[Bette]

Lots of time we seem to focus on the bad stuff athletes do. The bad boys threads get very long and passionate. I want to hear about the good stuff. A lot of them do good things for their communities and favorite charities.
Like Favre was playing baseball with a sore shoulder for a charity. I know Warrick Dunn does a lot for unwed mothers.
There are a lot more.

[simple simon]

this thread is a great idea Bette ....... i too love to hear the "good" stories

[simple simon]

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has teamed up with the United Way to donate $10,000 to assist families affected by the massacre at Virginia Tech, his former school.


"When tragic things like this happen, families have enough to deal with, and if I can help in some small way, that's the least I can do," said Vick, who played for the Hokies before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Falcons in 2001.


The Vick Foundation is collecting donations from local communities in both Atlanta and Virginia that will be placed in the United In Caring Fund for Victims of the VA Tech Tragedy and the special fund at the United Way of



Montgomery, Radford and Floyd counties, which serves the Virginia Tech area.
Vick's foundation said the money will be used to provide help with funeral expenses, transportation for family members and other support services.

Vick gives $10,000 for victim families< - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[azrael492]

LeBron James started a bike a thon called "king for kids". He has done it every year he has been in the NBA. The proceeds go to several charities in NE ohio.

[simple simon]

Last year a group of NFL players donated several million dollars worth of $200 SAT/ACT Prep materials to all servicemembers world-wide. In this first year they received over 16,000 thank you letters and funded more than 55,000 program requests. Due to this overwhelming response they have agreed to fund the donation for the next few years.

NFL Players Donate

[simple simon]

Shortly after the New Orleans Saints made Reggie Bush the No. 2 pick in April's NFL draft, the former Heisman Trophy winner said he wanted to make an impact on his new home.


Bush wasted no time in making good on that. In early May, he teamed with Adidas, one of his sponsors, and contributed $50,000 to Holy Rosary High School in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.


"Being a resident of New Orleans now, I was aware of how much damage was done, and I wanted to help," Bush says. "This was very important to me."


Holy Rosary, which educates students with learning difficulties in the New Orleans area, was struggling to remain open after Hurricane Katrina. Then Bush and Adidas matched money raised by parents in the community.

The money helped the school get back on its feet, and the Reggie Bush Connections Program was established

USATODAY.com - For some NFL players, charity begins at school

[simple simon]

(Sept. 1, 2005) -- For the past several days, the people in the Gulf Coast states, especially those living in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, have had to deal with the unthinkable. No one could have predicted the amount of personal and structural devastation Hurricane Katrina would leave.

The NFL has been working with the American Red Cross (ARC) to determine how best we can assist them in their efforts to respond to this terrible tragedy. The NFL announced that it will donate $1 million to the ARC towards relief efforts.

NFL.com - NFL News

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

Lots of time we seem to focus on the bad stuff athletes do. The bad boys threads get very long and passionate. I want to hear about the good stuff. A lot of them do good things for their communities and favorite charities.
Like Favre was playing baseball with a sore shoulder for a charity. I know Warrick Dunn does a lot for unwed mothers.
There are a lot more.

Dunn came from a single parent home...his mom was/is? a correction officer...I Dunn does it as a tribute to his mother.

[simple simon]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2000

WASHINGTON – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., today joined five Senate colleagues, former National Football League (NFL) players, Connie Payton, the widow of former Chicago Bears player Walter Payton and a Utah teenager who has mowed lawns in all 50 states to urge Americans to participate in the "Give Thanks, Give Life" campaign this Thanksgiving.

The NFL, which is a partner in the "Give Thanks, Give Life" campaign, was represented at this morning's press conference by former players Bill Brundige (Redskins), Ron Saul (Oilers and Redskins) and Mark Moseley (Eagles, Oilers, Browns and Redskins). Connie Payton, the widow of Walter Payton, also attended. Prior to his death from cancer, Payton was on a waiting list for a liver transplant and urged Americans to bring hope to others through organ donation.

10-05-2000 - Levin Joins Senate Colleagues, NFL Players to Promote Organ and Tissue Donation : Senator Carl Levin: News Release

[simple simon]

11-15-05
RTO Online

Aaron’s is so thrilled to partner with generous NFL players like Torry Holt who go out of their way to give back to their communities.
Ken Butler, President, Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership


Aaron Rents (RNT) announced the first of several furniture donations made in conjunction with Homes for the Holidays, a charitable program founded by NFL player Warrick Dunn that provides deserving single mothers with a completely furnished home.

At today’s event, St. Louis Wide Receiver Torry Holt stunned the hard-working mother of four by having her home completely furnished, accessorized and stocked with everything her family needs, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Aaron’s Helps NFL Players Make Dreams Come True for Deserving Single Moms; St. Louis Ram Torry Holt surprises Missouri mother of 4 with complete house of furniture

[simple simon]

NFL Players to be honored with JB Awards for community service at annual NFL Players Gala hosted by Players Inc & NFLPA to benefit Special Olympics DC


Joanna Comfort
NFLPLAYERS.COM
03/16/2007

March 15, 2007 — On Thursday, April 12, James Brown, host of CBS Sports' "THE NFL TODAY," along with Michael Wilbon of the Washington Post and ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption," will honor some of the NFL's biggest heroes at the NFL Players Gala featuring the JB Awards, an annual awards presentation benefiting Special Olympics D.C. For the fourth consecutive year, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and PLAYERS INC, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFLPA, have partnered with Brown to recognize NFL players for their individual contributions to their communities with the JB Awards.

"I am privileged to once again join efforts with the NFLPA and PLAYERS INC in their annual tradition of honoring NFL players for their off-the-field achievements," said Brown. "It is a great honor to be involved in an event that brings together positive role models and makes a difference in the lives of the men, women and children of Special Olympics D.C."

NFL Players to be honored with JB Awards for community service at annual NFL Players Gala hosted by Players Inc & NFLPA to benefit Special Olympics DC | NEWS | NFLPLAYERS.COM

[simple simon]

CLEVELAND -- Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has pledged $1 million in college scholarships for students in the city who keep at least a 2.5 grade point average through high school.

Edwards

Edwards' foundation is choosing 100 eighth-graders from the city's 58,000-student district for the program, which will include mentoring and tutoring. The students will also volunteer for 15 hours of community service each year and will not be allowed unexcused absences, the Browns said in a statement.


Edwards is scheduled to announce the program on Wednesday, along with the 100 students and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, at Lincoln-West High School.


The program follows Edwards' decision last year to donate $500,000 to the University of Michigan, where Edwards played from 2001-2004, to create a scholarship endowment for football players.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press


ESPN - Browns WR Edwards makes scholarship pledge - NFL

[Lefty Noob]

In the Bucs forum the other day we had a story about Derrick Brooks opening a charter school - here's the link.

[Bette]

That's more like it

[LSC9901]

Nice to see some publicity about some of the good that is being done instead of the negative crap the media wants us to see.