Upcoming Events

• Asthma Team: Asthma Families Visit RedskinsTraining Camp AANMA--Mothers of Asthmatics helped recruit families to attend Washington Redskins Training Camp. They were able to watch practice and see Adam Carriker, Anthony Armstrong, Edwin Williams and Chris Draft tackle asthma on the final open practice of training camp.<more>
• Get Checked and Get Fit: U.S. Marines Fitness Challenge Chris Draft and several of his Redskins teammates will be participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Fitness Challenge at Redskins Park. Draft and the players will help cheer on more than 100 potential USMC recruits as they complete fitness-related challenges.<more>
• Literacy Leaders: Book Reading at Deanwood Recreation Center Chris Draft will read from his children's book "Do You Want to Play Catch?" and participate in a Let's Read Let's Move event with local Washington D.C. students. Draft will also donate two copies of "Do You Want to Play Catch?" to each D.C. public library. For more info on Deanwood, visit: http://www.dclibrary.org/deanwood<more>
• Character Team: Project Blind Side at The Arc in Washington D.C. Students from the Washington D.C. Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Center will see a private screening of The Blind Side and participate in a discussion of the character traits in the film afterward with Chris Draft. For more information on The Arc, visit: http://www.thearcdc.org/<more>
• Community Improvement: Washington D.C. Mayor's Summer Youth Program Chris Draft will join D.C. residents who have signed up to participate in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program, a six week program to give the youth of the District of Columbia some exposure to the world and an opportunity to learn new things to help prepare them for their futures.<more>
• Get Checked and Get Fit: Let's Read Let's Move Event Chris Draft will join Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for the U.S. Department of Education's Let's Read Let's Move event. Let's Read. Let's Move. seeks to combat childhood obesity and summer reading loss by engaging youth in summer reading and physical activity, as well as by providing access to healthy, affordable food. For more info, visit: http://www.serve.gov/lrlm.asp<more>
• Character Team: NFL Rookie Symposium Veteran NFL linebacker Chris Draft will attend the NFL's annual rookie symposium to talk to the league's newcomers about the importance of the role they're stepping into and how they can make the most of their NFL careers on and off the field.<more>
• Character Team: A Discussion and a Movie - The Blind Side at Fremont High School Students from Fremont High School in Los Angeles were treated to a special private screening of "The Blind Side," followed by a discussion of the character themes in the film with Chris Draft. <more>
• Community Improvement: All-American High School Service Team Chris Draft helped The LEAGUE announce their All-American High School Service Team, recognizing high school students for their commitment to their community. Draft presented the All-American High School Service Team award to one of three finalists in the environmental category.<more>
• Character Team: President Obama's Responsible Fathers Press Conference Chris Draft recently joined United States President Barack Obama as he spoke about the importance of recognizing responsible fathers and mentors. The press conference served as a kickoff to Obama's Responsible Fathers initiative, which focuses on recognizing the importance of a father in the lives of their children and connecting fathers with available resources to help them be the best fathers they can.<more>

Past Events

• Community Blast Trash Cleanup Presented by Plaza Motors Chris Draft will be joined by Plaza Motors and over 150 youth from St. Louis' 22nd ward as they head to Barrett Brothers Park for a trash cleanup event. <more>
• St. Louis Rams Black History Month Program St. Louis, MO -- The Rams celebrated Black History Month with a special program for local high school students at the Missouri History Museum.<more>
• The Player Networking Event™ The Chris Draft Family Foundation traveled to Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII to join the Player Networking Event (PNE), an exclusively owned property of Troupe21 & Associates, created to help current and former athletes transition from sports. <more>
• Orangewood Children's Home Black History Month Program Orange, California - Chris traveled to Orangewood Children's Home for his 13th straight year to participate in its annual Black History Month celebration.<more>
• 11th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Awards Banquet Lufkin, Texas -- The Concerned Citizens of Lufkin, Inc. hosted the 11th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Awards Banquet, Sunday, January 18, 2009, 6:00 p.m. at the HOPE Center of North Lufkin. <more>
• Visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center Chris Draft returns to Washington D.C. for a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for what will be the first of many visits in 2009.<more>
• White House Visit: West Wing Tour A "special treat" for our D.C. Draft's Picks: Chris Draft and the essay contest winners from The Great Debaters screening and discussion at Banneker High School visit The White House for a special private tour.<more>
• Meeting with the EPA Chris Draft sits down with representatives from the EPA to discuss the Asthma Team initiative and plans for 2009.<more>
• USA Football Washington, DC - Chris met with USA Football representatives to discuss future plans with the Chris Draft Family Foundation.<more>
• "Winning with Asthma" Campaign Launch Lt. Gov Peter Kinder and Rams linebacker Chris Draft will unveil “Winning with Asthma,” a national campaign targeted at coaches, nurses and high school students to raise awareness for people with asthma in Missouri. <more>