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Article: Michael Jordan lends support to Hales Franciscan H.S.
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- Chicago Defender
- Article date:
- December 5, 2007
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To assure that he was not just on time - but ahead of time! - basketball icon Michael Jordon was up and about early on Monday morning, driving for more than an hour-anda-half in order to greet some 125 movers and shakers he had invited to join him on the 57th floor of JPMorgan Chase Tower for an 8 a.m. breakfast, "Honoring the History and Celebrating the Future of Hales Franciscan High School." Jordan, who has pledged $5 million to Hales, had requested their presence and support to help make a difference in the lives of young men who attend Hales, one of only three such schools in the country dedicated exclusively to African American males.
The impeccably attired Jordan was especially ...