I just got back from Sine with MC Hamme where we were unusually popular. One guy in a Penn State hat shook my hand (I am wearing the PSU hockey sweater) and another came up an introduced himself as Stephan Bekale. I recognized his name as being a Penn State basketball player during the Jerry Dunn era. He was a nice guy, but I could not remember specifics about his career. I just Googled him and most of links returned are about his role as founder as Hoops for Africa. Their mission statement:
HoopsForAfrica is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in the Washington, D.C. region that is committed to educating the youth of Africa about HIV/AIDS prevention and the importance of good nutrition. We leverage the popularity of professional basketball players and other celebrities to gain the attention of young Africans and deliver HoopsForAfrica’s “Play safe, stay alive” message.
That’s great, hopefully I’ll be able to run into him again now that I am informed about the good things he is doing.
