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December 5, 2006: Kansas City --
In our Kansas City entertainment event, leaders from 3 different arenas (business, sports, Hollywood) came together to lift up the less fortunate. Derrick Johnson is a 6'-3", 242-pound star linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. Just because he crushes opposing quarterbacks for a living doesn't mean he doesn't care.
“Nothing gives me more pleasure than helping others, especially children,” Johnson said. “I was truly blessed to be involved with this event . . . letting these individuals know that they matter. Man, it just really touched me to lend my name and join Lift Up America in this important cause.”
Lift Up America would not be where it is today without the partnership of professional and college sports teams. We are grateful to Derrik Johnson and his teammates. They are heroes on and off the field.
For more, please visit www.liftupamerica.org. Quote used by permission of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Yours for helping lift up America,
Dave Hannah
Chairman/CEO Lift Up America
Photo Gallery:
Derrick Johnson, of the Kansas City Chiefs, stands tall (in blue jacket) with other business leaders and celebrities as the ribbon is cut at the Giving Hope Tour - Kansas City.
Spencer Tillman, CBS Sports Analyst and former captain of the Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers, hosts the press conference at the premiere of Meet Me in Miami in Kansas City.
Kansas City Chiefs safety, Jarrad Page, (right), signs autographs for guests on the red carpet.
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