The first six months of 2010 have been eventful ones for Vonta Leach. The Robeson County native completed his sixth season as a National Football League player and his third straight as a starter in January. Leach played so well that he was named an alternate at fullback for the NFL's Pro Bowl all-star game.

...Leach is still finding time to give back to the community where he was raised.

This weekend he'll host a benefit celebrity basketball game at his alma mater, South Robeson High School in Rowland. Leach will then conduct his annual football camp at South Robeson from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Scheduled to participate in the camp along with Leach are NFL players like Lumberton native and Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Sean Locklear, Houston teammates Fred Bennett, Jacoby Jones, Chris Henry, Anthony Hill (ex-N.C. State tight end) and others.

This will be the fourth straight year Leach has held the camp.

"Vonta hasn't forgotten where he comes from,'' said Mike Brill, Leach's former coach at South Robeson and now the coach at Lumberton High. "He grew up poor and remembers how it was. So he tries to help people and inspire children, especially ones around there where he grew up.''

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