It's a proper noun. How can it be misspelled?
It's a proper noun. How can it be misspelled?
Libertarian Muslim Nurse wrote:
It's a proper noun. How can it be misspelled?
Standards for names are formed by common practice and convention, but you are correct my friend is Mairead- Brigit Deelish Wellington-Smythe but pronounces it Wellington-Smith as is her do.
Did you learn to be a racist from your parents?
I guess he's saying stupidity is part of their culture?
I knew it! The real racists are those who assume that mispelling 'Dwayne' has ANYTHING to do with culture/race rather than ignorance and other factors.
XY wrote:
He should ask his teamate, Udonis
Or ask Isiah Thomas.
You have to click on this link and read the etymology.
XY wrote:
He should ask his teamate, Udonis
"Teamate"? Is that someone he shares a cuppa with?
To actually answer the thread title's question: yes, DW's grandparents did not know how to spell "Dwayne." They were ignorant, not necessarily morons (though there's a good chance of the latter, of course).
Wade's parents raised a highly successful young man. Your parents on the other hand...
korie wrote:
Somehow he overcame that burden to make many millions.
So...you measure somebody's contribution to society by how much they make? So I guess Snooki and those reality tv people are so great at adding value to society.
Dwayne Wade puts a ball in a hoop. People spend money on basketball, either to watch it on tv, to buy merchandise, or to watch it in person. But I contend that the NIH researcher working on cancer or Alzheimer's research is much more worthwhile than an athlete. And a lot of those guys make 80,000 a year, which is tiny for a PhD.
"Though Wade didn't even make his varsity team as a sophomore at Oak Lawn Richards High, he grew three inches that summer, emerged as a star during his junior season and led the team as a senior to the Class AA sectional finals. He guided Marquette, one of only three schools to recruit him heavily because of academic issues, to the Final Four in 2003."
So he dribbles a ball around to entertain others. But is poorly educated and doesn't really do much for the world.
This is a problem of culture. Some cultures idolize entertainers and athletes while other cultures put education and hard work on a pedestal.
You can idolize your athletes and entertainers, I'll stick with Sabin and Salk and Wilhelm Röntgen.
Stick with whomever you please. Nobody knows you or cares about you. Whether you want to admit it or not, Mr. Wade entertains and inspires a lot more people than Mr. Salk and Sabin. He must be doing something right, whether or not you approve of his efforts.
" Dwyane Wade on Thursday was named winner of the NBA's 2012-13 Community Assist Award, in recognition of the Miami Heat guard's efforts in the community and his philanthropic and charitable work.
According to the league, the award recognizes, "the NBA player who best reflects the passion that the league and its players have for giving back to their communities."
This was the first year that the award included a fan vote.
Wade and his Wade's World Foundation this season provided an assist to a number of non-profit organizations, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In addition, Wade
this season joined best-selling author James Patterson for a national online webcast to promote literacy among young people."
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Marquette University Scholarship Program
Bowling With Marquette's BGCA Scholarship Winners
Talent earned Dwyane Wade the opportunity of a lifetime - a Marquette scholarship. Now Marquette is teaming up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Wade's World Foundation to expand opportunities for other talented young people. Marquette will award up to three (3) full-tuition scholarships annually to Boys & Girls Club "Youth of the Year" honorees from across the country — recognizing young people who are poised to make a difference in the world with the help of a great education.
In this partnership, Marquette, BGCA and Wade's World Foundation hope to improve the futures of young people from all walks of life — giving youth the opportunity to not only dream about attending Marquette, but to turn their dream into a reality. Together in this partnership, all three organizations will expand access to higher education for deserving youth, regardless of their financial need. In working together they will provide support to more teenagers on the road to college, careers and life achievements.
To apply for Marquette University's Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year scholarship, please visit the link below.
Serving And Inspiring Underprivileged Communities During The Holidays
3 Under the Tree 2012 began on Friday, December 21, at the home of Welline Rose Lubin. Two weeks prior, an electrical fire destroyed the family's Hallandale Beach Apartment, leaving Ms. Lubin and her two children homeless. Dwyane and our Executive Director, Tragil Wade, surprised the family with Christmas gifts and home makeover, including furniture and appliances, for their new Hollywood apartment. When asked about how the surprise home makeover had impacted her life Welline Rose Lubin stated, "It can't get any better than this. It's great!"
On Saturday, Dwyane surprised 10 Miami families with a $1,000 shopping spree at Target. For the 5th Year Wade’s World Foundation partnered with Neighbors for Neighbors and local Miami churches to select well deserving families that were in need this holiday season.
The Caneus family was among one of the ten families selected, Mr. and Mrs. Caneus and their four children ages 8, 6, 4, and 9 months, lived in Haiti during the devastating earthquake in 2010. When Mrs. Caneus arrived at Target Saturday morning, December 22, she was unsure of what to expect and was anxious to learn just what her "holiday gift basket" would consist of. Before the surprise was revealed Mrs. Caneus stated that she and her family would be pleased with anything that was offered. Overwhelmed with joy the Caneus family was speechless when they met the NBA All-Star Champion and learned of the $1,000 shopping spree, which they used to purchase food, clothing and other household items.
To conclude the holiday festivities, Dwyane decided to do things a little different this year and keep things "within the family". In an effort to promote and strengthen relationships between fathers and their children, he and the WWF team hosted an afternoon of food, fun and games for 200 children and fathers at South Florida's Santa's Enchanted Forest. Dwyane also presented each father with an autographed copy of his New York Times best seller, A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball. Each child received a Target gift card to purchase a Christmas gift of their liking.
