Philippine-born NFL star to set up hospital

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Tim Tebow, one of America's hottest new sports heroes, will help pay for a children's hospital in the poverty-stricken Philippines where he was born, his charity partners said Friday.
The $3 million, 30-bed facility will open in the southern city of Davao in mid-2013, the US-based charity CURE said in a statement on its website where a video message from the Denver Broncos quarterback was also posted.
"I've always had a a special place in my heart for the country in which I was born and I'm very excited about this project," Tebow said in the message as he appealed for the public to join him in donating to the hospital's fund.
"This hospital will change the lives of thousands of children in the Philippines."
The Tebow CURE Hospital will specialise in bone disease and injuries for children, with about of a third of the young patients expected to be charity cases.
The hospital will house a "Timmy’s Playroom" to be used by children who undergo surgery.
The Tim Tebow Foundation, established in 2010, plans to build playrooms in children's hospitals around the world, and the Davao one will be the first.
CURE spokesman Matt Shandera told AFP on Friday that preparatory work was under way to build the hospital this year.
"We have people working on this project there," he said in a telephone interview from the United States.
Tebow, a devout Christian dubbed by some in the press as "God's quarterback", is known for late-game heroics leading to seemingly miraculous, come-from-behind victories for the Broncos in the National Football League.
Tebow was born in 1987 in Manila, the Philippine capital, where his Baptist parents were then serving as missionaries.
CURE, based in Philadelphia, is a faith-based charity that runs hospitals in health programmes in 20 countries for patients who are unable to afford medical care.

Source:Philippine-born NFL star to set up hospital - Yahoo!

[Zebastian rella]

tim tebow and manny pacquiao are rare phenomenon athletes that profess profound faith in God. di na lang ko mahibung kong kini sa TIm tebow dudahan sad ni nga nagtake og illegal drugs or steroids....praise to God for giving us this Wonderful athletes.di pareha anang uban na ang dollar bills kay sunugon,pasikat jud,if you know who i meant...hehehehehehehe.

[kuyabog]

Sports and Faith is a great recipe for excellence as these two sportsmen show us.

[lestat1116]

Wow. tim is a philippine born..

[emailroy2002]

tsoya sa kanahan ah.. hehehe. ngano di man ko tsoy2x oi.. sikat tako

[zairon1988]

tsoya sa kanahan ah.. hehehe. ngano di man ko tsoy2x oi.. sikat tako

tsoy man cguro ka...ingon imo mama hhahaha



OnT :

btaw maayo pod iya g buhat daghan2 na maau unta daghan pa matabangan

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Tim is half pinoy and half american, pero wala gud cya dugo nga pinoy, nindot kaau ni iya gi buhat nga ni look back gyud cya sa pinas diin cya na tawo..

[æRLO]

Tebow is full-blooded Caucasian, but he was born in the Philippines kay missionaries man iyang parents. Hapit na siya ma stillborn, because his mother got sick during pregnancy. He's a good guy. I have to say he was a good QB during his Gator years and until now. Exciting QB to watch.

Too bad his team was eliminated recently. Better luck next year nalang. Even John Elway, who was initially a critic of Tebow's game said recently that he definitely will be the Broncos' QB next season.

[Dorothea]

I definitely like Tim Tebow. He's a good person. I admire him more as a person than as a quarterback. I am a fan of another SEC team so I never really enjoyed watching him play with the Gators against my team.

[lhorenzoo]

tim tebow is an epitome of what a true athlete should be and be emulated for his outstanding performance on the court and off the court. he is a true gentleman and philanthropist. way to go tim!!!