FedEx Kicks Off the NFL Season with FANtastic News for the Red Cross

Written by Leigh-Anne Dennison, a Red Crosser from Browns Town (Cleveland, Ohio) Isn’t it great how the football season brings people together? From tailgates to Super Bowl parties, folks gather to cheer on their champs or root for their favorite underdogs. Even “casual fans” will do the touchdown dance when their local team scores in the final seconds to win the game. Now, FedEx and the NFL have another reason for fans to come together and cheer, and it involves supporting the humanitarian services provided by local American Red Cross chapters. For a second season, FedEx is teaming with the NFL to support the organization’s lifesaving services through their FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week (and Player of the Year) Program. How the Program Works Each Tuesday morning the NFL nominates three quarterbacks and three running backs based on their performances from the past week. Then, the fans come together (virtually) to vote for their favorite quarterback and running back by visiting NFL.com/FedEx. On Thursday, the winners are announced and FedEx makes a financial donation of $2,000 to each of the winners’ local Red Cross chapters. At the end of the season, fans vote for the Players of the Year in each category, which triggers a $25,000 donation from FedEx to those winners’ local chapters. These donations support Red Cross services – helping families affected by home fires, communities coping with disasters and a variety of other urgent humanitarian ne...
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