Miami Dolphins players were active throughout the community on Tuesday, September 28.
This morning, running back Ronnie Brown traveled to Deerfield Middle School as part of his 23 Ways to Stop Youth Violence campaign. The program is an anti-violence campaign aimed at middle school and high school students. The program is designed to create heightened awareness of the epidemic of violence and bullying today’s young people are experiencing and to discuss practical solutions to managing the actions and emotions that often lead to violent acts. Spearheaded by Brown and supported by his partners in this program, Teen Truth Live and the Miami-Dade Violence Intervention Project (VIP), 23 Ways is a powerful, interactive experience that features motivational speakers, Teen Truth Live’s award-winning documentary and VIP’s staff of law enforcement officials, counselors and social workers from the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department.
“It was great to have the opportunity to take 23 Ways to Deerfield Beach today,” Brown said. “As a professional athlete, you get a chance to relate to these kids a little bit and it’s exciting. The school has been through a lot over the past year but it’s clear that the students and staff have an amazing spirit about them.”
Later this morning, linebacker Quentin Moses and fullback Lousaka Polite visited the art class at Western High School to meet with winners of the Dolphins Empty Bowls Program. Over 80 schools in Broward County participate in the program, where art classes at schools make bowls to help raise money for food banks. During the visit, Moses and Polite visited four art classes and one music class.
In the afternoon, cornerback Benny Sapp visited his old school and teacher’s class at Boyd H. Anderson High School. Sapp handed out 20 tickets from him and the defensive backs (NO FLY ZONE) to the class that will be used at the Monday Night Football contest vs. the New England Patriots, presented by Publix.
