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Charles Barkley Donated $1,000 To Every Employee In His Hometown School District The former NBA player has donated millions of dollars to graduates in his hometown of Leeds, Alabama. Today Charles Barkley solidified his status as a hometown hero after giving back to his high school alma mater. The former NBA player donated $1,000 to each of the employees of Leeds City Schools in Alabama, according to the district’s Facebook page. “Through the years, the Leeds School System has been fortunate to have the support of its biggest fan and most famous graduate, Charles Barkley, Class of 1981,�...

If you like Charles Barkley — as I do — you’ll enjoy this story. It’s a tough time for many in America, and the Alabama native is helping out his hometown. As reported by Al.com, the 11-time NBA All-Star recently did something incredible for those in the school district where he grew up. The sports legend — who graduated from Jefferson County’s Leeds High School four decades ago — handed cash to every school employee in the Leeds City School System. On Tuesday, the district made the announcement via Facebook. “Through the years,” it said, “the Leeds School System has been ...

Hometown hero, Charles Barkley, donates $1,000 to all employees at Leeds City Schools Barkley (Source: CBS Sports) By WBRC Staff | May 18, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 5:04 PM LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - Retired NBA star Sir Charles Barkley is giving back to his hometown in a huge way. Barkley, Leeds’ hometown hero, has provided a gift of $1,000 to all employees of the Leeds City Schools System for going the extra mile this school year. School leaders posted the good news on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. Here is the post: Through the years, the Leeds School System has be...

Charles Barkley donates $1,000 to each Leeds schools employee Updated May 18, 2021; . Former basketball star and Alabama native son Charles Barkley, who graduated from Leeds High School in 1981, has gifted $1,000 to each Leeds City School employee, the school announced Tuesday. “Through the years, the Leeds School System has been fortunate to have the support of its biggest fan and most famous graduate, Charles Barkley, Class of 1981,” the district posted on Facebook. “Over the past three decades, Charles has quietly and without any attention drawn to himself, provided over $3 million ...