In 1995, two years after our organization’s inception, Endzone Sports Charities (ESC) began a collaboartion with Broncos alumni, soliciting their assistance to help in our charitable endeavours and over the past 15 years, scores of former Broncos have aided us in a variety of projects to benefit the less fortunate. Since then, our assocation with the alumni family has led to our publication of an independent alumni newsletter (the Broncos Corral) and our creation of the Broncos Alumni group (BAg) at facebook. These media resources are intended as a means to help Broncos alumni connect and intereact with one another and are provided as a service of ESC as a way of saying thanks to and paying back this generous group for their efforts.
This page has also been created for their benefit as a portal to a number of other outside resources which may be of interest. It includes links to dire need assistance resources, alumni advocacy sites and blogs and links to other ESC pages related to our ongoing charitable activities which seek to positively impact the lives of others, with an emphasis on assisting former NFL players and staffers who are suffering from financial or medical hardship.
As we have long followed the struggles regarding much needed improvement of the current pension and disability programs, it is evident that, even amongst the alumni, there remains a passionate and sometimes bitter divide. While we remain passionate in our belief that these systems are obviously in need of improvement, as “outsiders”, we also feel that it is important that we remain impartial and outside the firing lines of the battling factions. As such, we have provided the information below, listed alphabetically, with no preference or agenda of our own.
ALUMNI ASSISTANCE
Fourth & Goal
- The Baltimore Colts’ alumni have long been at the forefront of a movement to publicize the pension and disability issues faced by hundreds of retired NFL players. Our efforts on behalf of our teammate John Mackey have grown into a national 501(c)(3) organization, Fourth & Goal, which is dedicated to: Gaining representation for retired players…. Advocating for improved pension and disability benefits for retired players… Raising funds to provide immediate assistance for retired players in need.
Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund
- The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund’s mission is to assist retired NFL players, who are in dire health and financial distress by providing a means to regain a semblance of dignity and quality of life that every human being deserves. The Fund will support grant applicants through a series of conventional and non conventional fund raising efforts while calling attention to those in need through partnership programs, licensing efforts and public relations events with the set goal of expanding the Funds assets through partnerships with the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association and Alumni.
NFL Alumni Dire Need Charitable Trust
- In keeping with its mission of helping its own, the NFL Alumni has teamed with the NFL to establish a Dire Need Charitable Trust with the express purpose of providing assistance to former NFL players and coaching staff members experiencing financial or medical hardship. Eligible players and coaching staff members are selected through an application and review process that ascertains need for medical attention, shelter and other life necessities. Medical needs receive priority consideration to other dire needs.
ALUMNI ADVOCACY & OTHER RESOURCES
Dignity After Football (Brent Boyd, et al) - www.dignityafterfootball.org/
Fourth & Goal (Bruce Laird, et al/Baltimore Colts) - fourthandgoalunites.com/
Harry (Carson)’s Hits - www.harrycarson.com/wordpress/
NFL Alumni Association - www.nflalumniassociation.com/
NFL Former Players blog - nflretirees.blogspot.com/
NFL Players Association Retired Player FAQs - nflplayers.com/user/template.aspx?fmid=181&lmid=350&pid=0&type=l
Dave Pear’s blog (the unofficial blog for independent retired football players) - davepear.com/blog/
RetiredPlayes.org - retiredplayers.org/
Retired Professional Athletes Association - www.therpaa.com/
Retried Professional Football Players for Justice (Bernie Parrish/Herb Adderley, et al) - www.playersforjustice.org/
If you know of other sites for information which are not listed here, please contact us to have them added.
ESCs ALUMNI LINKS
Endzone Sports Charities publishes the independent Broncos alumni newsletter--the Broncos Corral which is distributed via e-mail in .pdf format thrice per year (January, May & September). To subscribe to this free publication, please contact us providing your preferred e-mail addres for delivery.
As an extention of and enhancement to our newsletter, Endzone Sports Charities has created and administeres the online Broncos Alumni group (BAg) at the social networking site, facebook. This closed (private) group is open to alumni only. To join this group, if you have not already done so, go to www.facebook.com and sign up. Facebook users can then send a request to join this diverse and grouwing group, by clicking
here.
Endzone Sports Charities has created a new eBay account specifically for the purpose of listing our sale and auction items to benefit our supported charitable causes through eBay’s GivingWorks. To view a list of itmes currently available, visit the enzonesportscharities’ Items For Sale page
If you would like to make a donation to provide financial support for our charitable efforts,
If you have items or services that you would consider donating for our ongoing fundrasing projects, please contact us
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