LeBron James has made numerous efforts to support the students and population of his home region of Northeast Ohio but refers to the opening of his I Promise School as “one of the greatest moments (if not the greatest) of my life.”
114 pairs of @KingJames game worn shoes line the walls of the @IPROMISESchool lobby ?? #IPROMISE pic.twitter.com/7J0yZpUo9G
— LJ's Fam Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) July 30, 2018
The LeBron James foundation has put efforts into Akron Public Schools system for nearly a decade and opened today (June 30) with students from the third and fourth grades with aims to expand in the near future. ESPN reports, The school is developed to have a longer school day and school year and will open with 40 staff members to will focus on acceleration of children who qualify to be a student due to their performance and socioeconomic factors.
LeBron James and his foundation are hoping to send more than 1,200 students through the program and off to college by the year 2029.
Sharing his excitement for the program on Twitter, LeBron detailed the opening of the new schools as “jitters.”
The jitters before the first day of school are real right now!!! Tomorrow is going to be one of the greatest moments (if not the greatest) of my life when we open the #IPROMISE School. This skinny kid from Akron who missed 83 days of school in the 4th grade had big dreams… https://t.co/PwmRaHRfng
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
big dreams for the kids in Akron to give them everything they could need to find their passion, give back to our community and change the world!! This school is that. The people are that. Akron is that. @LJFamFoundation we’ve always done it big
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
and it doesn’t get bigger than opening day tomorrow (until the next thing we dream of ?) I’m so unbelievably proud and excited to see my kids, my home, and the 330 tomorrow. THANK YOU! Let’s get it. Let’s go ?? @IPROMISESchool #WeAreFamily #IPROMISE
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
