| Orange Bowl Committee Member Todd Mestepey and OBIE, the Orange Bowl Mascot present the North Miami SunDevils of the Miami Xtreme Youth Football League with a plaque honoring them as Orange Bowl YFA Park of the Week. |
| MIAMI LAKES, FL. (www.orangebowl.org) —The Orange Bowl Youth Football League(OBYFA) presented by Metro by T-Mobile visited four South Florida parks this past Saturday;all in Miami-Dade County. Last week’s parks were representatives of the Miami Xtreme YouthFootball League (Miami Xtreme) and the National Youth Football League (NYFL). Theprogram recognizes select youth football parks across South Florida each Saturday duringthe fall as part of its continuous community engagement and support. At each stop, OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot, is joined by Orange Bowl Committeemembers, ambassadors and staff in distributing promotional items and discounts fromOrange Bowl Youth Football Alliance sponsors and presenting each park with acommemorative plaque. The September 28 visits included trips to Milander Park for the Hialeah Cougars, MiamiCountry Day School for the Miami Shore Spartans and Allen Park for the North MiamiSunDevils of the Miami Xtreme. There was also a visit to Partners for Youth Park for theHelping Hands Bulls of the NYFL. The Park of the Week program is an opportunity to impact communities through the inclusionof sports. Orange Bowl members, staff and volunteers are involved with this program to makea difference in the lives of South Florida families. The Orange Bowl has invested more than $7 million in South Florida Youth Sports Programssince the start of the program in 1999. The OBYFA benefits approximately 13,000 youthfootball players and cheerleaders reaching from Lake Okeechobee to Key West. All of the parks being visited this weekend are home to teams from the Florida Youth FootballLeague (FYFL) and NYFL, two of eight South Florida leagues supported by the OBYFA. Inaddition, Park of the Week will also be going down to Key West to honorthe Key West Junior Football League. This week’s complete schedule for October 5 is as follows:9 a.m. – Vincent Torres Memorial Park – Lauderdale Lakes Vikings – FYFL10:30 a.m. – CW Thomas Park – Dania Beach Dolphins – FYFLNoon – Holy Family Church – Oak Grove Raiders – FYFL3 p.m. – Sherbondy Park – Opa-locka Hurricanes – NYFLKey West10 a.m. – Wickers Sports Complex – Key West Junior Football League Youth sports is one of the four pillars of Orange Bowl Community Outreach, which alsoincludes fundraising and community events, academic programs and scholarships, andlegacy gifts. For 85 years, the Orange Bowl has been one of South Florida’s leading civicorganizations, promoting championship sporting events, related premier entertainment andother year-round activities to inspire youth, engage our community and enhance the SouthFlorida economy. This year’s Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance is again presented by Metro by T-Mobile andsupported by associate sponsors American Airlines, clutchinsurance, Comcast, Coca-ColaBeverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida), Dave & Busters, Marathon Petroleum Company,Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, Nike, Sunshine Health, Toyota, Tire Kingdomand Xenith. In addition to the OBYFA, the Orange Bowl directly supports locally based festivals andevents that provide participatory opportunities to youth from all over the world. For more information about the Orange Bowl Committee and the Orange Bowl Youth FootballAlliance presented by Metro by T-Mobile please visit www.orangebowl.org. *Editor’s Note – high resolution photos available upon request*Photo Credit – Orange Bowl YFA |
| About the Orange Bowl: The Orange Bowl is a 360-member, primarily volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. With its primary mission since being created in 1935 to bring tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and events, it has also maintained a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach. Orange Bowl community outreach efforts are comprised of four pillars: youth sports, fundraising and community events, academic programs and scholarships, and legacy gifts. The Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Capital One Orange Bowl on Monday, December 30, 2019. For more information on the 2019-2020 Orange Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program presented by Panera Bread, log on to www.orangebowl.org or follow the @OrangeBowl on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. |
