"As professional football players we have a great opportunity to make a larger difference in the lives of young people. Having the opportunity to make a positive impact is a privilege and responsibility that I am passionate about." – Chris Draft, Founder of the Chris Draft Family Foundation

Community Honors & Awards

• 2010 City of St. Louis Resolution
• 2010 MLK Ambassador of Service
• 2010 Published Author of "Do You Want to Play Catch?"
• 2009 PTA National Ambassador
• 2009 JB Award, presented by the NFL Players Association and James Brown of CBS Sports
• 2009 Winning with Asthma National Spokesman, partnership with the National Lt. Governor's Association
  
• 2008 AT &T National Sportsmanship Award, celebrating community service and overall commitment to sportsmanship
• 2008 JB Award, presented by the NFL Players Association and James Brown of CBS Sports
• 2008 Recognized by the Georgia General Assembly with HR 1289 for outstanding contributions to young people, Georgia communities and the state
• 2007 NFL Alumni Spirit Award, presented at the Super Bowl XLII NFL Alumni Player of the Year Dinner, sponsored by Cadillac
• 2007 Proclamation from Alderman Jeffrey L. Boyd, 22nd Ward Alderman, St. Louis declaring Chris Draft’s outstanding service to his community and leadership for the September 2007 Barrett Brothers Park Clean-up.
• 2007 Proclamation from the Mayor’s Office and the City of St. Louis declaring October 8, 2007 Hometown Huddle Day
• 2007 Proclamation from Mecklenburg County Commissioners declaring May 1, 2007 as Asthma Awareness Day and May as Asthma Awareness Month.
• 2006 Carolina Panthers Walter Payton Man of the Year Award Winner
• 2004 Byron “Whizzer” White Award finalist for the Atlanta Falcons
• 2002 Ed Block Courage Award,
• 2001 Rankin Smith Humanitarian Award

Community Sports Activities

• NFL Rookie Symposium Presenter, June 2010
• Read Across America Fitness Blitz, NFL YET Los Angeles, Calif, March 2010
• NFL Play 60 Fitness Blitz, Super Bowl XLIV, Miami, Fla., February 2010
• NFL Rookie Symposium Presenter, “Being a Professional” session, June 2009
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: Atlanta NFL/YET, June 2009
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: St. Louis Style 2009
• Military Appreciation Visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, April 2009
• St. Louis Rams Draft Party, April 2009
• Celebrity Climber, American Lung Association’s Master the Met Stairclimb, March 2009
• Bell & Buckner Football Symposium – Charlotte, July 2008
• NFL Rookie Symposium Presenter, “Being a Professional” session, June 2008
• Keynote Speaker, St. Louis Public Schools Physical Education Teacher of the Year Ceremony, June 2008
• PHL/National City Field Build, Soldan High School, St. Louis, June 2008
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: St. Louis Style 2008
• St. Louis Rams Draft Party, April 2008
• Celebrity Climber, American Lung Association’s Master the Met Stairclimb, March 2008
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: Super Bowl XLII, February 2008
• Captain, St. Louis Rams/United Way Hometown Huddle, October 2007
• KaBoom!/The Home Depot Field Build @ Northwest Academy St. Louis, October 2007
• “Kicking it on the Field with Asthma” Starring: Chris Draft, September 2007
• Honorary Chair, R.E.A.C.H. St. Louis 3rd Annual African American AIDS Walk, September 2007
• Leigh Torrence SWAY 4th Down Fundamentals Football Camp, July 2007
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: Atlanta NFL/YET, July 2007
• Spokesperson, Climb California, 2007
• Sponsor, Placentia Steelers Youth Football and Cheer Teams
• NFLPA Retired Players Association-Atlanta Chapter Football Clinic, July 2007
• Get Checked and Get Fit ™ Draft Day®: Atlanta NFL/YET, July 2006
• Spokesperson, Challenger Flag Football League, 2006-2007
• Carolina Panthers Youth Football Ambassador, 2006
• Sponsor, ZAP Asthma Summer Camp, June 2006
• Camp Breathe Easy Georgia, June 2006
• American Lung Association – Southeast Region Walk, April 2006
• Spokesperson, Atlanta NFL Youth Education Town (YET) Boys and Girls Club, 2003, 2004

Community Service Activities

• "A Book in Every Kid's Hands" Screening of "Legend of the Guardians - September 2010
• Project Blind Side - Buffalo, N.Y., St. Louis, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., Atlanta, Ga., Los Angeles, Calif., Washington D.C. - February - August 2010
• Author Talk and Book Donation, Deanwood Library, Washington D.C. - July 2010
• President Obama's Responsible Fathers Initiative Kickoff - June 2010
• Keynote Speaker, Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics Congressional Press Breakfast, Washington D.C. - June 2010
• The LEAGUE All-American Service Awards - June 2010
• Normandy School District Health Fair - June 2010
• A Celebration of Reading at Sea - May 2010
• "Do You Want to Play Catch?" Release, Miami, Fla. - February 2010
• "A Day at the Barber Shop/Beauty Salon" with Big Brothers Big Sisters - January 2010
• Asthma Prevention Video Shoot, Environmental Protection Agency, April 2009
• Host, Orangewood Children’s Home Black History Month Celebration, Orange, California. 2000-2008
• Atlanta NFL Youth Education Town (YET) Boys and Girls Club Board of Advisors,
• Coach Chris Foundation Advisory Board, 2006-present
• Spokesperson, St. Louis Public Schools “You Belong” Student Recruitment Campaign, July 2008
• Spokesperson, Dance St. Louis “The Most Beautiful Sport in the World” Campaign, June 2008
• Host, “Rams in the Classroom – Reaching Your Goal” SLPS Student Recognition Dinner, sponsored by AFT St. Louis Local 420, June 2008
• Urban Farming planting at Barrett Brothers Park, St. Louis, June 2008
• Host, Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation presents “Continuing the Debate” with Nate Parker from The Great Debaters, May 2008
• Barrett Brothers Park clean-up, St. Louis, May 2008
• Spokesperson, Missouri Childhood Asthma Radio PSA Campaign, April 2008
• A Discussion and A Movie™: The Great Debaters—Benjamin Banneker High School, April 2008
• Midwest Dairy/DMI School Visit Contest Guest Speaker at Eureka High School, April 2008
• A Discussion and A Movie™: The Great Debaters—Clayton County (GA) Public Schools, February 2008
• A Discussion and A Movie™: The Great Debaters—Atlanta Public Schools, January 2008
• A Discussion and A Movie™: The Great Debaters —St. Louis Public Schools, January 2008
• La’Roi Glover Gridiron Holiday Shopping Spree, December 2007
• St. Louis Rams & American Red Cross Blood Drive, November 2007
• Urban League of St. Louis & St. Louis Rams Thanksgiving Turkey Distribution, November 2007
• Community Quarterback Awards Luncheon, October 2007
• Spokesperson, St. Louis Public Schools “Fresh Start” Student Campaign, September 2007
• 2007 Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server, September 2007
• Barrett Brothers Park clean-up, St. Louis September 2007
• St. Louis Rams Hydration Tour, August 2007
• Host, Peace & Unity in the Community: Block Party and District #74 Appreciation Day, July 2007
• Los Angeles Unified Asthma Project, June 2007
• Presenter, H.U.F. (Honoring Unsung Fathers) Awards, June 2007
• Speaker, Coretta Scott King’s Birthday Observance Tribute, April 2007
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Asthma Education Program, March 2007
• Keynote speaker, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta Annual G.O.A.L Awards Ceremony, 2006, 2007
• Spokesperson, Southeast Regional American Lung Association, 2006