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You can hear "Sweet Georgia Brown" in your head right now. The Harlem Globetrotters are in Nashville and our Sports Director Paul Jones catches up with one of the hoops entertainers tonight. The Harlem Globetrotters have brought smiles to faces for over 8 years. Along the way, they've become Goodwill Ambassadors as they travel the world with their unique and entertaining brand of basketball. Today's message to some of their youngest fans had nothing to do with hoops. Anthony "Buckets" Blakes taking time out of his busy schedule to talk to kids at Cumberland Elementary about bullying. "Buckets" knows a thing or 2 about the subject, having been picked on when he was a child. Now a Globetrotter, he can do all sorts of cool tricks with a basketball. Pretty fancy! He also wants to use this platform to pass along an important message to youngsters!
"I think we have a little bit more of an influence on those kids," says Blakes. "Why not give them a positive message? Some ingredients to take with them in life, in case they come across any obstacles. I've got a job where I make people smile and laugh, and give back at the same time. You know, best job in the world. I wouldn't trade it."
The Globetrotters visit over 300 schools every year as part of the ABC's of Bullying Prevention Program. You can see "Buckets" and the rest of the Trotters on the court this Sunday at Municipal Auditorium. The show starts at 2pm.
"I think we have a little bit more of an influence on those kids," says Blakes. "Why not give them a positive message? Some ingredients to take with them in life, in case they come across any obstacles. I've got a job where I make people smile and laugh, and give back at the same time. You know, best job in the world. I wouldn't trade it."
The Globetrotters visit over 300 schools every year as part of the ABC's of Bullying Prevention Program. You can see "Buckets" and the rest of the Trotters on the court this Sunday at Municipal Auditorium. The show starts at 2pm.
Wednesday, January 9 2013, 10:32 PM CST
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Memphis libraries seeking funding
May 25, 2013 13:07 GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The public library system in Memphis is hoping to secure $2.9 million to add employees and increase its collection.
The Memphis Daily News (http://bit.ly/19BANxH) reports the Memphis Public Library & Information Center cites the figures as part of its strategic plan.
A study by the Friends of the Library and the Memphis Library Foundation found that during the past five years, the system's budget has been cut 21 percent and hours were reduced 20 percent.
The goal of the new funding would be to add 47 employees to the 18-location library system and increase the collections budget to $2 million from less than $1 million.
Library director Keenon McCloy says the plan is a "roadmap for the future."
Information from: The Memphis Daily News, http://www.memphisdailynews.com
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