LeBron James explains why giving every student at his I Promise school a bicycle was an important, personal part of his mission

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• With the opening of LeBron James' I Promise School, basketball's biggest star showed how big an impact he wants his career to have off the court.
• The school will open with 240 at-risk children, each of them receiving free uniforms, meals, and guaranteed tuition to the University of Akron, as well as a bicycle and a helmet.
• James explained to The Wall Street Journal why providing every student with a bicycle was an important part of his mission, citing the freedom his bicycle allowed him as a child.

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With the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise School, basketball's biggest superstar went a long way to cement his legacy beyond the sport.

The school will begin with a third and fourth grade class this year that includes 240 at-risk children, and plans to expand to educate close to 1,000 students in grades first through eighth by 2022. In addition to their grade school education, students will also receive free uniforms, free meals, a bicycle and a helmet, as well as guaranteed tuition to the University of Akron.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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