New Orleans teacher building ‘Field of Dreams’ in Ninth Ward
New Orleans high school teacher Brian Bordainick, at only 24 years old, is making a lifetime's worth of difference in the city's Ninth Ward...
From Huffington Post
New Orleans high school teacher Brian Bordainick, at only 24 years old, is making a lifetime’s worth of difference in the city’s Ninth Ward. After a year of fundraising, he’s nearing his goal of $1.85 million dollars to build a new athletic field, what’s being called the Ninth Ward Field of Dreams.
When he started over a year ago, the “school” was really just eight trailers in a parking lot. He’s now the athletic director at George Washington Carver High and, with sponsors including Nike and ESPN, may soon realize a dream that other teachers once deemed impossible.
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