When Ashton Jordan asked his longtime mentor, Art Collins, for a ride to Turner Field on Wednesday afternoon, Collins didn’t hesitate. Collins, always there for Ashton, was happy to drive Ashton to the ballpark for a community service project.
But Ashton didn’t need a ride on this recent afternoon. There was no community service project.
Instead, Ashton and his mother, Dee Jordan, orchestrated a surprise for Collins — a VIP Braves experience, complete with a behind-the-scenes private tour, watching batting practice on the field, and primo, terrace-level seats for the game.
It was the Jordan family’s way of honoring a man they call “Mr. Collins,” a 79-year-old man who has given them so much.
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