Don't be surprised if you're at a Mainland High School basketball game and you see Orlando Magic player Vince Carter in the bleachers.
Carter, a Mainland High graduate and player, said at a press conference Monday that now that he's back in Orlando he plans to attend as many games as he can.
He said he's never seen a game in the Vince Carter Athletic Center that bears his name though he's held summer basketball camps there.
But since being traded to the Magic in June from the New Jersey Nets, he said, "I'll get to be here more and pop up."
He'll be popping up at his new restaurant opening in January on LPGA and I-95 and at the Vince Carter Sanctuary, a substance abuse treatment center in Bunnell, which donations from him and his mother helped build and was dedicated Monday.
"Just to be around the sanctuary and the high school, things I touched and had my hand in -- I'm excited about that," Carter said.
He also said he has a couple of other projects "in the works" that will help people, but he's not ready to reveal them at this time. He said his mind is always thinking of new ideas.
He encourages other people, young and old, to get involved and give to the community no matter if it's just $1.
"It doesn't really matter the amount. It's all in your heart," he said. "Each dollar helps."
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