High School All-Stars defeat Jacksonville celebrities in charity basketball game
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High School All-Stars defeat Jacksonville celebrities in charity basketball game
The I’m A Star charity game raised money for more than 3,000 homeless kids. “It’s about the kids, honestly,” Duval County School Board Member Darryl Willie said. The game raised just over $60,000 last year, so the foundation’s goal for this year was around $65,000. Some of the celebrities who participated, in addition to Willie, include: Mayor Donna Deegan, City Council members, Sheriff’s Office Executive Vic Micolucci.
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The I’m A Star charity game raised money for more than 3,000 homeless kids in Duval County.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of high school athletes showed some of Jacksonville’s most recognizable faces who is boss in a game of basketball.
The I’m A Star charity basketball game at Riverside High School raised money for the more than 3,000 kids in Duval County who are considered homeless.
“It’s about the kids, honestly,” Duval County School Board Member Darryl Willie said.
Willie proudly put on the red shirt to shoot some hoops and defend last year’s title for the celebrities.
He keeps coming back year after year, and it’s not just to give the referees a hard time.
“We’re all one paycheck, one decision, one instance away from being unhoused,” Willie said. “Not having a roof over your head and being in an inconsistent space. I get it, I see it, but those kids are so resilient, and this money goes to support their resilient nature every single day.”
As the buckets rained down, so did money to support the more than 3,400 kids in Duval County who don’t have a consistent place to call home.
“We buy their uniforms, we pay hotel stays, we pay senior fees,” I’m A Star CEO Betty Burney said. “We pay for everything that a child needs that most kids take for granted.”
The game raised just over $60,000 last year, so Burney says the foundation’s goal for this year was around $65,000.
Some of the celebrities who participated, in addition to Willie, include:
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan
Jacksonville City Council Members Rahman Johnson, Tyrona Clark-Murray and Terrance Freeman
First Coast News Sports Director Chris Porter
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Executive Vic Micolucci
Duval County School Board Chair Charlotte Joyce
Attorney Khalil Farah
“It’s all about making sure our community understands there’s a need,” Willie said. “It’s a problem, then making sure every single resource that touches those types of students gets the support they need.”