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2015 Congressional Football Game and USA Football Youth Clinic

23 Friday Oct 2015

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CONGRESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, AT WATKINS RECREATION FIELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The National Football League will co-host youth clinic, with special participation by former NFL players; John Riggins, DeSean Jackson to participate in pregame activities.

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BACKGROUND: Members of Congress and NFL alumni team up against the U.S. Capitol Police for the seventh edition of the Congressional Football Game at Watkins Recreation Field. The game was founded in 2005 following the loss of two U.S. Capitol Police in the line of duty.

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The touch football game supports charities that benefit military and law enforcement families including the Capitol Police Memorial Fund, Our Military Kids and A Advantage 4 Kids, Inc.

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The free, one-hour USA Football Youth Clinic will be led by USA Football coaches and former NFL players. Participating groups include the Greater Washington Boys & Girls Clubs, Special Olympics DC; and, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now).  Hall of Famer John Riggins, the former Washington Redskins running back who was named Super Bowl XVII MVP, was named an Honorary Captain for the congressional team.

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DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, will conduct the coin toss along with his mother, Gayle Jackson, President, of The DeSean Jackson Foundation (www.deseanjacksonfoundation.org). The foundation was founded in 2009 after DeSean’s father, William “Bill” Jackson, died from pancreatic cancer during his rookie year with the Philadelphia Eagles.

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PARTICIPANTS: Honorary Captain (Congressional team): John Riggins, Washington Redskin

Coin Toss: DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins & DeSean Jackson Foundation; Gayle Jackson, DeSean Jackson Foundation; Cynthia Hogan

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National Football League Congressional Team Captains: Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA); Bob Dold (R-IL); Tim Walz (D-MN), US Capitol Police Team Captain: Jim Davis, US Capitol Police NFL/WFA Players: Ken Harvey, John Booty, Gary Clark, Herschel Walker, Cato June, Shawn Springs, Cliff Crosby, Leon Joe, Donna Wilkinson (DC Divas, 2015 Women’s Football Alliance champion) and more.

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National Anthem: KHA, DC area singer & songwriter.

GAME/CLINIC: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 5:45 p.m. — USA Football Youth Clinic 7:00 p.m. — Pre-game activities / National Anthem 7:20 p.m. — Kickoff Postgame — Trophy & MVP presentations.

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Tickets: $10 in advance at congressionalfootballgame.org

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Youth Clinic Registration: RSVP to congressionalfootballgame@yahoo.com LOCATION: Watkins Recreation Field (420 12th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003)

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SPONSORS: National Football League, Sports & Fitness Industry Association, Champions for America’s Future, Comcast, Congressional Federal Credit Union, Duke Energy, Buffalo Wild Wings, AmericanTrucking Associations, Beer Institute, Bullfeathers, Washington Communications, PowHer Chiropractic, Roll Call and The Hill.

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MEDIA CREDENTIALS & INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Washington: teri@washington11.com / (240) 800-3429 For more informationon the Congressional Football Game, visit congressionalfootballgame.org.

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DeSean Jackson, Patrick Stewart To Serve as Grand Prix Grand Marshals

11 Saturday Apr 2015

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DeSean Jackson, Patrick Stewart to Serve as Grand Prix Grand Marshals

Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015 9:00 pm  [Repost: By The DeSean Jackson Foundation, JLA, 4/11/2015.]

Grand Prix reports

Sir Patrick Stewart will serve as Grand Marshal for the featured Verizon IndyCar Series race on Sun., April 19 at the 41st Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The acclaimed stage and screen actor is a racing enthusiast who competed in the 2002 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on the streets of Long Beach.  Best known for his roles in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the X-Men franchise, Stewart returns to series television later this year starring as the title character in “Blunt Talk,” a half-hour comedy executive produced by Seth MacFarlane and Jonathan Ames for Starz.

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DeSean Jackson, Honorary Grand Marshall

Saturday’s Grand Marshal, Washington Redskins’ wide receiver and punt return specialist, 3X pro footballer DeSean Jackson, is a three-time NFL Pro Bowl selection who prepped at Long Beach Poly High School before going on to stardom at the University of California, Berkeley, and with the Philadelphia Eagles and was acquired by the Washington Redskins in 2014.  DeSean Jackson, and his mother, Gayle Jackson, are the co-founders of the DeSean Jackson Foundation, a public charity founded in 2009 in memory of William “Bill” Jackson who died from Pancreatic Cancer while DeSean Jackson was a rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Vince Neil. of Mötley Crüe. will wave the green flag as Saturday’s Honorary Starter and will also star later that evening in the “Rock-N-Roar” Concert, free to race ticket holders.  On Sunday, Honorary Starter honors fall to long-time open-wheel and sports car driving star Adrian Fernandez, who is enshrined on the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame.

