Antonyio Davis (Track & Field (Outdoor), Minnesota State University, Mankato) grew up in Columbia. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Antonyio Davis’s, in full.
The question
Tell us about a business that matters to your hometown — the town you grew up in, not your college town. Not just that it's there, but what it does for the people around it and why it's worth knowing about.
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Antonyio Davis’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
Hello, my name is Tony O'Davis. One business that matters to my hometown and the population of South Carolina is the local Piggly Wiggly. It's more than just somewhere people go to buy grocery. It gives people in the community a convenient place to get what they need without always having to drive farther into Columbia. It also provides jobs for people in the area in one of the places where you can easily run into somebody you know. I actually worked at Piggly Wiggly before, so I got to see many different people from the community that came through regularly. I think it's worth knowing about because businesses like that help a small community feel connected while providing something that will depend on their everyday lives.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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