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Rockets Star Yao Ming Pitches In To Repair Hurricane-Damaged Playgrounds
The foundation of Houston Rockets star Yao Ming is set to announce a big donation to repair playgrounds damaged by Hurricane Ike.
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HOUSTON (November 17, 2009)—The effort to repair or replace playgrounds in Houston that Hurricane Ike damaged or destroyed in 2008 will get a boost from Rockets star Yao Ming.
The Houston Chronicle reports the NBA superstar's Yao Ming Foundation will announce a $100,000 donation Tuesday to support four Houston early education centers.
The Houston Rockets standout says Galveston still has not totally recovered from the storm. Yao says people in the area "treat me like family, and I want to give back."
The nonprofit Collaborative for Children will receive the foundation grant.
Stephanie Sandler, who helped Yao set up the foundation, says he toured two schools with nature-based playgrounds before deciding to donate the funds.
Yao established the school rebuilding foundation last year after the deadly earthquake in his homeland of China.
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