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PERSONAL:
Full name is Erick Travez Dampier�parents are Mary and Kenneth Dampier�has two younger sisters, Sheerra and Kierra�founded the Erick Dampier Foundation to assist underprivileged children in Mississippi and the Bay Area�provides fi nancial assistance to kids who want to attend sports camps throughout the U.S�.as part of the kickoff for his foundation, held a sports memorabilia auction to benefi t the families of the tragic workplace shootings at the Lockheed Martin plant in Meridian, MS, in the summer of 2004�also distributed approximately $12,000 worth of clothing to children through the Lawrence County Boys and Girls Clubs�active with the Boys and Girls Club of Mississippi during the offseason�hosts the Annual Erick Dampier Basketball Camp at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS.�also hosted the Inaugural Erick Dampier Foundation Basketball Camp at Pleasant Oaks Rec. Center in Dallas for over 100 area youths free of charge�played in the Starpower VIP Invitational benefitting The Jason Terry Foundation (Sept. 2009)...majored in physical education at Mississippi State�led Lawrence County H.S. (New Hebron, MS) to the Mississippi State title when he rebounded a missed shot and put it back at the buzzer to give his team the win in the championship game...enjoys R&B and jazz music�hobbies include movies, tennis, fi shing and shopping�has worn his number, 25, since elementary school...has his own website (erickdampier.com).
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