Temeka Johnson Honors John Hawie
TEMEKA JOHNSON (10-23-09):
Today I got to do something very special -- honor someone who really cares and has made a difference in my life and that of the Lady Tiger program. John Hawie has helped our program raise money (including a lot of his own) to help us do so many things like create an amazing basketball complex with a locker room, video theater, and player's lounge. Recently he endowed a scholarship in Coach Gunter's name and that really meant something special to me. But it is so much more than the money -- he genuinely cares about us as players and young people. He also has made a difference in my HOPE Foundation with support so today I surprised him before practice with a WNBA basketball autographed by the Phoenix Mercury! It is just a small way to say thanks to someone very deserving. Judy Southard stopped by to give her thanks to John as well and I enjoyed visiting with her as well.
For more info on Meek's foundation: www.MeeksHope.org