Barry Bonds gives gift to Bryan Stow

[joeybee12]

Donations, contributions and other efforts have poured in after San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day.

But one quiet gesture has especially touched Stow's family, something that will affect his two children years down the line.

Former Giants star and embattled figure Barry Bonds has volunteered to pay for the college education of 12-year-old Tyler and 8-year-old Tabitha.

"It was extraordinary of Barry Bonds, I thought," Stow family attorney Thomas Girardi told NBC Bay Area KNTV. "He didn't say anything about it to the press. This was just a gift he gave the family because he knew that it was going to be pretty important to the kids."


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6590118

[Auggie]

1. What does a college education cost these days?

Not Stanford, but a state school like Cal or Ohio State?

Regardless of cost, it's a generous offer from Bonds.

[Mopar151]

2. Attaboy for Barry!

It's true that, if you have real money, you can make charities/foundations work for you. But I learned something from my friend the school psycholigist (PhD in pulling strings) - That pulling strings works well if you go with karma, and fails utterly if you go against it.

[Forkboy]

3. Hey that's cool of him.