The participants in this event were identified by the following local organizations that promote mentorship and/or fatherhood initiatives: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, Girl Power, Fatherz in the Hood, Save Our Sons, South Florida Care Mentoring Initiative and Family Counseling Services of Greater Miami.
Wade’s World Weekend Reading Playoffs
Last Thursday at By The Hand Club, our kids participated in the Wade’s World Weekend Reading Playoffs. The By The Hand Club kids represented 14 different Chicago Public Schools. They had to read books over the summer, participate in practices with their team coaches, and then compete in a 4 round tournament on August 23. The kids showed amazing enthusiasm for reading, demonstrated sportsmanship, and worked incredibly hard. We are so thankful to be working with Dwyane Wade and Wade’s World Foundation and we are grateful to them and their sponsors for making this day happen.
Dwyane Wade would have been in Chicago for a Heat playoff game Friday night if he hadn’t helped eliminate the Bulls with a big fourth quarter two nights early.
So how did Wade fill the opening on his schedule?
By attending the senior prom of an Archbishop Coleman Carroll student who had asked Wade multiple times to attend school events with her.
Wade surprised Nicole Muxo and her classmates at the West Kendall school by showing up just before 9:30 p.m. at the LaJolla Ballroom in Coral Gables. Last month, Muxo asked Wade in a YouTube video to be her date for the prom.
“My senior prom is coming up and I have everything set for a perfect night except for one thing: a perfect date,” Muxo said in the video.
It took her about a week to make the clip, and she wasn’t sure Wade would respond.
Met by tipped-off TV reporters outside the ballroom Friday night, Wade credited her persistence.
“She continued to keep going for it — no matter how many times I said I am going to be busy,” Wade said.
Wade said Muxo sent her a direct message on Twitter on Thursday saying: “This is the address, this is where I’m going to be just in the case.”
Wade said “when I got that, I said, “I won’t be doing nothing tomorrow night and I can go and make this a memorable moment for her.”
Wade called Muxo moments before walking into the prom “to tell her to have a good night” but did not tell her that he was outside.
“And then I got off the phone and walked in. It was kind of cool,” he said.
Muxo told reporters that she invited Wade because “he’s my favorite player and I think he’s a positive role model.”
Said Muxo: “I was so surprised. I didn’t expect it at all.”
She said she’d been a Wade fan for as long as she could remember.
Muxo’s date, Laurent Chaumin, was a good sport. “At least we both know how to dress,” he said.
Wade cracked, “I’m the third wheel. I’m like both their dates.”
He danced with Muxo and stayed at the prom for about 45 minutes.
Afterward, Wade posted on Twitter: “I had a blast at Prom. Never be 2 scared to ask.”
This wasn’t the first time Muxo asked Wade to accompany her to a school function. She attended one of his book signings last fall and asked him to a homecoming dance, writing the request on a bookmark. She said Wade asked for her Twitter name so he could contact her with a response.
“But the season was about to start,” she said. “He had practice so he couldn’t make it.”
Muxo went to another booking signing the next day, wearing a T-shirt that said “A Father First” and “A Homecoming Date Second.” Wade instantly recognized her.
“I’m going to remember it forever,” Muxo said of Friday’s prom. “This was the highlight of my senior year.”
Read more here:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3404176/dwyane-wade-surprises-local-miami.html#storylink=cpy
NBA All-Star and Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade held a luncheon in Houston Saturday to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Houston Early Age Risk Testing & Screening.
The event was held at the elegant Asian Society Texas Center located in the Museum District.
Miami team president Pat Riley, filmmaker Spike Lee and former Houston Rocket Yao Ming were among the guests.
Wade said he wanted to make a positive impact during All-Star Weekend.
“I’m inspired by my upbringing to always give back to the community. I know that my family had so much help when we were younger and I wanted to do something if I ever got an opportunity,” he said. “So bringing it here to All-Star Weekend was something that, I felt, was a great platform.”
NBA star Dwyane Wade has partnered with Hip Hop artist Lecrae and a group of activists on “This Is Fatherhood,” a campaign promoting the importance of fatherhood.
The campaign asks contestants to submit videos, songs, or essays that answer the question: “What does fatherhood mean to me?”
From Clutch Magazine:
“Fatherhood is a unique opportunity and privilege for a man to change the world through his investment in a child,” Lecrae told theGrio. “It is our chance to leave a legacy and an impact that will change lives.”
Wade has primary custody of his two sons, Zaire and Zion. The Miami Heat all-star also credits his father with shifting his focus to sports when he was sent to live with him as a pre-teen. He chronicles the importance of fathers as role models in his book, A Father First. Though Wade’s schedule is hectic, he was eager to join the “This is Fatherhood” campaign.
“When I was first [approached to become] involved with the initiative, I was humbled,” Wade told theGrio. “More than that, I was moved by the fact that one of the reasons President Obama was so passionate about this issue is that he grew up without his dad. He, too, has recognized that being a father is his most important role.”
The contest ends June 10th, when a panel will review the submissions.
Winners receive a cash prize, and a trip to Washington DC for a Father’s Day event.
Thank you for spamming this thread with pointless nonsense. Why should I be impressed that he donates a tiny percentage of his enormous income to charity?
He hasn't been convicted of assault/rape/murder. I guess that makes him an upstanding family man and a pillar of the community- by the standards of professional sports.