College football star helps Jets bring gifts to Sandy victims
Oday Aboushi, a star offensive tackle for the University of Virginia, is teaming up with a member of the New York Jets to bring some relief to Staten Island victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Aboushi and David Harris, a linebacker for Gang Green, will distributing coats and will serve 5,000 hotdogs to residents of Midland Beach on Saturday, Dec. 22. Midland Beach was one of the hardest hit areas of New York City during the super-storm.
Aboushi is from Staten Island, but has a Brooklyn connection. He is a graduate of Xaverian High School, the Catholic high school for boys in Bay Ridge. Aboushim is an Arab-American and his football career has created a great deal of excitement in Brooklyn’s Arab-American community.