Shaquille O'Neal wants to help fight off foreclosures

Last week when I was at Celebration Hospital taking the training for Critical Incident Stress Management,(CISM)one of my friends and I were outside for some fresh air (in other words for a cigarette) when a huge red vehicle pulled up. I would have needed a ladder to get up into it. This thing was enormous. It looked like a couple of Hummers mated. This really big man got out from the drivers side. Lou and I looked at him wondering who he was. I thought he looked like a football player. Lou thought he must be a basketball player. We went back inside up to second floor and there he was again.

Lou, you have to understand Lou to not be shocked he did this. He's a senior citizen and full of life. He walked over to him saying "Excuse me but who are you?" A big grin came over him as he reached down to shake Lou's hand "I'm Shaq!" I don't know very much about Shaq or any player for that matter but I do know people. The look on Shaq as this elderly man approached him was priceless. Could you imagine if he was not such a nice man what his reaction would have been to have Lou go over to him? Shaq even had a little twinkle in his eyes when he looked at Lou. What Shaq wants to do to help people out comes as no surprise after last week.

Shaq: I can help homeowners fight off foreclosure

Mark Schlueb Sentinel Staff Writer
June 11, 2008

Shaquille O'Neal says he wants to build a legacy -- literally -- in Orlando.

The NBA star said he is working on plans for real-estate-development projects in Orlando, with an eye toward helping those who are facing foreclosure on their homes.

"I want to come in not to kick them out, but to work with them and save them so they can stay in their homes," O'Neal told the Orlando Sentinel during an impromptu stop Tuesday at Orlando City Hall.

Attorney Mark NeJame, who arranged the visit along with longtime friend and Realtor Curtis Cooper, said the star center wants to buy the mortgages of homeowners who have slipped into foreclosure because of high interest rates. He would sell the homes back to those troubled buyers with more affordable terms, hoping to make a small profit.
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