Sticking with the theme of the last blog, Tony Womack is one COOL professional athlete. Mr. Womack is a retired baseball player who was an infielder for a couple of teams in Major League Baseball over a 13 year career. Tony has realized how hard work and some luck can benefit a person and is humbled by the success he has had. He also realizes the fortunate position playing professional sports has put him in to help others.
Tony is now a spokesman for Smart Start, a North Carolina based public-private initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed by providing funding to all of the state's 100 counties. Mr. Womack has also created a Cover-to-Cover Literacy Program to inspire students in elementary and middle schools to become enthusiastic about reading.
Tony expresses that Smart Start has the same ideas he has, "It's all about our kids because the only way this world is going to survive is them. The only way they are going to survive is through education." He also feels that education itself is a great way of preventing children from dropping out of school, he sees it as a way for kids to cope with the ups and downs of life.
Here's to you Tony for inspiring the children of today to seeing the importance of an education, keep up the great work, stay positive, stay generous, and STAY COOL!
What do you think of Tony Womack's efforts to get children interested in reading and education?
Information on Tony's inspiring efforts first appeared in a Wilmington, NC newspaper, StarNews by: Chuck Carree
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