WATCH: LeBron James talks about his foundation on 'Good Morning America'
James brought about 5,000 people to Cedar Point Tuesday for his foundation's 'family reunion'
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On Tuesday, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James brought about 5,000 people to Cedar Point, an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, for the LeBron James Family Foundation's "We Are Family" Reunion. This included the students and family members who are a part of the mentoring program he's been running in Akron, Ohio, for years.
In an interview on ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday, James talked about what he's doing with the foundation:
"Just a few days ago we had our family reunion, bringing in a new crop of 3rd graders, and this is Year 6 for us. What my foundation has been able to do has been unbelievable just to hit home into our inner city and make sure our kids understand how important they are to us long-term because they are our future. And it's unbelievable what we've been able to do so far."
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"We have so many people looking after them, from mentors to -- I got high school kids looking after our kids. We have the University of Akron looking after our kids and if they're able to graduate and reach all their criteria, we also have a...college education waiting for them to go off to college. So it's very exciting."
For all the discussion about James' legacy and connection to the state of Ohio when it comes to basketball, this has to be a major part of his story, too. Through this program, James has stayed in touch with students from Akron, encouraged them to stay in school and perform well, helped parents get GEDs and facilitated a scholarship agreement with nearest university.
James also spoke about the work of his foundation at length on the Open Run podcast with Jesse Williams and Stefan Marolachakis. CBS Sports' Bill Reiter took a look at the highlights of that extensive interview on Wednesday.
