(S35) PT 3 - Charity Sporting Event

[Troen]

Your Player has been Invited to take part in a Sporting Event for Charity. Write about your Players experience. What is the Charity for? What Sport did you play? How did your Player do?

It feels like golf is a common charity sport event, but I'm not sure that I'd really have fun doing that so I turn most of those down. When I got an invite from the Austin Center for Grief and Loss for a charity volleyball game as part of Austin's Amplify Austin event, I was much more interested. Since moving to Austin after the draft, I've been really impressed with how the city tries to encourage local charity efforts through events like this. For the actual event, I did pretty much what you'd expect - show up, do a lot of autographs and picture taking, present a giant check to the president of the charity, and then actually get in some volleyball. I think everyone there had a good time. As far the charity itself, their mission is to help with those who are dealing with grief and loss, naturally enough. It seemed like a very relevant group to help out given the difficulties in the world today. I was lucky enough to not need something like that while in college myself, but seeing others having to deal with rough situations in their own lives showed me that having the ability to get help to get through a rough situation is invaluable. Not everyone has friends who have experienced a given situation and being able to find someone who has through an organization like this seemed great to me.

[slothfacekilla]

SHL PT

[Reedy0rNot]

This is my first year in the DSFL. What’s better then a sporting event for charity? Starting your own and that is how it started. With my childhood friend and fellow DSFL player Austin Morley. The Inaugural Reed-Morley Pediatric Cancer Support Softball Game (RMPCSSG) was held in the Columbus, Ohio. All ticket sales were to directly support families of children struggling with cancer. The game was play on a wonderful Friday night. It was austin and me versus a team of kid who beat cancer. The kids would play the field first. Putting the Pros up to bat first. To say we played well is a understatement. The score shot up. Before you knew it was 60-0. Morley and me celebrated after each and every score. Parents shouted obscenities. The kids would not stop crying. But it was a good lesson for everyone. Always play to win. I know a lot of people are mad but it was for a good reason. Little did everyone know me and Austin agreed to donate $1000 a run. So with a empty ball park we did a impromptu game of ball to get to a nice round 100-0. All and all it was a great time. We were able to raise $205,000 for childhood cancer awareness.

[JuOSu]

The sporting event that I would want to take part of would be a charity softball tournament. I have never played softball or baseball, just kickball in real life and I feel like it would be a lot of fun. I kinda want to buy a baseball actually. The charity that is near and dear to my heart personally would be something nature related. Maybe against global warming and climate change. I have also donated to a hedgehog rescue before. I think they are adorable. For my player it makes most sense if it was something medical though, as I am obviously very delicious chocolate and Medicinal Toblerone so maybe something like the Red Cross would make a ton of sense. So then the tournament I think would go pretty well and I'd have a great time and doing it for a good cause always makes things so much more enjoyable as well. I kinda want to do this now!

[Eldorian]

Goat tank was invited to some charity about raising and saving goats, like a goat rehab home or something like that, I don't really know. Or maybe it was for orphan tanks? Goat Tank honestly doesn't remember at this point because all he's trying to do is get in a good word for the press and maybe try and win some kind of humanitarian award.

He shows up and shakes some hands and holds up like a baby goat, or tank, or whatever is needed and puts a big smile on his face as he gets his picture taken. His social media time follows him around and makes sure he hands out some paper towels or some shit like that to help with the goats or tanks. He says about 10 words and expresses how much this charity really means to him and he ends the day by signing a football for some kid. After making sure the photographer and social media team are happy with the coverage, he just let's the rest of the team he hired to do the work.

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[TheDangaZone]

Over the draft season and since the season has started I have actually gotten a few invites to charity events, especially with all of the new DSFL rookies with myself too. The first one was a strength competition which is understandable with my size as an offensive lineman but I have been training hard all draft season so I decided to skip that one since I also had a different charity event the same weekend. That next one was a nice golf tournament with some of the upcoming athletes in all of sports. I was there along with some fellow recent DSFL draftees. There were also some rookies from the PBE and SHL as well to help fill out some of the tournament entrants. I have never been too great at golf but I do very much enjoy a day on the course so I had a hell of a time. I ended up finishing somewhere in the 15-20 range, I think 18th? But as far as enjoyment level I couldn't have asked for a more relaxing weekend to help raise money and awareness for such a nice cause with a cancer treatment and research funding golf tournament.

[yonggarius]

being a frog, Simon was always interested in environment protection. Not only many species of his brethren are being driven into extinction, but also the species that are spared from that fate are also being threatened by various factors, such as climate change and habitat fragmentation. So it was only natural that Simon would accept the invitation to a "Go-green" charity event in Oregon, where he went to college. There he can showcase to the world-along with other players who received the invitation- that sports can be done in an environmentally friendly way, by playing a demo game using materials made of eco-friendly matters, such as jerseys made from recycled cloths and pads made from decomposable plastic. And moreover, the income from this match-which features many ISFL level players including Simon- would be donated to a local charity which aims to preserve the ecosystem in the area. Simon, as the first ever half-amphibian player to ever play in the ISFL, would also give a speech before the match. (168)

[zaynzk]

PBE

[Dextaria]

SHL Affiliate

[CptGoosar]

So having been kindly asked by the charity, St Mary’s in the UK do a speach and lessons / demonstrations with a selection of kid recovering from cancers. This is a charity extreamly close to my heart, having had family memebwe pass by the cruel cruel desire, it took me only nano seconds to agree to this. 

So i flew back to England & London where they are based. The evening dinner was a fundraiser auction in which items from Portland / NOLA / Baltimore etc were auctions off, with the bets matched by two further parties. 

The next morning, in association with the charity & the Eurocan squad of the WFC and open training session was put on. At lunch the kids were invited into the locker room, manager room, tactic meeting and given all access pass to the behind the scences. The afternoon session was the best bits with the kids out learning the basics of the sport, how to hold /catch / thrown / rub with a ball. I must say this was the best part of the day seeing the joy and happiness on their faces. It was well worth it.