Michael Phelps is putting his Olympic money where his mouth is. He is using his $1 million dollar bonus (who pays that stuff, anyway) to fund a swimming foundation. The Michael Phelps Foundation will benefit kids.
More pictures after the lap…
Actually, Speedo paid the million dollar bonus to Phelps after he won 8 gold medals this year. He begins the educational part of his foundation with an 8 city trip, where he will speak with kids and share his experiences with the Olympics according to the Wall Street Journal. He will provide a message of encouragement and tell kids to reach for their dreams.
I think he is a cool guy. Too often young people get a bad rap in the media. Here’s one who is obviously doing good, but his message and timing was over shadowed by a hurricane, a VP candidate announcement and two political conventions. Too bad.
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well that’s really awesome! Not too many people would do that! What a good cause.
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