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Local heroes, PS3, and Adam Sandler = love |
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Hero gives away PS3 - community gives it back. We got some good stories all the way form Manchester, New Hampshire. First up is Memorial High School senior Nathan Burditt. He camped out for 34 hours to buy a Sony PS3, then he gave the PS3 to be the prize in a fund-raising raffle for the Hudon family.The Hudons have two kids going to Memorial High School; Stephanie Hudon, a freshman, has bone cancer in her right arm (it has spread to her lungs), and Kevin Hudon, a senior, has Hodgkin's lymphoma (a kind of cancer of the lymph nodes).
When the raffle took place, the winner was Nathan Burditt. Apparently, many people put Nathan Burditt's name on their raffle tickets, probably to reward the local hero for his effort.
You see, decent people still exist.
A group of seventh graders raised US$ 800. All told, US$ 21,000 have been raised for the family.
Adam Sandler also gave the family a PS3 (with games), signed DVDs, jerseys, and an autographed "Longest Yard" poster.
In a time when so much crime and stupid bullshit has been done in the name of the PS3, selfishness, and greed, it's great to see that we as a people can still show common decency and use the PS3 to do some real good in real human lives.
P.S.: We've heard that Nathan Burditt isn't sure if he'll keep the PS3. Rumor is he'll put it up on eBay to raise even more money for the Hudon family.
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i like this max guy, finally something worth reading at this xbox fankid site
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Hey Max F., good job finding writing this article. It was touching. Best article I've ever read from you.
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Hmm. Interesting point your raised there.
I use to really like QJ. It seemed to be one of the least "Console vs console" junk sites around. They delivered good, solid info without bias. Lately however, every article I read has some PS3 bashing in it, even if it's meant as a 'hey I just said it, hehehe' joking manner. I wouldn't be surprised if news of a ton of huge exclusives making their way to the PS3 got played down with something like "If you can afford that damn thing, hahaha" or "But who cares when there's burger king games on the 360?" planted within articles themselves. It's honestly getting that retarded.
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PS3's are like Fords: People would rather bash 'em then admit they like 'em ;-)...LOL.
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