Updated at 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2007
NFL gives $100K to 16 youth-focused local nonprofits
Advertiser Staff
Sixteen Hawai'i nonprofit organizations will benefit from $100,000 as part of the NFL Charities Pro Bowl Grant Program, the NFL announced today.For more than a decade, NFL Charities has provided grants to Hawai'i-based groups. The organizations undergo a rigorous application process and must be focused on youth programming, education and physical fitness.
The grants were announced today at a special Pro Bowl Kickoff Rally in downtown Honolulu.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii, Inc., Friends of the Library of Hawaii and HUGS (Help, Understanding & Group Support) each received $10,000. The Waikiki Community Center, the Waikiki Health Center and Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation each received $7,500.
Earning $5,000 each were: Honolulu Armed Services YMCA, Education-1st Hawaii, Inc., Girl Scout Council of Hawaii, Special Olympics Hawaii, YMCA of Honolulu/Camp H.R. Erdman, Ohana Komputer, Making Dreams Come True/Valley of Rainbows, Inc., and KAMP Hawaii. Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii and Lighthouse Outreach Center AOG received $4,000 each.
Formed in 1973, NFL Charities is a nonprofit organization that enables NFL teams and their players to contribute collectively to charitable causes on a national level. NFL Charities, which has approved more than $70 million in grants to more than 250 different organizations since its inception, donates approximately $10 million in grants annually to support the work of current and former NFL players and to provide funding in the areas of education and youth services, and sports-related medical research.
