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Back to Football Friday
Posted on: June 29, 2010
NFL Join the Team: Back to Football Friday
(https://www.jointheteam.com/features/?f=737&t=29)
On Friday, September 10, 2010, in every city and small town across the country, the passion for NFL football teams will be on full display. In schools, office buildings, and local stores nationwide, every person will celebrate the first weekend of the new NFL season by wearing their favorite team’s gear.
This fall the NFL and United Way are teaming up for Back to Football Friday, a first-of-its-kind campaign to make youth health and wellness a nationwide priority. We are encouraging fans of all ages to show their NFL team pride at work and in school on Friday, September 10th, in celebration of the start of the NFL season and to join our efforts to end childhood obesity.
AT YOUR OFFICE:
Individuals can support United Way youth health and wellness by wearing their favorite football gear to work and encouraging their colleagues to do the same. The employer or group of individuals that show the most NFL team pride will receive an office celebration hosted by the NFL.
REGISTER NOW: BacktoFootball-UnitedWay
AT YOUR SCHOOL:
The 34 schools across the nation that show the most NFL team pride will be selected as NFL PLAY 60 Super Schools. The winning schools will receive a visit from a real NFL player and a $10,000 health and wellness grant.
REGISTER NOW: BacktoFootball-NFLRush
- In: Charity work | NFL | Olympics | Sports Philanthropy
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Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson and Olympic superstar Usain Bolt are planning on having a running race for charity, but they have yet to decide a distance. Johnson had a record time at the NFL combine at 4.24 seconds, and Bolt is the world record-holder for 100m so they are hoping to find some common ground: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4794525
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Amid all of the other priorities that football players have this time of year, three players of the New York Giants found time to give back to their own charities and provide cheer or inspiration to those who need them: http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2009/12/charitable_work_by_ny_giants_g.html
- In: Children | Chris Draft | NFL
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Buffalo Bills LB Chris Draft visited hospitalized children on Monday as part of a football clinic: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Draft-visits-with-special-children/5caca92e-6e14-495c-a330-1b678666dd7c
- In: Children | football | NFL | Philanthropy
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Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packer and University of Michigan alumnus, has pledged $2 million to University of Michigan’s Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital. This will help provide funding for research in the The Charles Woodson Clinical Research Fund for the hospital that will open in 2012. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4691757
- In: Charity work | Chris Draft | NFL
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A few members of the Buffalo Bills, including Terrell Owens and Chris Draft, went over to Buffalo City Mission to help serve Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate and also to count their own blessings: http://www.wivb.com/dpp/living/Bills-help-serve-meal-at-City-Mission
- In: Charity work | Foundation | NFL
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Drew Brees has recently partnered with Warner Bros. to commemorate his achievement of passing 5,000 yards in a season by selling lithographs with all proceeds going to Brees Dream Foundation and New Orleans Saints charities. Details can on how you can purchase one of these lithographs can be found here: http://www.drewbrees.com/program_detail.cfm?id=13
- In: Celebrities | Charity work | NFL | UFC
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Chad Ochocinco nee Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals has inquired to Ultimate Fighting Champion Dana White that if White could arrange a fight between Ochocinco and an UFC fighter, Ochocinco would agree to fight it in with all proceeds going to charity: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/11/11/chad-ochocinco-asks-for-a-ufc-fight/
- In: Charity work | football | Foundation | Golf | NFL | Social Causes
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Football legends recently hit the links for non-profit organizations in Southern California. The 14th annual Celebrity Golf Classic in Temecula, was hosted by the Marshall Faulk Foundation and included players such as Jonathan Ogden, Marcus Allen, and Andre Reed. http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2009-11-09/lifestyle/football-legends-other-athletes-take-a-swing-at-golf-in-temecula-for-charity
- In: football | NFL | Philanthropy | Special Olympics
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The New England Patriots recently collaborated with Special Olympics to host flag football and other demonstrations in a recent exhibition on November 1st. More than 250 participants showed up from all six of the New England states showed up: http://www.prlog.org/10400533-new-england-patriots-special-olympics-massachusetts-team-up-to-host.html
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