WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Community participation in the 1st Annual Brees Dream Foundation Golf Outing held at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette has exceeded expectations of The Brees Dream Foundation and Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union.
"I am proud to be a part of this great community," said Drew Brees, NFL Saints quarterback and PEFCU spokesperson. "The level of participation in this year's event shows our collective commitment to enhancing the lives of our youth here in Lafayette."
Over 200 golfers, celebrities and public spectators participated in the event, which was followed by a cocktail reception where unique sports memorabilia were auctioned off with Brees serving as auctioneer. The event concluded with a presentation of $25,000 checks to each of this year's beneficiaries–Purdue University's National Youth Sports Program and Riley Hospital for Children through the Credit Unions for Kids Program.
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NYSP is a four-week sports enrichment camp for local children ages 10-16 who live at or below poverty. In 2006 the camp boasted a participant roster of more than 400 local children, delivering a summer program of sports, fitness, health/nutrition instruction and computers/writing.
The CU for Kids program is a collaboration among credit unions to benefit children's hospitals affiliated with the Children's Miracle Network, which serves 17 million kids.
Brees, a PEFCU member since 1997, has served as spokesperson for PEFCU since 2000 and in recent years, he has helped host several youth events during his summer visits. This year children from YMCA, YWCA, Boys and Girls Club, and the local Kids Konnected organization participated in a special bowling tournament with Brees. He signed autographs, posed for photos, and bowled a few frames with each group. To wrap up the event, PEFCU awarded two children from each group with a new bicycle.
Brees also made a special appearance at the National Youth Sports Program camp being held at Purdue. The children were greeted by Brees at the Shively Club at Ross-Ade Stadium and listened to him speak about the importance of attitude and commitment. PEFCU also awarded four bicycles to children with perfect attendance at camp for five consecutive days.
"Drew is more than a spokesperson for PEFCU," said Bill Connors,
PEFCU CEO. "His commitment to the community and inspiring messages to our youth embody our mission of being our members' life-long partner. We look forward to working with Drew and his foundation on future charity events and youth activities."
The Brees Dream Foundation was established in 2003 to help in the fight to cure cancer, improve the quality of life for cancer patients, and promote the progress, success and education of youth through scholarship programs.
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