home team 2016
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• Aprogramtoempowerourcommuni8esbygivingbackclothingfromprofessionalathletesinanefforttomentorandeducate
• 501c3Cer8fied• HomeTeamnotonlygivesclothingfromtheclosetsoftheir
favoriteathletes;wehaveapartywiththestudents/residentsprovidingfoodandrefreshmentsastheplayershelpthemshopforitemswhilediscussingfuturegoalsandaspira8ons
WhereDidtheIdeaComeFrom?• D.J.WilliamsandhismotherSherricameupwiththeconcept
• SherrisawDJreceivedmul8pleitemsthatendedupneverbeingusedoronlywornone8mefromsponsors,histeamsandshopping
• D.JandSherriconceptualizedaneffec8veplantomakeiteasyforteamsandplayerstodonateclothingtocommuni8esinneed
• HomeTeamisuniqueaswegivebackclothingownedanddonatedbyprofessionalathletestothecommuni8esthatsupporttheteams
HowDoesitWork?• WeplaceaHomeTeamBininthelockerroom.• Players,coachesandteamscandonateitemsastheyseefit.If
aplayerhastoomanyitemstobringinwewillpickupsaiditems
• Allclothingitemsarewelcome;shoes,hats,workoutgear,businessaRre,suits,coats,schoolsupplies,etc.
WhatHappensNext?• Onceanorganiza8onischosenwethensetupa“store”onsite.• Thestudentsaredividedintogroupssotheygetequal
opportunitytoselecttheitemstheywant.• TheplayerswhoareaXendingspeaktothekidsasagroupand
individuallyastheyshopforitems• WeprovidefoodandbeveragesforeveryoneinaXendanceas
thisisarewardforgoodaXendance,behaviorandcomple8ngschoolwork.
• Thestudents,theirfamiliesandtheaXendingathletessitdownandenjoyamealtogetherwhilediscussingfutureplansandcurrentissuesinthestudentslives.
HowAreWeHelping?• TheaXendingplayersactasmentorsdiscussinglifeissuesand
hurdlesthatmaybeinthewayofthesestudentssuccess.• Playersassistwithclothingchoicesforthestudents/residents
withadviceastowhatmaybeusefultotheminthefuture.• Onthejobtraining;wewouldliketotakeaselectgroupof
studentsforsomereallifejobexperience
WhyisthisGoodforYou?• GreatPRandMediaexposurethroughoutthecity• PreviousEventshavemadeoutletssuchasSiriusNFLRadio,
NFLNetwork,ChicagoTribune,ChicagoSun-Times,WGNRadio,ESPNRadio,ComcastTelevision,FoxLocalChicagoTV,TheChicagoTribune,Sen8nelSun-Times,MiamiHerald,ABCMiami,HurricaneSports,AllCanesRadio,Univision,303Magazine
• Nomonetarycommitmentbyteamorplayers• Small8mecommitbyateammemberduringevent• WemakeiteasyforTeamandplayersbyofferingtopickup
itemsdirectlyfromfacilityorresidence• Publicrecep8onhasbeenincredibleascommuni8eslovethe
ideathatplayersaregivingtheirownclothingtothoseinneedinthecommuni8esthatsupporttheteam
Par8cipantsandDonators• AntrelRolle,BrianUrlacher,JonBeason,AlshonJeffery,TimJennings,
SheaMcClellin,BrandonMarshall,AdrianPeterson(Bears),BryantMcKinney,JonBos8c,JonVilma,SantanaMoss,MauriceJones-Drew,JoakimNoah,RashiedDavis,GarretWolfe,Oliver’Vernon,JamarTaylor,JasonMcKie,SantanaMoss,JasonHammel,VonMiller,ChrisHarrisJr.,RonnieHillman,ChicagoCubs,MiamiHurricanes,ChicagoBears,MiamiDolphins,MiamiHeat,DeLaSalleHighSchool
• Wehaveatleast3professionalathletesaXendeacheventandmanymoredonate
• Wehavereceiveddona8onsfromPower-bar,BrotherJimmy’sBBQ,PapaJohnsPizza,ViennaBeef,AllGrown-UpKit,SuXonAutoGroup,GreaterThanSportsDrink,Lena’sSoulFoodCafé,FadeAwayBarbershop,MiamiHeatandtheChicagoCubs.
JonVilmatalkstoABC7MiamiwhileD.JWilliamsandAtlantaFalconsheadcoachDanQuinnshareamomentduringoureventwiththeMiamiHurricanes
OurVision
• EachHomeTeamwillconsistofthemajorprofessionalteamsineachstate
• ExecuteoneHomeTeameventpermonthinadifferentcityinvolvingvariousteams
• Engagethecommuni8esweholdeventsintocarryontheHomeTeammessageandfurthertheini8a8veofgivingbackandcaringforouryouththroughmentorshipandeduca8on
• Ac8vateHomeTeamthroughoutthefourmajorleaguesinanefforttohelpnurtureandmentorthecommunityyouth
• Withallleaguesinvolvedtherewillbenooff-seasonforHomeTeam!!
ForMoreInfoContact ColinLongworth [email protected] Direct847-456-7951