
Giants All-Pro & His Famous Friends Help Raise Overall Donations to $1.2 Million to Supply Books to Students in New York & Alabama Mayor Cory Booker and Justin Tuck Announce RUSH for Literacy Campaign for Newark, New Jersey! Iconic Athletes & Stars "Cue Up" for a Worthy Cause: Spike Lee, Anthony Anderson, Tristan Wilds, Bernard Hopkins, Michael Boley, Brandon Jacobs, Chris Canty, Terrell Thomas, Ryan Grant, LaMarr Woodley, Earl Monroe, John Starks, Landry Fields, Cedric The Entertainer, Petra Nemcova, Padma Lakshmi...and Many More! June 2011, New York, NY: Iconic athletes, actors, models, and fans all "cued up" in the Big Apple on a cool spring evening to support New York Giants All-Pro Justin Tuck for his third annual Celebrity Billiards Tournament which benefits RUSH for Literacy. RUSH for Literacy is a charity which was founded by the football star and his wife Lauren in 2008 which encourages and inspires children and teens in New York City and Justin's home state of Alabama to read and continue their education. Football fans know Justin Tuck for "rushing" opposing quarterbacks on the gridiron - Justin and Lauran chose the acronym RUSH to represent "Read, Understand, Succeed, and Hope." As the NFL lock-out continues, Justin has used his time away from the football field to champion education and literacy. In recent weeks Tuck has teamed up with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to visit and read with students in Brooklyn. Tuck also travelled to Alabama to <b>...</b>
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