![]() “We can help a lot of people with this money. “Thank you so much,” he said to Ginger Zee and the crowd. Of course, his first reaction when he got the check was about helping others, not himself. He got a special Bucs jersey, tickets to a game, and a $10,000 check. He had no idea what he was walking into Wednesday morning. That’s exactly why his friends and family wrote in to GMA asking them to honor him for GMA’s Gives Back program. 1.2M followers View profile gingerzee 6,916 posts 1M followers View more on Instagram 5,048 likes gingerzee samwnek thinks I could definitely double for weird Barbie (character. Rolon said, “It’s to help them become better citizens.” Tieghan Gerard, Instagram star and author of Half Baked Harvest Every Day, shares her recipe for Ginger Zee’s favorite cookie recipe. He said that’s the purpose of the dynamite volleyball club. ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee is tracking the latest storm threats and where the heat is breaking records. He also motivated the girls he coach to get involved. “Even though you are going through a hardship, you still are trying to find a way to help.” “When you go through that, your whole mentality changes,” he said. While it brought back the trauma of Maria, Carlos didn’t let that stop him from using Dynamite Cares to collect more donations to help victims. Then last year, Hurricane Ian hits southwest Florida. Through Dynamite Cares, he raised money and supplies to send back to folks still living in Puerto Rico. “I was just thinking this is the right thing to do," he said. He formed the Dynamite Volley Ball Club of Tampa and an initiative called Dynamite Cares. ![]() ‘"One day I woke up and said 'I’m, going to do something to give back to the community,''” said Rolon. He and his wife quickly found jobs and a place to live. He said when they came to Tampa, they only had $150 and eight bags filled with whatever they could salvage. Hurricane Maria destroyed their house, but his family was not hurt. “At that very moment when the hurricane hit, I was holding the doors so they wouldn’t blow off,” he said. He said while they’ve lived through a hurricane before that Maria was the first category five hurricane they’ve experienced. Hurricane Maria destroyed their home in Puerto Rico. That work started when he and his family moved to Tampa back in 2017. ![]() GMA honored Rolon for the work he does on the volleyball courts and off - for the community. His friends, family, the volleyball team he coaches, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders all showed up to Victory Charter School to help Ginger Zee and Good Morning America honor him. I didn’t expect so many people to be here,” said Coach Carlos Rolon. It was a surprise fit for a selfless man. ![]()
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