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Remembering Franco Harris

Seated on the right is former Steelers football star Franco Harris, wearing a white shirt and talking at a meeting. Seated on the left is Saleem Ghubril of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Promise who is also wearing a white shirt and tie.
Franco Harris and ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Promise Executive Director Saleem Ghubril at a September 2010 Promise board meeting. (Photo credit: Joshua Franzos.)

All of us in ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø, along with legions of fans out in the world, are grieving the death of football star and community hero Franco Harris. We at ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø loved him dearly for his sleeves-rolled-up commitment to improving life prospects for city residents. We knew Franco best for his leadership of , our supporting organization that promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth. To date, the program has funded post-secondary education for more than 11,000 graduates of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Public School system.

To appreciate the depth of his commitment to the city’s future through its young people, we invite you to . 

– Lisa Schroeder
President and CEO, ÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø

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