All-In Person of the Week: Allan Guei, high school senior from Compton

If Allan Guei is representative of its young people, Compton's image may be changing. The high school senior made one of the most stunningly generous acts I've ever heard of, and in doing so becomes the All-In Person of the Week.

Compton High School in Los Angeles held a free throw shooting contest with $40,000 scholarship fund as its prize. One hundred students were eligible to enter the contest because their grade point average was above 3.0. One of the finalists was Mr. Guei, a basketball star at the school.

Mr. Guei won the contest and the scholarship money. He won $40,000!

And, he gave it all away.

In a gesture which stuns those of us who do not know the basketball player, Mr. Guei gave the entire $40,000 to the other seven finalists. Each will get $5,500. Although NCAA rules would have allowed the winner to keep the money, he gave it to the other contestants because he already has a full scholarship to Cal-State Northridge.

"I've already been blessed so much and I know we're living with a bad economy, so I know this money can really help my classmates," he said in a release from the school.

Every once in a while we all have the opportunity to show what we're made of. Mr. Guei showed he's made of good stuff--the best. If other students in his community are like him, Compton would be lucky. In fact, we'd all be lucky to be surrounded by people like him. We'd be lucky to BE like him!

Way to go, Allan! You INspire us all by being All-In!


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