Braylon Edwards (again) and other news

While perusing through the web, I noticed ESPN wrote a feature article on the Braylon Edwards donation to education news I blogged about a few days back. The article is a good piece of reporting with some extra information on Braylon and his foundation.

On the other end of the spectrum, this column on page D1 of the WSJ a day ago is great at illustrating another issue - having too many opportunities. It's not a grave problem, per se, but it's something that can become a troublesome issue. Here's an excerpt which can be applied to anyone's life in helping to avoid over scheduling:

How do you decide what activities to keep and which ones to cut? It's wise to take a measured approach; Ms. Cooper had Taylor complete her dance season and recital this spring, to teach her to finish what she starts. Beyond that, Alvin Rosenfeld, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of "The Overscheduled Child," recommends dividing activities into two groups -- those you regard as essential, such as religious school, and those seen as optional. Schedule the first group, and allow the child to select from the rest, he advises.

Braylon Edwards: $1 Million Donation to Education

Braylon Edwards, wide-receiver for the Cleveland Browns, announced a $1 Million scholarship donation to 100 8th graders in the Cleveland area that will pay for them to go to college. That's $10,000 per lucky student.

The story points out that the funding will also pay for tutoring and mentoring; it's clear that Braylon Edwards and his foundation also "gets it" when it comes to the importance of supplemental education. It's too bad our company is not yet in the Cleveland area, because we'd love to work with his foundation to provide quality, low cost tutoring and mentoring.

I love reading positive stories, especially when athletes give back to their communities.