FILE - This Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, shows Virginia offensive tackle Oday Aboushi and his family as they are introduced prior to an NCAA college football game at Scott stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The big offensive lineman, a potential first-round pick in the NFL draft in April, returned to Staten Island on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 to try to lend a helping hand to those affected by the storm _ some of them his friends and neighbors. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
NFL-bound Oday Aboushi helps Staten Islanders
FILE - This Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, shows Virginia offensive tackle Oday Aboushi and his family as they are introduced prior to an NCAA college football game at Scott stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The big offensive lineman, a potential first-round pick in the NFL draft in April, returned to Staten Island on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 to try to lend a helping hand to those affected by the storm _ some of them his friends and neighbors. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer /
December 22, 2012
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Moments after saying that, some of the first groups waiting outside were let into the center. Aboushi was there to greet them.
‘‘This was the next big thing on my calendar,’’ he said. ‘‘I was prepping myself for it and busy getting everybody on board with it. I was anxious about it, but the day for me to help is finally here.’’
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