New York Knicks basketball player, Carmelo Anthony is praised both in and out of the basketball court. He lost his father at a very young age and was brought up by a single mother that showed him the value of a dollar, which in part is why he sees giving back to the community as a big priority.
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In recent years he’s been named as one of the most generous celebrities, giving millions back to education, after-school programs, and even built basketball courts in low-income areas. The goal of his charity work is to identify the needs in areas of education, community outreach and recreation in underserved areas.
For over 10 years, Anthony has been working on different types of projects with the Carmelo Anthony Foundation. “This keeps me motivated. To know that regardless of what I’m doing on the basketball court, I’m still making an impact in someone’s life off the court,” said Anthony of his charity work.
Academic achievement is important to Latino communities and since he’s half Puerto Rican, what better way to give back to underprivileged kids. Most recently he funded school projects in Baltimore that helped fund 54 different projects for teachers in West Baltimore. The 9-time NBA All-Star gave over $15 million dollars, which funded over 15,500 classroom projects.
In addition you can see him act in a cameo during the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows movie coming out on June 3rd. Plus on June 12th he’ll be crowned as the Puerto Rican king during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.
He’s definitely a busy man!