Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, donated $1 million to a Chicago-based after-school program called After School Matters, the organization announced Tuesday evening.
We’re ELATED to share that NBA superstar @drose has donated $1 million to After School Matters! pic.twitter.com/AAKdHebxeg
-- After School Matters (@AftrSchoolMttrs) September 24, 2014
The Chicago native—he was born and raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the city’s South Side—found out about the program through the Bulls’ community relations department, according to a statement from the team. It’s his largest-ever charitable donation,
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