Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Football League Alumni (NFLA) and the Professional Football Players Mothers Association (PFPMA) are proud to announce a partnership and the establishment of an exclusive NFLA membership category for mothers of current and former NFL players.
“NFL Alumni is honored to partner with such a significant organization as PFPMA,” said Alumni CEO Beasley Reece. “We look forward to working hand in hand with the mothers of our alumni players to keep them and their families healthy, productive and connected. Who better to pass information along to alumni members than their mothers?”
NFLA and PFPMA share a mission of caring for their own while also dedicating their efforts to improve the communities in which they live.
Michele Green, President, PFPMA: “We are equally proud to announce our partnership during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an effort that has affected many of our members, their families, and men and women across the country. Through our partnership, we are certain to make a collective impact in the lives of our members and the communities served."
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and NFLA’s partnership with PFPMA, Alumni will donate 20% of all membership proceeds for the month of October to Komen Philadelphia. If you would like to join NFL Alumni, please follow this link https://nflalumni.kindful.com/s/membership/new or call 877-258-6635. If you are already a member or would like to donate follow this link https://nflalumni.kindful.com/?campaign=1039508.
About Professional Football Players Mothers Association:
The Professional Football Players Mothers Association is to be a support system for the mothers of professional football players and to serve, support and strengthen our communities through charitable giving. The Professional Football Players Mothers Association's vision is transforming lives through serving, supporting and strengthening our communities. To learn more visit www.pfpma.org/
About National Football League Alumni:
NFL Alumni was founded in 1967 and is the oldest and most recognizable national organization of retired professional athletes. NFL Alumni consists of former NFL players, coaches, executives, spouses, cheerleaders, and associate members. NFL Alumni’s mission “Caring for our Own” is to serve, assist and inform its members and their families. NFL Alumni also has a traditional mission of “Caring for Kids” across the country. Player alumni give back in their local communities by raising funds for youth-related charities through their 35 regional chapters. It is a tradition that has existed for more than 50 years. Alumni support typically raises more than $1.5 million dollars for worthwhile causes. To accomplish our mission & vision, we have established the NFL Alumni Foundation which is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information please visit www.nflalumni.org.
About Susan G. Komen Philadelphia:
Susan G. Komen® Philadelphia is an affiliate of Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen has set a Bold Goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026. Komen was founded in 1982 by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life. Through events like the new Komen Philadelphia MORE THAN PINK Walk—introduced in May 2019—Komen Philadelphia raises the funds, awareness and community involvement that empower its work to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. Komen Philadelphia serves a 15-county area and has helped contribute to the more than $920 million invested globally in research. Over the past 27 years, Komen Philadelphia has distributed approximately $63 million in grants to local organizations, funding of more than 180,500 mammograms for women in need in its service area, and contribution of approximately $27.5 million to breast cancer research. www.komenphiladelphia.org.