Chris Sodom Fundraiser

[jwp91]

The Once a Hoya thread includes the recent Twitter thread of Chris Sodom.

He is in need of medical attention and is seeking to raise $5k.

I have to think there are more than 10 people that would be willing to help this former Hoya. I contributed $50 and would challenge 90 others on this board to do the same.

www.gofundme.com/f/former-studentathlete-need-medical-attention?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=undefined

[SSHoya]

May 14, 2023 12:44:02 GMT -5 jwp91 said:

The Once a Hoya thread includes the recent Twitter thread of Chris Sodom.

He is in need of medical attention and is seeking to raise $5k.

I have to think there are more than 10 people that would be willing to help this former Hoya. I contributed $50 and would challenge 90 others on this board to do the same.

www.gofundme.com/f/former-studentathlete-need-medical-attention?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=undefined

Done. Thanks for highlighting this.

$50 is nothing but a short evening of beers for the fortunate ones like I assume most of us who post here are.

[SSHoya]

As more and more players cross the Atlantic to find stardom in the NBA, unscrupulous coaches and brokers are descending on—and in some cases, trafficking—unsuspecting teens with big aspirations.

[F]or all the basketball players from Africa who make it big, a much larger group comes to America, only to be victimized by corrupt coaches and recruiters motivated by a big payoff. A year-long 60 Minutes investigation, followed the Africa-to-U.S. basketball trail. The inescapable conclusion: It is littered with corrupt fly-by-night high schools and shadowy middlemen and academies that mislead families, run roughshod over immigration rules and sometimes commit federal crimes. Says Scott Rosner, professor of sports management at Columbia University, “It’s very much the Wild West.”

www.si.com/nba/2020/03/27/nba-african-players-trafficking

[jwp91]

There have been 786 views of this thread and 5 incremental donations to Chris. That is less than 1% of you.

Not sure what this says about us.

[tashoya]

May 18, 2023 4:39:52 GMT -5 jwp91 said:

There have been 786 views of this thread and 5 incremental donations to Chris. That is less than 1% of you.

Not sure what this says about us.

In other words, c'mon people! The man needs some help. And, if it's spread around a bit, it doesn't require much at all on any one person's part.

[jwp91]

22 people have donated $915.

Roughly half of this has occurred since we started this thread.

Thank you to those who have chipped in.