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On Friday, June 14th Buffalo Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander stopped by East Middle School in West Seneca to speak to students about having quality character. The event kicked off with a fun True or False activity that was led by United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. After that, Lorenzo was asked questions dealing with…

On Friday, May 31st New York Jets offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele spoke with 45 students from Sojourner Truth Middle School about having high character and managing emotions. The event was held at the Jets training facility as a reward for Sojourner Truth Middle School’s commitment to the online digital resource Character Playbook. All of the…

On Tuesday, May 28th New England Patriots players Matthew Slater, Deatrich Wise, and cheerleader Alex virtually interacted with more than 200 students from New Hampshire and Massachusetts about having good character and making smart decisions. This took place during the Character Playbook LIVE event held at Gillette Stadium. All three guided the participating students through…

On Thursday, May 23rd students from East Clinton Middle School were rewarded for winning the Character Challenge in the Greater Cincinnati market by traveling to Paul Brown Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals played host along with United Way of Greater Cincinnati to put on an event featuring Bengals legend and all-time leading scorer Jim Breech! Throughout…

On May 21st the Dallas Cowboys, United Way of Tarrant County, and United Way of Metro Dallas brought the Character Playbook Experience to Workman Jr. High in Arlington. The Experience is a two part event with a Character Panel that was led by Cowboys reporter Kristi Scales and included Cowboys Legend Chad Hennings, Dallas Cowboy…

On Monday, May 20th Indianapolis Colts players Zaire Franklin and Matthew Adams virtually interacted with more than 200 students from the Indianapolis area about building healthy relationships and making smart decisions. This was the first Character Playbook LIVE hosted in the Colts and United Way of Central Indiana area. Zaire and Matthew did a great…

The Minnesota Vikings opened their doors of the new training complex to Character Playbook students on Friday, May 17th for the Character Playbook Experience. Three local schools from Minneapolis and St. Paul participated in the two part event that include a character conversation and 6 station football skills camp. Local Radio host Carly Zucker let…

On Tuesday, May 14th Lovejoy High School was rewarded for winning the Character Challenge in the Greater Atlanta market. The Celebration of Character event featured a special guest appearance from the Atlanta Falcons mascot Freddie Falcon. The event started with a lot of energy from Freddie Falcon that included a dance-off with the Principal and…

On Thursday, May 9th Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata virtually interacted with more than 350 students from the Philadelphia area about having good character and making smart decisions. Jordan walked the students through a true or false activity and then answered questions asked by five students from different participating schools. Jordan answered each question…