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| Obama calls 1985 Bears greatest team | |
| President Obama, center, holds up a team jersey as he stands with the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. WASHINGTON--A jubilant President Obama welcomed the 1985 Chicago Bears to a long delayed White House celebration on Friday, calling them "the greatest team in NFL history.""This is as much fun as I will have as President of the United States, right here. This is one of the perks of the job, right here," Obama said. |
| When one person believes. | |
| When one person believes, the cycle of giving begins. "Tampa's been very goool to us and we want to reciprocate when we can," explains Jerry Williams, a Community Foundation olonor supporting a wide variety of causes. Through scholarship support to university stuolents and grants to All Sports Community Service, a nonprofit agency which mentors young people through athletic and college preparatory programs and classes, Jerry and Jane Williams have given generously to launch their own cycle of giving. |
| In her words: Kylie Moord Sikhakhane | |
| For the Fall 2010 grant cycle, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay awarded $5,000 to All Sports Community Services. The grant was requested in collaboration with Blake High Magnet Urban Teachers Academy and Just Elementary students to provide tutoring and mentoring to the extended enrichment program at Just Elementary, with funding requested for incentives and field trips. |
| Local football players gives back | |
| Local football players give back during holiday season WEST TAMPA -- Some of them had just returned from their first semester of college 24 hours earlier, but several former and current high school football players assembled at Rey Park Community Center in West Tampa on Friday afternoon to participate in a holiday toy giveaway. The event, organized by Unsigned Preps, gave presents to about 25 kids at the rec center ages 5 to 14. |
| The Most Shocking Moment BCS for Program | |
| The Most Shocking Moment in Every BCS Program's History View Full Story |
| Ex-Bear finally shuffles to White House | |
| Finally, after more than 25 years, the Chicago Bears are getting their White House visit. The team, which shuffled its way through the 1985 season and then vanquished the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986, will be honored by President Obama today. The Bears were supposed to meet with President Ronald Reagan after the big win more than a quarter-century ago, but the space shuttle Challenger blew up two days after the Super Bowl. The visit was canceled as the nation mourned, and it never was rescheduled. |
