{"id":932,"date":"2015-12-07T19:27:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/?page_id=932"},"modified":"2017-12-09T03:57:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T03:57:10","slug":"floyd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOV 11, 2017\u00a0 &#8211; Floyd accepts award at Pottstown Film Fest for video &#8220;We All have Choices&#8221;\u00a0 !<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2087\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_8431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"746\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2086\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screenshot_20171208-195858.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"1070\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2088\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_8430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"782\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Floyd helps PA Badminton! \u00a0\u00a0With community support, Floyd beat homelessness in December! Help Floyd keep his small room\u00a0<strong>Please assist if you are able. PayPal to smash@Smashville.us or go to:\u00a0\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/contribute\/\">http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/contribute\/<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music video features Lynn on vocals, Eric on guitar and Floyd on Bass.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mzhORxHWvE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_917\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Floyd_stringing1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\" wp-image-917\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Floyd_stringing1.jpg\" alt=\"Floyd Wilkins stringing up a Black Knight Photon!\" width=\"314\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Floyd_stringing1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Floyd_stringing1-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floyd Wilkins stringing up a Black Knight Photon!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear friends, many of you know that Floyd has volunteered and worked hard for the Smashville badminton center putting up drywall on the high ceiling, painting walls, laying in floor boards, cleaning up awful messes and mopping the courts. \u00a0With community support, he was able to rise from homelessness to secure a small room in Pottstown, however now is on the edge of being put back out on the street. \u00a0His proposal is to work off any of your contributions (which are tax deductible ) &#8211; win-win for him and for Smashville! He is also learning racquet stringing and has been out on the courts with a number of you as well!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please assist if you are able. PayPal to smash@Smashville.us or go to:\u00a0\u00a0<u>http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/contribute\/<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When your contribution comes thru, we will send you a letter from our tax-exempt umbrella org for your accounting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheers and Happy Holidays! Eric &amp; the PBA Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>&#8220;This homeless man with a good heart and passion for sports has done more for Pennsylvania Badminton this year than most of our players!\u00a0 Let&#8217;s rally to his support.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>Eric Miller, Ph.D., \u00a0President, Pennsylvania Badminton Association<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Eric@USbadminton.net<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>HIghlights below from our first Floydraiser Badminton Challenge that helped pull Floyd up and out of homelessness.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0OhVlOLNF0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1234\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/endscreenshot_eric_floyd_lynn.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-932-1\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Floyd-Reeling5-iPhone-1.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Floyd-Reeling5-iPhone-1.m4v\">http:\/\/smashville.us\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Floyd-Reeling5-iPhone-1.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Rough draft of Floyd&#8217;s 5th bass session &#8211; and interview1 !<\/p>\n<p>Friend Floyd in Facebook!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010676629163\">FIND on FACEBOOK! 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