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Madieu Williams Does Good In His Home Country

At age nine, Madieu Williams and his family moved from their native Sierra Leone to the United States. After becoming a starting safety in the National Football League, he has proven that he’s never forgotten where he came from.

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Williams made a $2 million donation last year to the University of Maryland to establish the Madieu Williams Center for Global Health Initiatives.

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To learn more about the Madieu Williams Foundation, or to make a donation, you can check out its website here.

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How great is it to see anyone, particularly a member of the Minnesota Vikings, doing something like this?

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(Hat tip to the folks at Guideposts for bringing this story to my attention.)

Photographs by Micah Taylor, clairity, and Fibonacci Blue used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.