LaMarr Woodley Covers Saginaw School District's Budget Cuts

[EmpireWF]

:cheers:

A Michigan school district will not have to go through with plans to make students pay to play sports after Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley stepped in to help.

As a result of budget cuts, Saginaw Public Schools implemented a fee of $75 this year for students wanting to play sports. When Woodley, a 2003 Saginaw High School graduate, heard about that, he contacted the school district, asked how much money those fees would collect, and then told them to scrap the fees because he’d cover the $60,000 himself.

Woodley has declined to draw any attention to himself for his donation, but the school’s athletic director, Dan Szatowski, told the Saginaw News that hundreds of kids are going to benefit from Woodley’s generosity.

“If you know him, you know he’s not doing it to see his name in the paper,” Szatkowski said. “He’s beyond that. What a great message this sends to the kids, to the families, to the other people in the city and even the state. It’s a tough time, but here’s a professional player who gets it. This is a big deal. He’s providing the means for kids to participate. What’s the price you can put on that? What price do you put on an experience? LaMarr Woodley is providing for that experience.”

During an offseason when far too many NFL players were in the news for drunk driving or domestic violence, Woodley is the kind of player NFL fans should celebrate.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ey-donates-60000-to-cover-school-budget-cuts/

 

[SuperKevin]

Great news.

 

[Wrath]

Mr. Woodley you just earned mega respect from me. I will root for you forever....

 

[Argath]

I thought most schools make kids pay to play?

At my school they called it spirit packs and you got like a shirt, shorts, jacket and your uniforms for $50 or so.

 

[ralaw]

I thought most schools make kids pay to play?

At my school they called it spirit packs and you got like a shirt, shorts, jacket and your uniforms for $50 or so.

:kobe:

"Spirit Packs?" Must be a fancy name for "fee"

:jonesy:

Our district never did such a thing.

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This is good for Woodley..........its too bad they'll probably charge the kids again next year. I've heard a lot of school districts are doing this, because they know people will pay.

 

[Argath]

:kobe:

"Spirit Packs?" Must be a fancy name for "fee"

:jonesy:

Our district never did such a thing.

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This is good for Woodley..........its too bad they'll probably charge the kids again next year. I've heard a lot of school districts are doing this, because they know people will pay.

Yea it basically was a fancy name for a fee but I rocked those t shirts in school all the time, got my moneys worth out of it :smug:

 

[1ke]

When I was in HS, i paid a one time fee each year to participate on all sports. Dunno, but anyway........BRAVO LaMARR, BRAVO!

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I thought most schools make kids pay to play?

At my school they called it spirit packs and you got like a shirt, shorts, jacket and your uniforms for $50 or so.

When I was in HS, i paid a one time fee each year to participate on all sports. Dunno, but anyway........BRAVO LaMARR, BRAVO!

If you get cut, do you get your money back? Or did you basically buy yourself a shitty t-shirt for $50?

Or does the payment promise you a roster spot on your team of choice?

 

[1ke]

If you get cut, do you get your money back? Or did you basically buy yourself a shitty t-shirt for $50?

Or does the payment promise you a roster spot on your team of choice?

Never got cut so dont know :smug:

In all seriousness, it was just for covering equipment shit. But if you paid once, it was good through all sports season. I paid, for Football, basketball and Track. Sux for the guys who only played 1 sport.

 

[Argath]

If you get cut, do you get your money back? Or did you basically buy yourself a shitty t-shirt for $50?

Or does the payment promise you a roster spot on your team of choice?

Never got cut :smug:

But you didn't have to pay the fee till after tryouts and were on the team. The only way you got cut after tryouts were if you fucked up academically or you got criminal charges