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WELCOME TO THE MAKE A PLAY FOUNDATION…
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WHEN YOU GIVE, WE KNOW YOU GIVE 100%
We want to help encourage kids, help inspire dreams. We want to help children develop a strong work ethic, a sense of accountability and a relentless drive towards a goal.
We want to help create opportunities in our own hometowns to inspire the next All-American, the next Grammy winner, the next New York Times Best Selling Author. We want to inspire the next teacher, coach, mechanic... doctor, judge, actress, the next entrepreneur, chef or designer.
Ultimately, we want to inspire children in our communities to not only dream about their future, but help create opportunities to help them work towards achieving those goals.
TYPES OF GRANTS AWARDED…
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WITH THE MAKE A PLAY FOUNDATION... Welcome to the official website of the 'Make a Play Foundation.' Our organization is a unique partnership between former football players of three of football's most legendary rivals - the Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles and Miami Hurricanes. > > > > > 10.19.08
... your donations stay local, money raised in each area is reinvested in
each region through youth and family grants
... children will be provided opportunities through academic or recreational
grants in your hometown
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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR HOMETOWNS
As a group, we believe we will be able to make an impact in our hometowns by providing children academic or recreational enrichment opportunities that will help them develop leadership skills, a sense of accountability and confidence.
Our vision is to provide grants to fund educational or leadership field trips, improve or build community playgrounds and athletic fields, develop scholarship and job training programs, purchase athletic equipment and uniforms, cover admission and tuition fees for lessons or camps, purchase musical instruments, provide computers and technology to local community centers and fund additional family-based programs.
Donations to the 'Make a Play Foundation' can be specified to go towards children in one of seven areas - the Panhandle; North Central Florida; Jacksonville and surrounding counties; Orlando and the East Coast; Tampa-St.Pete; Southwest Florida and Dade-Broward counties. Fans can also make a donation to go to the areas of most need.
Please join our mailing list to receive up-to-date information on our future events and programs.
Thank you for visiting and check back throughout the coming months for more updates!
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F O R M E R P L A Y E R S L A U N C H T H A N K S G I V I N G F O O D F I G H T
GAINESVILLE, Fla – The Make a Play Foundation, a network of 20 legendary football players of Florida, Florida State and Miami, is launching a ‘Food Fight’ between Gainesville, Tallahassee and Miami, calling on students, alumni and fans to help provide meals for the holiday season to families around the state by donating toward the food drive and to its youth academic and recreational grant programs. The ‘Food Fight’ will end on Friday, Nov. 28 and the winning university city will be announced the day of the UF-FSU game on Saturday, Nov. 29. (more)
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G A I N E S V I L L E W I N S I N A G U R A L R I V A L S C H A L L E N G E
MIAMI, Fla – Saturday, September 6th - The Make a Play Foundation, a 501(c)(3) made up of former players of Florida, Florida State and Miami, held their inaugural Rivals Challenge last week during the UF-UM game week, raising donations for UF Habitat for Humanity, UM Habitat for Humanity and the Warrick Dunn Foundation. Gainesville won the first fundraising challenge, with donations benefiting the UF Habitat for Humanity and their home-building efforts in Gainesville. The Rivals Challenge is designed to use the passion and energy of the rivalry weeks to raise awareness and donations for programs in Gainesville, Tallahassee and Miami for different charities during the head-to-head competition weeks between the three schools.
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F O R M E R P L A Y E R S B U I L D O N U F - U M R I V A L R Y
W I T H C H A R I T Y C H A L L E N G E
MIAMI, Fla – Saturday, August 30th - The Make a Play Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity made up of former football players of Florida, Florida State and Miami, will launch a week-long fundraising challenge to benefit families in Gainesville, Miami and Tallahassee during the week of the UF-UM game. The foundation is partnering with the University of Florida and the University of Miami's Habitat for Humanity chapters to raise funds and recruit construction volunteers to sponsor and build homes for families in Gainesville and Miami. The Rivals Challenge also will partner with the Warrick Dunn Foundation, an organization founded by the former FSU running back to provide single-parent families with the opportunity of home ownership.[more]
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F O R M E R P L A Y E R S , H I S T O R I C R I V A L S
A N N O U N C E N E W C H A R I T A B L E F O U N D A T I O N
Legendary former football players of Florida, Florida State and Miami have developed programs and initiatives designed to create opportunities for children in their hometowns by providing academic and recreational grants through a new charitable organization, the Make a Play Foundation. The 501(c)(3) organization is a unique partnership between former players of three of college football’s most storied rivals and will partner with established community organizations and individual player foundations to provide grants promoting leadership, accountability and confidence in children around the state of Florida. (more)
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250 Walmart and Publix giftcards were distributed throughout Miami, Tallahassee and Gainesville to provide local families holiday gifts and meals as the 'Make a Play' Foundation launches and begins local community programs. 
