Every Christmas I have the distinct honor of spending an evening with pro bowl NFL Running Back (New Orleans Saints) Deuce McAllister. Deuce arrives at one of the Wal-Mart stores in my district with 121 orphan children. Each child gets one 100.00 dollar Wal-Mart gift card to go Christmas shopping with. Deuce takes the kids in groups into the store, and shops with them. Deuce pays for this directly out of his own pocket through his Catch 22 foundation, a foundation that raises orphan children.
This will be the third year that I have been providing a security detail for Deuce, and it's truly an honor to have gotten to know him over the years. He is a class act, and proves that each and every time that I see him. This December 1st, I will once again spend the evening with him, and have the honor of seeing the smiles on the kids faces.
Thanksgiving and Christmas time is a time to reflect, and to be thankful for the wonderful things that we have. I am very thankful to have a job that I love, a nice cozy lake house, all my family and friends, and I thank God that my health has improved. I am thankful for many things, and I look forward to an even better 2009.
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