Detroit Red Wings Foundation
The 2008 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
For all of my hockey fans-
Detroit Red Wings are currently playing in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013. This team has won the most Stanley Cup championships standing at 11 wins in its franchise history.
With today’s game on the minds of all Red Wings fans’, I thought I would take the time to spotlight another great feat of the Red Wings…The Detroit Wings Foundation.
The purpose of the foundation is to invest in the future of the community and contribute to the growth of the sport of hockey. One of the awesome programs to get the fans involved is the BEARD-A-THON. You will grow a beard for the team and help raise funds for the organization. The Toast of Hockeytown is a wine tasting benefit that happens to be held on the ice rink of the Joe Louis Arena. There are numerous organizations helped by the Red Wings in the state of Michigan. Many of the players take time out of their busy schedules to make an impact in the community.
For more information on this, please go to www.redwings.nhl.com/club/microhome.htm?location=/foundation.
Thanks to the Detroit Red Wings for all you do and good luck tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Jason Witten-Dallas Cowboys
Jason Witten and Ron Jaworski at Inside ESPN NFL Live in the Premiere Theater at ESPN The Weekend, February 26, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys knows that being impressive on the field is good-being an all time leader in receptions and setting a record for catches in a single season. This man has even been selected to the pro Bowl seven…yes, seven (7) times! This is good!
His greatest feat yet, is the fact that he is one of the NFL’s most generous players. Witten’s charitable organization called SCORE Foundation is a distinctive program that places full-time, trained male mentors in battered women’s shelters throughout Texas. In doing this, the mentors attempt to show positive male behavior in order to break the cycle of violence in the homes. Witten also launched a new program called “Coaching Boys to Men”, constructed a learning center complete with a recording studio, and returned to his hometown of Elizabethton, Tenn., to host the 10th Annual Jason Witten Football Camp with over 1,200 kids in attendance.
I could go on and on about his accomplishments but there are too many to name. Jason is an epitome of a great man giving back to his community in more ways than one.
For more information on Jason Witten and all of his endeavors, please go to www.jasonwitten82.com/ssp/foundation.
Jason we thank you for all of your hard work off the Grind.
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Keion Carpenter-Retired NFL
Finishing a career high with 73 tackles, playing in 31 games with 24 starts, coming back from a neck injury resulting from a playoff game in 2003, what else could retired NFL safety Keion Carpenter do? Well, he could create an organization by the name of The Carpenter House, Inc.
The Carpenter House, established in 2005, focuses on empowering underprivileged families by helping them to become homeowners. The Carpenter House main focal point is in the Baltimore, MD area and single parent families. Even though Keion retired in 2006 after 8 years in the NFL, his spotlight is still on the community that he loves and adores. Carpenter was raised by a single parent home and understood all too well the struggles and hardships associated with being raised by one parent. There are many issues that keep one parent families from obtaining a home. From lack of affordable housing to down payments, TCH looks to address the concerns and provide the necessary tools to enable these families to accomplish the American dream of home ownership.
TCH believes that when you EMPOWER a family, you EMPOWER a community!
For more information, visit www.keioncarpenter.org.
