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“Just because you are a good athlete doesn’t mean you get to do what you want,” Griffin said. “The importance to me of this camp (is that) even though we are teaching and talking football, I want all the kids to know that even though you can be a great athlete, you also have to be an even better person.”

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Castell, 19, already was at Gainesville training with the Gators football team, when he decided to return home for a couple of days to help with the camp.

“This event brings the community together,” he said. “It’s good to come back to the community and help with this camp. A lot of kids here look up to me and want to be in the place that I’m today. So, coming back and being around Winter Garden and (getting to know) these kids and them (getting to know) me, it feels special. I love building (their) confidence and just show them that there are different ways of getting our of here.”

And, what is the most special part about this camp? Everyone who is part of it does it because of their love for the sport.

“Everybody (volunteers) from the heart, because they care,” Griffin said.