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The Cliff Avril Family Foundation ’ s mission is to increase the awareness of Type 2 diabetes in youth , to encourage healthy living through nutrition and exercise as well as to provide educational support and opportunities to youth in Haiti , along with various community-based organizations in Jacksonville , Seattle and Charlotte .
Vince Carter : Vince graduated from Mainland High School in Daytona Beach . He played basketball , football and volleyball while in high school . In his professional career , he played in the NBA for 22 seasons for the
Toronto Raptors , New Jersey Nets , Orlando Magic , Phoenix Suns , Dallas Mavericks , Memphis Grizzlies , Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks . He was Rookie of the Year in 1999 and was a nine-time NBA All-Star .
In 1998 , he established the Embassy of Hope Foundation to help address the needs of children and their parents . The Vince Carter Embassy of Hope Foundation provides food baskets at Christmas , helps clothe needy families and more .
Baseball Hall of Fame .
Chipper Jones : Chipper attended school at T . DeWitt Taylor High School in Pierson and the Bolles School in Jacksonville . He played for the Atlanta Braves . His accomplishments include being named at MLB All-Star eight times and winning the 1995
World series . He is in the National
The Chipper Jones Family Foundation established the Around the Horn Field of Dreams Program . The program has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair and refurbish ball fields in Florida and Georgia . It provides
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