“Over all the years I’ve known Shaquille, he has always shown himself to be a man of integrity and principle for whom giving back to his community is a top priority,” says Communities In Schools National Board Chair Elaine Wynn. “We are privileged to have him among the volunteer leaders of Communities In Schools.”

Shaquille O’Neal, former NBA basketball player and Hall of Fame inductee, is currently a sports analyst on the television program, Inside the NBA, and is considered one of the greatest players in NBA history. O’Neal’s athletic accomplishments include a 19-year NBA career, four NBA championships (three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat), and 15 All-Star game selections. He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP, and NBA Finals MVP in the same year.

Rivaling his athletic accomplishments are O’Neal’s off-court undertakings, which include success in acting, music, television and gaming. Inspired by positive childhood experiences at the Boys and Girls Club in Newark, NJ, O’Neal has a long career of partnering with youth organizations and giving back to his community.

“Every kid, no matter where they’re from or how much money their parents make, deserves the opportunity to get a good education,” said O’Neal. “My education was critical to my success on and off the court. Being in school gave me self-discipline and showed me the importance of hard work. I always knew that when my playing days were over, nobody could take my education away from me.”

“Even more than Shaquille’s extraordinary athletic career, it’s really his passion and dedication to ensuring young people opportunities for success that makes him such an incredible role model,” said Communities In Schools Founder Bill Milliken.

The Communities In Schools National Board of Directors is comprised of passionate supporters of the CIS mission, and leaders in a variety of fields including finance, education, marketing, law, civil rights and more. Click here to see full list of the board of national directors.

This article originally appeared on Look To The Stars.

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On January 17, 5-year-old Syari Sanders and her friend, 6-year-old Logan Braatz, were walking to a school bus stop in Atlanta when they were attacked by two dogs. Logan died of his injuries, but Syari survived.

After catching wind of the story, Shaq reached out to the family. Following Syrai’s release from the hospital, he invited the young girl and her family to the local “Rooms To Go” furniture store where he footed the bill for new furnishings to the Sanders home.

“He stayed in contact every day, he made sure she was alright, he came around, even now, he didn’t want to get on the camera because he didn’t want to do it for the news. But, yeah, he’s a great man to me,” Syria’s father Willie Sanders told FOX 5 Atlanta.

Shaq, who retired from playing in 2011, currently works as an NBA analyst for Atlanta-based TNT and he’s made the community his home. In October 2016, he bought a local Krispy Kreme shop and two months later he was sworn in as an honorary deputy with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office.

Most recently, he came out to support Special Olympics Georgia during a polar plunge event at Lake Acworth in Cobb County, Georgia.

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Earlier this week, the American Idol singer tweeted a darling video of her and the cutie pie dancing to Salt-N-Pepa’s Push It. The little jiggy was not only fun, it was also for a great cause.

Along with the clip, Clarkson wrote, “.@followtheblonde challenge accepted by me & River Rose 4 #DiabetesDanceDare I now challenge the whole cast of @NBCTheVoice & @gwenstefani.”

.@followtheblonde challenge accepted by me & River Rose 4 #DiabetesDanceDare I now challenge the whole cast of @NBCTheVoice & @gwenstefani” pic.twitter.com/IQdAoJ4us1

— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) October 12, 2016

This challenge, which is similar to the 22 Push-Up Challenge and the Ice Bucket Challenge, raises awareness for diabetes.

The Diabetes Dance Dare raises money and awareness to the fact that an American is diagnosed with the disease every 23 seconds.

Kelly wasn’t the only star to get involved. Shaquille O’Neal and Usher also shared videos of their dances for the challenge and urged fellow celebrities to get involved. Check out their videos below!

Shaq:

“I took the #DiabetesDanceDare for @amdiabetesassn. I dare Usher, Patti LaBelle, Mark Cuban and all of my fans. http://bit.ly/2cfPsfh

A video posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Sep 26, 2016 at 11:23am PDT

Usher:

I dare #JustinBieber, @KyrieIrving & @KevinHart4real to take the #diabetesdancedare for the @amdiabetesassn. Donate http://bit.ly/2cfPsfh Watch my full #diabetesdancedare clip on Facebook.com/usher

A video posted by Usher (@usher) on Sep 28, 2016 at 8:50am PDT

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