Lifted in whole from the December 1, 2008 OLPC Community update – what a neat story.
Cambridge: Samuel Dalembert, the 6-11 starting center for the NBA’s
Philadelphia 76ers, is a devotee of technology whose personal foundation
supports a variety of youth projects. Samuel attended the OLPC country
meetings in May. Recently, he was watching an episode of “House” on
television when he saw a G1G1 spot. Samuel immediately volunteered to do
a commercial for us, too. He will also make sure that XOs are deployed
to support his projects in his native Haiti, the Dominican Republic and
elsewhere, and will encourage other NBA players to get behind OLPC.