K.C. Chapter
Beneficiaries
The Kansas City Chapter of The NFL Alumni is a 501c(3) tax-exempt organization supporting children’s charities in the greater Kansas City area.
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NFL ALUMNI
The NFL Alumni is comprised of two distinct non-profit membership organizations, the NFL Alumni Association and NFL Alumni Charities. The NFL Alumni serves its retired player members and their families through the NFL Alumni Association and supports youth and community charities through NFL Alumni Charities
The NFL Alumni Association is a 501(c)(5) organization that serves as a passionate advocate for greater quality of life benefits for all former NFL players. The Association eagerly pursues greater benefits and the implementation of programmatic services devoted to enhancing the health, productive acuity of retired NFL players and their families.
NFL Alumni Charities is a 501(c)(3) corporation with a mission of serving and supporting youth-oriented charitable causes. NFL Alumni Charities advances its mission of Caring for Kids through hundreds of fundraising, community service and social events each year. Through its national office and local chapters across the country, NFL Alumni Charities has raised and donated millions of dollars for America’s youth and community charities. Board of Directors Both the NFL Alumni Association and NFL Alumni Charities are governed by a nine-member Board of Directors comprised of retired player members. Five members of the Board of Directors serve as Joint Directors on both the Association and Charity Boards. Led by a retired NFL player in Executive Director and President George Martin and governed by a Board of Directors composed of former NFL players makes the NFL Alumni the only organization wholly organized, governed, managed and led by its retired player members
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Events
The Kansas City Chapter of The NFL Alumni has participated in a variety of events. On May 4th of 2011 we are sponsoring a community wide symposium of the foremost authorities in Brain Science and concussions in sports. In conjunction with Morehouse School of Medicine Satcher Health Leadership Institute, the NFL Alumni KC chapter is providing the community an opportunity to hear exactly what is known about injuries to the brain and what we should all be aware of when it comes to Dementia, CTE, Alzheimer's and 2nd impact syndrome. with the yearly highlighted events generally the Our Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament in July hosts team from around the area and the country with the winners qualifying to compete in the "Super Bowl" of golf. Our KC Chapter pays expenses for the winning team's trip. The KC chapter has been raising money for youth charities since 1983.We also participate in Kid's Day celebration by visiting a local hospital, "Children's Mercy" in Kansas City and spending some time with kids and their parents and handing out some small gifts. We haven't participated in the sporting clays event in recent years but we're considering it.
We're also considering sponsoring a winter/spring event to maintain better contact with the community throughout the year. One of the ideas currently under consideration is a poker night for charity. Stay tuned by staying in contact with your local chapter, attending events, maintaining contact through twitter and social media with current members. It's all about making life a little better for the kids.