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Carter Leads Concordia Lutheran Basketball in Paying It Forward OF THE SEASON BESTASSIST \\ B y Ma t t Ma l a t e s t a THE

School last year, in one of the nation’s toughest neighborhoods – Sunnyside. The Concordia Lutheran community collected everything from ties, coats, jeans, dresses and basketball shoes to donate to the Rams’ program. “I want to thank our student-athletes and their parents for what they did,” he said. “They just don’t know what it means to me and that Kashmere community.”

involved with something like this. She was also my inspiration.” Carter ’s mission hit close to home. “I grew up in that sort of neighborhood,” he said. “I lived on hand-me-down clothes. To see the smiles on the faces of the kids when we arrived was really special. It was a great turn out and I will continue to grow what we’ve started.” Carter and the Crusaders’ first kindness trip was to Worthing High

THE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL AND GIRLS VARSITY TEAMS PAID IT FORWARD TO HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S (HISD) KASHMERE HIGH SCHOOL THIS WINTER THROUGH THEIR ASSISTANT COACH JUSTIN CARTER AND THE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS FOUNDATION. “I was really inspired by the struggle everyone was going through two years ago with COVID,” he said. “It was instilled by my Grandmother to give back. To be kind. I just had to get

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