Bell Glade, Florida isn’t the place most D1 football players would be looking to spend July.Like a lot urban area, the city grapples with poverty and crime. Last year a high school standout from a rival town, was shot and killed there.
But, Belle Glade is where University of Maimi safety Randy Phillips (#6) calls home, and he and his teammates are helping the next generation.
“No guns. No gangs. No fighting. That’s what we’ve got to get into these kids,” Phillips said. “We’ve got to keep these kids positive and show 
them, right now, what happens when you make the right decisions. I made the right decisions. Too many guys, they made the wrong ones.”
them, right now, what happens when you make the right decisions. I made the right decisions. Too many guys, they made the wrong ones.”The Hurricanes embarked Saturday on a community outreach program, targeting kids between the ages of 8 and 15. By the end of the months, they’ll do 28 events like this over a span of three weeks, first playing a little football, then talking about things that matter most.
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