United Way and NFL Partner for Tenth Annual Hometown Huddle

Thirty-Fifth Year of NFL/United Way Partnership Brings Focus to Youth Fitness Washington Redskins and United Way launch fitness programs on October 7 in Greater D.C. as part of Tenth Annual National United Way/NFL Hometown Huddle. ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - October 8, 2008) - NFL players, coaches, and leadership joined United Way staff and volunteers on Tuesday, October 7 for the tenth annual NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle -- a series of volunteer projects implemented on the same day in all 32 NFL cities nationwide. NFL and United Way teamed up this year to help kids get more active as part of NFL PLAY 60, the league's youth health and fitness campaign, aimed at getting kids active for 60 minutes a day. As part of the day's focus on community and youth fitness, teams launched HOPSports ™ youth fitness zones in 6 NFL... [read full story]