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Archive for May 24, 2018
This week’s inspiring video: Why This Amazing Soccer Player Said No to the Big Leagues
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May 24, 2018 |
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Why This Amazing Soccer Player Said No to the Big Leagues
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| Charlie Pomroy had moved to Cambodia in 2011 with a desire to help others. As a football (soccer) coach he met an extremely talented, young player, Keo Sophal, and asked him about pursuing a career as a professional athlete. Sophal’s response was surprising, especially coming from a 19 year old. “First I help Cambodia, then I help myself.” Sophal and Pomroy have found a way to achieve their dreams together. They founded Next Step in 2014, based in Siam Reap, the fifth largest city in Cambodia. From the outside the company seems like a simple sports program serving underprivileged youth. It is, however, much more than that. Pomroy and Sophal view football as a way to bring communities together and improve the lives of the children they serve. Sophal believes “Team spirit is the most important thing in football.” The hope is that giving these youth a purpose and a sense of belonging will boost everyone up, improving the lives of the people of Siam Reap, then perhaps all of Cambodia. Then, who knows? Maybe the world…. |
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There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
– Robert Frost –
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Alabama’s Four-Year-Old Superhero
“Terance Perine, Austins father, said his son decided to help the homeless on a weekly basis after watching a show on Animal Planet in which a panda left her cubs alone. “And I said, ‘Well, I guess it’s going to be homeless for a while,'” Perine told local station WPMI. “And he said, ‘Are people homeless?’ and I said, ‘Yeah, some of them.’ And he asked me to take him to see a homeless person.” Father and son then bought food for some homeless people, and Austin enjoyed it so much that he made it a regular thing, spending his weekly allowance on food for people on the street.” { read more }
Be The Change
Take time to help ease someone’s load today. For more inspiration, follow young Austin’s work here. { more } |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 