comma; teaching&comma; coaching&comma; or working in the cafeteria&comma; all while maintaining safety protocols&comma; has been a daunting task during a worldwide pandemic&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;LeedsCitySchools&sol;posts&sol;1890250647817229">Facebook post said<&sol;a>&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are beyond thankful to know our hometown hero and benefactor&comma; Charles Barkley&comma; recognizes the hard work and dedication of the Leeds staff&comma; even under the toughest of circumstances&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Charles graduated from Leeds High School back in 1981&period; For the last three decades&comma; he has provided financial&comma; moral&comma; and basic needs support to his community&period; According to the Facebook post&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;charles-barkley-thinks-pro-athletes-should-get-vaccinated-first-because-they-pay-more-taxes&sol;">Charles<&sol;a> has helped &&num;8220&semi;hundreds&&num;8221&semi; of Leeds graduates attend college with over three million dollars in scholarships&period; Beyond money&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s shown his support to the Leeds High boys and girls&&num;8217&semi; basketball teams&period; That support includes occasionally being present to cheer the players on&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CPJ0DCYBgOH&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><div>&NewLine; <iframe class&equals;"custom-ig-embed" data-src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CPJ0DCYBgOH&sol;embed&sol;captioned" allowtransparency&equals;"true" allowfullscreen&equals;"true" frameborder&equals;"0" height&equals;"640px" scrolling&equals;"no" style&equals;"background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; 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His generosity&comma; especially with the employee gifts&comma; has brought some relief to what has been a challenging past year for people across the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Although it&&num;8217&semi;s been challenging&comma; the Leeds staff has persevered and we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the post said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a class&equals;"ProsemirrorEditor-link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"75658" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;charles-barkley-gifted-1000-to-every-employee-working-in-his-hometowns-school-district&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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