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[QUOTE="sabach, post: 237195, member: 866"]
My friend and I run a youth basketball program at our church for about 100 kids. Friday night, before we left for Pittsburgh, we had our annual awards night. We asked Billy Edelin to be our guest speaker.
Billy could not have been more gracious the entire night. He said he would do anything we needed. We asked him to stay after to sign autographgs and he said "you know I'll stay as long as you need."
His message was great. Spoke about character, responsibility, teamwork (used Dion as an example of unselfishness in that he could start anywhere else). He challenged the kids to respect their parents and set an example in the community. He told them to set goals but to put team ahead of themselves.
He signed every autograph and took pictures with the kids. Most of the kids were too young to know who he was, but all they cared about was that he was an SU player.
Our SU program has taken some hits the past few months in the media and from the public. My son and I were in Pittsburgh on Saturday and heard some garbage ourselves. But I look at a guy like Billy Edelin and how his life could have went two different ways. Billy chose wisely and now through his own program is giving back to the community and helping make a positive impact in the lives of the kids of Central New York. I can't help but think that some of the influence that JB and SU had on Billy helped him in part to overcome his own struggles to be who he is today. In today's media age we rarely learn of the good in people, we just hear the scandals. I just thought I'd share this to even the scales a bit.
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