Well, you all know that we love sending our receptionist,
Jeannie around the country to help us surprise deserving people in need.
Today she's in Brooklyn, New York.
Let's check in with her right now.
>> Hey, Jeannie.
>> Hi, Ellen.
>> How you doing?
>> Hi!
I'm good, how are you?
>> I'm really good.
Tell us who we're surprising today.
>> Okay, Ellen, I'm really, really excited about this one.
The person that we're surprising started an after school program that has helped
countless of students get free college education.
He is constantly paying out of his own pocket to provide for this program.
And, I mean, this guy, he postponed his own wedding,
because he wanted to make sure that his students got what they needed first.
He's absolutely amazing.
>> That's great, and what is his name, Jeanie?
>> His name is Lennier Young.
>> And he's here right now.
Lennier, come here.
So, did you think, well that sounds like me?
>> Yeah, I'm like, I don't know, but, damn, Brooklyn, I'm here, I-
>> I started in after school program.
>> Yeah, I'm like-
>> I postponed my wedding.
>> I said that's sounds my story.
[LAUGH] >> Yeah, yeah.
So your name is Lennier, but you have a nickname, right?
>> Yes, they called me Dinero.
>> Why do they call you Dinero?
>> It's just a name that I came up with and stuck with it, and
anybody just either call me Dinero or money.
>> All right, Dinero or money?
>> Yes.
>> Well, you can call me sweet water.
>> [LAUGH] >> I don't know why.
I just decided that that's my nickname, just now.
So, tell us about the after school program.
This is really amazing what I learned.
>> Well, the after school program, well, I started it,
because at the age of three, I was adopted by my mother.
And we started the program, because a lot of people made fun of me, and
made me feel like I was abandoned at a young age.
So I wanted to make sure that, I am sorry.
>> No, it is emotional.
It's good. >> I wanted to make sure that no kid
ever feels abandoned, or feel like they don't have a family, or place to go.
So at Jordan Madison, I wanted to see that we make sure that everybody succeeds.
Everybody gets into school for free.
And that they're outstanding, upstanding pillars of the community.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Want a sip of water?
>> [LAUGH] >> So
and it's Drill, in Drill Masters, tell us about that.
>> In Drill Masters we help kids on and off court.
>> We teach student athletes, not athletic students, books comes first.
We help with homework.
We make sure any issues that they have in school, we make sure we address them.
You can't pick up a basketball if you are not doing good in school.
So, we make sure that every kid, we have a 90-95% rate that the kids graduate,
and they're going to college for free.
>> That’s what I was going to ask you, that's amazing.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> So and
there's one young lady, Daisha, I think her name is.
>> Yes, Daisha.
She came to us a couple months ago, and she was having a rough time.
She didn't have any school, so she came on down to Drill Masters.
She come all the way from Connecticut, all the way to Brooklyn.
And we've been in the gym three to four times a week, working hard, working hard.
And over the summer she has got numerous offers to college.
So she's going to school for free.
>> Wow.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> That's amazing.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> All right, so Jeannie is in Brooklyn,
do you wanna see who she's with there?
>> Yes.
>> All right, hey, Jeannie, look who she's with.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Look at them.
>> [SOUND] >> Wow.
>> Ellen, these students love Dinero.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> How's everybody doing?
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Yep.
How's everybody doing there, Jeanie?
>> They are doling so great, Ellen.
They love Dinero so much.
They've been talking about how wonderful he is, how much they've done for him.
You are one fantastic man and these kids love you.
>> I love them too.
>> All right, so listen, we are.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> The Brooklyn Nets heard about
the story.
They have a little message for you.
Let's watch.
>> Hey, Dinero, it's Brook Lopez from the Brooklyn Nets.
We heard your story and think what you're doing for
the Brooklyn community is incredible.
You're an awesome role model, and
as a thank you we want to invite you and all the kids in the Drill Masters
program to one of our home games as our special guests.
See you soon.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Thank you, thank you.
>> So everyone there is getting tickets.
[LAUGH] Yeah, yeah.
>> All right.
And they sent you a special gift.
Where's Dinero's special gift?
They sent you this.
>> Aww.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Nice.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Thank you.
>> You are welcome.
We'll be right back.
You notice there's one person that was not in that shot with Jeannie, and
that is because she's here.
Daisha come on out.
So, Daisha, tell me why this guy I mean I think we all know.
You can hear how amazing he is and especially the intention of where he was
coming from that he really cared about kids, because of his own experience.
But tell me about him from your perspective.
>> Well I joined Drill Masters early May, and I was at a point during
basketball where I was just stagnant and stagnant with myself.
And my parents sacrificed and found Dinero.
And he did his job, and I busted my butt to get up there when I needed to.
And I put in my work, and he gave me 200% back.
>> Yep.
>> And that's how I got these offers and these other schools, and
then it came to a point where I was like, I'm committing.
>> I was so excited.
>> And I found this school, and I fell in love with the school.
And I'm happy.
He really pushed me and showed another side of me that I didn't see.
>> That's amazing, that's amazing.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> High five.
>> We need more of this, right?
More of this everywhere.
>> Exactly, exactly.
>> If every school had a Dinero that would make a huge different in a lot of
kids' lives.
We want to give you two a chance to raise some money for Drill Masters.
And I think you are gonna do a pretty good job, let's walk over here.
>> All right, so each basket you make we're gonna give you $1,000 per basket for
Drill Masters, okay?
>> [APPLAUSE] [LAUGH] >> Let's go, you ready?
>> All right, first, so.
>> You go first?
>> 30 seconds, so you just keep getting those balls and
somebody will keep throwing them to you.
Make sure we give them the balls back as soon as they bounce off, okay?
>> I go first.
>> 30 seconds on the clock. >> You go first?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay, go!
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>> All right, what was that?
>> [APPLAUSE] >> 12?
All right, that was 11, that's $11,000.
But Shutterfly loves helping communities and inspiring stories like yours.
They wanna round that number up and give Drill Masters $20,000.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Thank you.
>> Thank you so much.
>> You're welcome.
We'll be back.
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