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 a story about a moment when your hometown came together or achieved something that made you proud.
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 Antonio Davis. One moment that made me proud of my hometown in South Carolina was seeing a community come together to help families who struggle. People donate food, clothes, school supplies, and other things families needed. Local churches, communities, members work together to make sure people do not have to go through the hard times alone, per se. Growing up around that showed me that my hometown is more than just a place to live. It's a community where people care about each other and are willing to help when someone is in need. Moments like that make me proud to say I'm from South Carolina, honestly, because I grew up seeing the importance of supporting others and giving back. So until this day, I still carry those same traits with me.
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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