The most weird or stupid news story you heard today.

[christiangirl]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,244600

I don't feel like pasting so in a nutshell: A little homeless boy in NY said Chad85 was his fave NFL player. He was part of Children Mending Hearts where he got to make a wish. His wish was to go to football camp, which was granted by Deion Sanders. Just to give him and extra special something, Chad85 gave him a jersey, met him in person, and had the crowd sing happy birthday to him (it was little kid's b-day).

While all of that was very touching....wouldn't offering something to him and his mother that pertains to THEIR HOMELESSNESS be even more touching? A jersey and a ticket to football camp are extremely touching, but COME ON. If you're going to go above and beyond, meeting his more immediate needs would have made just as good publicity.

[33girl]

Ummmm....we are talking a guy who changed his name to a number. He's a complete idiot.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,244600

I don't feel like pasting so in a nutshell: A little homeless boy in NY said Chad85 was his fave NFL player. He was part of Children Mending Hearts where he got to make a wish. His wish was to go to football camp, which was granted by Deion Sanders. Just to give him and extra special something, Chad85 gave him a jersey, met him in person, and had the crowd sing happy birthday to him (it was little kid's b-day).

While all of that was very touching....wouldn't offering something to him and his mother that pertains to THEIR HOMELESSNESS be even more touching? A jersey and a ticket to football camp are extremely touching, but COME ON. If you're going to go above and beyond, meeting his more immediate needs would have made just as good publicity.

Honestly, I disagree. That kid didn't wish for a home for him and his mom and it's about him. Without knowing the reasons for his and his mother's homelessness, we can't say how easy it would be to fix them. Chad gave him the jersey as a separate thing after getting a letter from the kid and showed up at the fundraiser for the foundation not at the kid's house.

At-risk kid gets incredibly special experience. Awesome. Doesn't mean he's not also getting other help, but this story is about his wish, not about his life.