| Orange Bowl Committee Members Ronald Albert Jr., Nan Markowitz, Lynne Keller, Rudy Fernandez, Youth Sports Ambassador Geary Scott, Metro by T-Mobile and OBIE, the Orange Bowl Mascot present the Suniland Sun Devils of the Miami Xtreme Youth Football League with a plaque honoring them as Orange Bowl YFA Park of the Week. |
| Miami Lakes, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – The Orange Bowl Youth Football League (OBYFA) presented by Metro by T-Mobile visited five South Florida parks this past Saturday; all in Miami-Dade County. Last week’s parks were representatives of the Florida Youth Football League (FYFL), and the Miami Xtreme Youth Football League. The program recognizes select youth football parks across South Florida each Saturday during the fall as part of its continuous community engagement and support. At each stop, OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot, is joined by Orange Bowl Committee members, ambassadors and staff in distributing promotional items and discounts from Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance sponsors and presenting each park with a commemorative plaque. The October 12 visits included trips three Miami Xtreme League teams at Coral Reef Park for the Cannonball Youth Club, Andre Dawson Field for the Suniland Sun Devils, and Doral Meadow Park for the Doral Broncos. There was also a stop at Miami Norland Senior High School for the Miami Gardens Chiefs of the FYFL. The Park of the Week program is an opportunity to impact communities through the inclusion of sports. Orange Bowl members, staff and volunteers are involved with this program to make a difference in the lives of South Florida families. The Orange Bowl has invested more than $7 million in South Florida Youth Sports Programs since the start of the program in 1999. The OBYFA benefits approximately 13,000 youth football players and cheerleaders reaching from Lake Okeechobee to Key West. The parks being visited this weekend are all Palm Beach County leagues, three of eight South Florida leagues supported by the OBYFA. This week’s complete schedule for October 19 is as follows: 9 a.m. – Buttonwood Park – West Boynton Youth Football11 a.m. – Village Park – Western Communities Football1:30 p.m. – Lake Lytal Park – Palm Beach Youth Football Youth sports is one of the four pillars of Orange Bowl Community Outreach, which also includes fundraising and community events, academic programs and scholarships, and legacy gifts. For 85 years, the Orange Bowl has been one of South Florida’s leading civic organizations, promoting championship sporting events, related premier entertainment and other year-round activities to inspire youth, engage our community and enhance the South Florida economy. This year’s Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance is again presented by Metro by T-Mobile and supported by associate sponsors American Airlines, clutchinsurance, Comcast, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida), Dave & Busters, Marathon Petroleum Company, Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, Nike, Sunshine Health, Toyota, Tire Kingdom and Xenith. In addition to the OBYFA, the Orange Bowl directly supports locally based festivals and events that provide participatory opportunities to youth from all over the world. For more information about the Orange Bowl Committee and the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance 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 BowlThe 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 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. |
