Jaguars player Sen'Derrick Marks takes teen with cancer to prom
theGRIO REPORT -Jaguars defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks made on teen's dream come true and accompanied her to prom...
Jaguars defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks made one teen’s dream come true and accompanied her to prom.
Khameyea Jennings, 18, attends Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology and was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2013, reports The Florida Times-Union.
Dreams Come True of Jacksonville contacted Marks about taking the teen to prom, and he jumped at the chance to make a difference.
Watch the incredibly heartfelt moment below:
#Jaguars DT @SenMarks surprises 18-year old cancer patient Khameyea Jennings of @DCTJAX by asking her to the prom.https://t.co/V3bQkKBJnd
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 29, 2015
Marks told The Times-Union he is frequently approached for fundraisers and to make appearances, but this time was different.
“I really want to make a difference,” he told the paper. “I want to do something where you actually make someone’s day, to make a difference in someone’s life.”
Khameyea Jennings made quite the entrance into her prom.@senmarks drove her there in his lambo. pic.twitter.com/DQ09LvdGEs
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) May 3, 2015
Continue to fight and show others the Strenght and faith u have Khameyea. #angelonearth #khameyeajennings pic.twitter.com/dQauCcfkIs
— Sen'Derrick Marks (@senmarks) May 3, 2015
On Saturday evening, the 6-foot-2, 300 lb. lineman arrived at Jennings’ home and drove her to prom in his Lamborghini.
Jennings wore a long white gown and a tiara that Marks had given her, and he wore a matching white suit.
The prom was held at the Jacksonville Zoo.
