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Article: Redskins Rookie's Mission; Kelly Travels to Liberia To Help Global Charity
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 27, 2008
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For three days in July, Malcolm Kelly visited a place where few
cared whether he becomes a star in the NFL. During that time, he
walked without the expectations of a second-round draft choice of
the Washington Redskins, for whom the 6-foot-4, 219-pound wide
receiver is a promising prospect.
Kelly went back to the continent of his ancestors, lending a hand
and a smile to people in Liberia, where 80 percent of the 3.3
million residents live below the poverty line and could not even
fathom Kelly's $3.36 million rookie contract.
Kelly traveled to Monrovia, the capital, July 5-10 to raise
awareness for Mercy Ships, a global charity that operates floating
hospitals in developing countries. Two ...
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