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Peyton Manning donates to Hamilton Co. schools

Credit: WDEF CBS Chattanooga, TN
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Peyton Manning donates to Hamilton Co. schools
Peyton Manning donates to Hamilton Co. schools
Peyton Manning donates to Hamilton Co. schools

On a day where dad is the one who's supposed to receiving gifts, the father of tennessee football is giving back to four hamilton county football programs. that's right -- future nfl hall of famer and former tennesssee vols quarterback peyton manning has personally seen to it that schools affected by easter's tornadoes receive much needed funding.

Programs with students in the affected areas were given five thousand dollars from manning -- with a dollar for dollar matching donation from the nfl itself.

Ooltewah, east hamilton, central and grace baptist academy all received the funding.

Grace athletic director bob ateca says he's been overwhelmed with the level of support the golden eagles have had from the community.

Part of the 10-thousand dollars is going towards getting each golden eagle their own duffle bag to carry their equipment -- since the tornado destroyed their locker rooms. bob ateca: "it's really big.

I mean, it's just big that we're able to continue to do what we normally do in these type of circumstances.

I think it's awesome that he even thought of us.

Somebody who has the accolades that he has and have the opportunities that he's had to think about just the little high school programs here in chattanooga and take care of them, i think it's just phenomenal."

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