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June 2006 When NFLPA’s Gene Upshaw and NFL’s Paul Tagliabue formed the Youth Football Fund they suggested it would make a difference at the grass roots level. When David Stern the NBA
Commissioner launched the “NBA Cares How can a local volunteers vision of social responsibility channel that power of sports to accomplish a better world? We all know of Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. Now in the twenty first century, sadly the passing of time finds those names on Bagel shops, Currency portraits, and Museums. Not so very long ago, two brothers built a weird machine that stayed aloft for a short flight. A lady boarded a bus and decided to sit down in the front section of the bus. A truck driver paid to record a song for his mother. A young student volunteered to learn the filing system in order to help his High School Librarian. The Wright Brothers, Rosa Parks, Elvis Presley, and Bill Gates changed the modern world. Who can say for certain what really motivated them. I’ll bet you, each had someone who cared enough to put a hand on their shoulder look them in the eye and say “I believe you can make your dream come true”. Some youngster in your League could be the next world changer. At American Youth Football our vision is to enable you have the time and finances to treat every child like he can change the world. We pledge to value your time through user friendly services. The www.myayf.com (member panel) allows you to eliminate repetitive time consuming paper work. AYF’s low registration fees, AYF Locker Room central purchasing, and your Regional Championships Opportunities help you establish and maintain a sound budget. AYF’s concept “The Circle of Giving Back” can be leveraged in powerful and compelling ways. You bolster your organization within your community by giving back. Why have other organizations failed to top American Youth Football’s mission of Giving Back? Maybe they don’t think they can make a difference. The power of sports can change the world. AYF delivers on social responsibility at the community level. The AYF Locker Room functions as the service arm of American Youth Football. Giving back begins at the grass roots level. Through Grants, Scholarships, Sponsorships and Special Needs Youth Programs we are changing our world. Our pipe dream for the near future is through our Capital and Endowment Campaign to offer a state of the art American Youth Football and Cheer Center complete with a Hall of Fame Museum, Fieldturf playing fields, and lodging accommodations for visitors. The Center will be open 24/7 to youth and volunteers. It could change the world for all kids with a dream.
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