Saturday’s national anthem singer will be Karla Mosley, who has appeared in “Hart of Dixie” and currently is a regular on TV’s popular “The Bold and the Beautiful” and, on Sunday, actor/musician James Maslow, a competitor in Saturday’s Pro/Celebrity Race and the star of the top-rated Nickelodeon program, “Big Time Rush,” will sing the anthem before the IndyCar race.

Team Fastrax, a famous sky diving team, will be bringing in the American flag both Saturday and Sunday, courtesy of team members Paul Stanford, Jay Stokes and Hollis Collins.

Sunday’s invocation will be given by Father Glenn O’Conner, Catholic Chaplain with the Verizon IndyCar Ministry.  And, our nation’s colors will be presented on both days by Alpha Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, California Army National Guard.

 

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DeSean Jackson Supports Mr. Strong Family 5K Run/Walk in Memory of Thomas Musser

06 Saturday Dec 2014

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Run for Rural Retreat cancer victim still going strong

By WAYNE QUESENBERRY | Staff |  Southwest Virginia Today.Com

[Reprinted by The DeSean Jackson Foundation, 12/06/2014, 3:19 a.m.]

Thomas Musser earned the nickname Mr. Strong from his hard fight with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Every year since his death at age 9 in October 2010, Thomas has been remembered through a community event – Mr. Strong Family 5K Run/Walk.

“Our annual event is our community’s way of remembering Thomas and thanking the doctors and nurses at St. Jude Children’s Research who work so hard taking care of the children fighting cancer,” noted Susan Spraker, a family friend of the Mussers and one of the organizers of the 5K run/walk.

Set for Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Rural Retreat Fire Station, this year’s Mr. Strong Family 5K Run/Walk is evolving into a major fundraiser. It kicks off with registration at 9 a.m. and run at 10 a.m. followed by the kids’ run.

“The registration fee is any amount anyone wants to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” Spraker said. “It is our hope to keep Thomas’ amazingly generous spirit alive by giving back to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.”

Lunch from Smokey’s Barbecue will be sold from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The auction will feature several sports-related items. Included will be team donations from the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Hawks, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Redskins’,  DeSean Jackson.

Spraker pointed out 100 percent of all money collected will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where Thomas Musser underwent chemotherapy, radiation and two bone marrow transplants.

Thomas Musser was diagnosed with leukemia three months from his fourth birthday. He, his parents, Ed and Lisa Musser, and twin brothers, Matthew and Andrew, moved to Memphis, Tennessee, so Thomas could have the best treatment possible for his type of childhood cancer.

Eight of the family’s friends from Rural Retreat, including Susan Spraker and her dentist husband, Michael Spraker, went to Memphis in December 2006 to run the St, Jude Marathon in honor of Thomas. The group raised $5,000 given in Thomas’ name to help continue the research to find cures for childhood cancers.

Susan Spraker recalled, “On that freezing night, we turned the corner around mile six and ran through the St. Jude campus. On our right, we saw Thomas and his family holding up signs and waving to encourage us on.”

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She added, “We waved to patients bundled up in wagons with chemo IV poles attached, parents holding little bundles with bald heads covered with toboggans, and doctors and nurses cheering along the streets.”

The Rural Retreat delegation determined to bring that experience home with them. They organized the community 5K run/walk.

This will be the second year that DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins’ wide receiver, and CEO, of The DeSean Jackson Foundation has partnered with the organizers of this event by lending his name, support and staff to help raise awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Thomas Musser’s memory.  Jackson’s foundation was founded in 2009 in memory of his father, William “Bill” Jackson who died from Pancreatic Cancer.

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Each year, DeSean Jackson takes time away from advocating and fundraising for his own charity to support this worthy cause.  Jackson states, “We are One Team with One Purpose’ to eradicate cancer; and, regardless of where childhood cancer ranks in regards to other types of cancers when I child dies it is one too many.  My Pops would want me to do whatever I can to help.”

 For more information about The DeSean Jackson Foundation, please visit http://www.deseanjacksonfoundation.org.
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