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Originally Posted by maleficent
You're in Canton... biggest thing I know of in Canton is the football hall of fame... I'm sure that football players have their share of addictions and the NFL likes to be seen as altruistic... It'd be a long shot, bu I'd set up some meetings with them asking for some help... maybe a meet and greet with some HOF players... etc...
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This is actually a very valuable idea. In my area, there's a professional football player who has a little foundation and likes to give money to small nonprofits that he thinks are doing valuable work. When he finds one he likes, he tells his pro-football friends about it and invites them to join him in donating. And because this guy is known to them and has checked it out, they know their money is going to a good place and are comfortable about giving.
In short, if you convince one football player or HOFer, he may well bring friends with him.