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Larry Kentera -Board Member
Congratulations to NFF Board Member & Coach Larry Kentera on being inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame!
BOARD NEWS: Kevin Rowe - Valley of the Sun Board Member
Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, a non-profit foundation established by Kevin Rowe, managing partner of the Lerner and Rowe law offices, announced they are a proud sponsor of the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF). Kevin Rowe, Esquire, also serves as a Board Member for the NFF Valley of the Sun Chapter. The non-profit football foundation believes in recognizing academic and athletic excellence at the college, high school and youth levels and conducting programs that further the character-building qualities practiced within the team sport of football. Both foundations seek to improve and contribute positive changes to the communities where their volunteers and members live, work and play. “The NFF Valley of the Sun Chapter’s Board of Directors created a scholarship fund to acknowledge the academic and leadership achievements of high school seniors,” said Lerner and Rowe Gives Back founder, Kevin Rowe, Esq. “It’s great to be part of an organization that actively supports and encourages positive self-development in student athletes from grade school through college.” Full Press Release
Fiesta Bowl Charities Donates to Valley of the Sun Chapter
The Valley of the Sun Chapter (VOTS) of the non-profit National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame was honored today among 25 Arizona-based charities and received a significant contribution from Fiesta Bowl Charities. The award ceremony took place at the Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum in Scottsdale, Ariz. This past spring the VOTS staged its 36th annual banquet to present scholarship support to and honor 52 of the best and brightest high school & college scholar-athletes from the Phoenix and northern Arizona areas.
“This gracious donation from the Fiesta Bowl will go directly into our scholarship fund as we continue to honor high school and college (for post-graduate study) scholar-athletes, not only for their excellence on the gridiron but especially for their accomplishments in the
classroom and in giving back to their communities,” said VOTS president Janie Riddle. “We are very grateful for more than a decade of support from the Fiesta
Bowl, which has been a presenting sponsor of our banquet during that time, as we continue a 37-year tradition of honoring the youth of today, who will be our
future leaders of tomorrow.”
Dr. Robert Shelton, executive director of the Fiesta Bowl complimented the VOTS chapter by saying, “You at the Foundation do such a good job, so youngsters can
get a good start in life.” He added a personal note by saying, “It’s a priority of mine. I couldn’t have gone to college without a scholarship.”
“This gracious donation from the Fiesta Bowl will go directly into our scholarship fund as we continue to honor high school and college (for post-graduate study) scholar-athletes, not only for their excellence on the gridiron but especially for their accomplishments in the
classroom and in giving back to their communities,” said VOTS president Janie Riddle. “We are very grateful for more than a decade of support from the Fiesta
Bowl, which has been a presenting sponsor of our banquet during that time, as we continue a 37-year tradition of honoring the youth of today, who will be our
future leaders of tomorrow.”
Dr. Robert Shelton, executive director of the Fiesta Bowl complimented the VOTS chapter by saying, “You at the Foundation do such a good job, so youngsters can
get a good start in life.” He added a personal note by saying, “It’s a priority of mine. I couldn’t have gone to college without a scholarship.”
