Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas will be hosting Bowling for Babies for the March of Dimes Atlanta Chapter at Ten Pin Alley in Atlantic Station on Monday October 19 from 6 – 8 p.m. Come join Douglas and many of his teammates for a fun night of bowling, food & fun.
Individual tickets and sponsorship packages are on sale thru the March of Dimes. Individual tickets must be purchased by calling, Lindsay Masters with the March of Dimes Atlanta Chapter at 404 – 350 – 9800.
To learn more about this event. Please check out this link below.
http://www.marchofdimes.com/georgia/37566_61336.asp
Come out and get a chance to meet some of your favorite Falcons players and a chance to help a worthy cause!
kyla Appearance Harry Douglas
Atlanta Falcons players Michael Turner, Harry Douglas, Alex Stepanovich and Jason Rader attended a dinner on Wednesday, June 10 hosted by United Healthcare of Georgia and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia/Alabama for a local Make-A-Wish child named Jake Weaver. The dinner hosted at Atlanta’s ESPN Zone, celebrated Jake and his family’s return from Jake’s wish, which was a vacation to the Virgin Islands. The trip which was paid for by United Healthcare of Georgia and gave the family some much needed vacation time.
The players ate dinner with Jake and had the opportunity to play video games with him.
“Jake’s got a great attitude about him,” Michael Turner said. “I’m glad we got an opportunity to come out here and spend some time with him and his family tonight. He’s definitely got some skills on some of these video games.”
Jake has been battling bone cancer for the past couple of years.
kyla Appearance Alex Stepanovich, ESPN Zone, Harry Douglas, Jason Rader, Make A Wish, Michael Turner, United Healthcare of Georgia
On May 14, Atlanta Falcons players Harry Douglas, Stephen Nicholas, Von Hutchins and DJ Shockley along with five Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders had the chance to visit Washington D.C. and pay their respects to soldiers who have been fighting overseas. The USO hosted the group for a full day of visits with the wounded soldiers.
The contingent arrived in Washington Thursday morning and was transported to the MATC (Military Advance Training Center) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before making several additional stops prior to their return.
“This was such an eye-opening experience. To hear the stories that these soldiers have gone through and the challenges they are facing, it’s truly unbelievable,” Hutchins said. “Seeing this stuff in person, really hits home.”
The players and cheerleaders signed autographs and took pictures with many of the patients they visited with. Falcon’s hats and memorabilia were passed out to the soldiers.
“I cannot begin to describe how impactful this visit was,” Shockley said. “The appreciation these soldiers showed us for coming up here is something that I’ll never forget. They were so appreciative of us taking time out of our week to come up here and visit with them. These soldiers are the real heroes. They are sacrificing their lives and time with their families to fight for our freedom.”
Walter Reed Army Medical Center is the largest military treatment facility in the United States and has treated nearly 8,000 service members wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The MATC opened its doors in 2007 and was designed with the latest computer and video monitoring systems to help enhance amputee and patient care.
The Falcons contingent visited with patients who were in their rooms recuperating but also visited the rehabilitation center inside the hospital. In the center, the players could see the much vigor and challenges these soldiers face. Soldiers could be seen learning how to walk again with a prosthetic leg or trying to regain feeling back in their hand after a roadside bomb nearly blew the soldier’s entire hand off.
After spending the morning at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the players spent the afternoon at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The NNMC is the only Defense Department facility capable of comprehensive complex neurocritical care for wartime traumatic brain injury patients. The players visited the three soldiers currently in the center dealing with brain trauma, while several more remained in intensive care.
“The men and women we visited with today were truly remarkable people,” Hutchins said. “There were things about this trip really surprised me. The morale the soldiers had. For everything that they have gone through and the struggles they are facing all of them were so extremely positive. It really touched my heart to see them so determined to defend our freedom even with the predicament they are in. All of them truly love the job they do and have no regrets whatsoever. This visit truly made me proud to be an American.”
kyla Appearance AFC, DJ Shockley, Harry Douglas, Stephen Nicholas, Von Hutchins
