Champskins Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award last night on behalf of the NFL for his support of their Grassroots program which provides grants to build or resurface football fields in areas of need of financial assistance. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) – the nation’s leading organization dedicated to revitalizing and sustaining American communities – hosted their 30th Anniversary Gala at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art & Portraits in D.C. last night, honoring the NFL’s long-standing commitment to refurbish youth community fields nationwide. The NFL has been one of the LISC’s most generous supporters having invested $30 million to build and restore 225 athletic fields in 50 metropolitan areas around the country. Snyder has been particularly active in the Grassroots program, having helped build or renovate more than 28 football fields in the Washington D.C. area through the Redskins Charitable Foundation. Snyder has voiced the importance of getting children and teens outdoors to exercise as one of the main reasons why he’s been so passionate about this particular initiative. http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/25/redskins-snyder-feted-for-building-28-area-fields/ Some good news for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Always a pleasure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 A little bit of good publicity for a change. Now comes in Oldfan to find a way to bash Snyder for not doing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 But but but he has a dark heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefJerky Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Very good to see Mr. snyder doing some good for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumplestilskin Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 He lures them in with football and gets them strong for the sweatshops. LOL Totally Sarcastic. Good on you Danno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Do the fields have an unobstructed view of the Potomac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfan Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 A little bit of good publicity for a change. Now comes in Oldfan to find a way to bash Snyder for not doing more. Oldfan accused of being a Snyder lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 B F D. Cut a few checks, accept an award. Wake me when his football team is winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 B F D. Cut a few checks, accept an award.Wake me when his football team is winning. I agree. The only award I want to see Snyder get is a Super Bowl Trophy. Get that Dan and the fans will love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 funny this thread only has 11 responses. Yet when Snyder was attempting to sue the City Paper, that thread had hundreds of responses in less than a day...ummmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahbird Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 funny this thread only has 11 responses. Yet when Snyder was attempting to sue the City Paper, that thread had hundreds of responses in less than a day...ummmmm. We should applaud Dan when he does something right, just as we should let him know when he's done something wrong. You can likely blame this on the old journalist creedo, "if it bleeds, it leads." Outrage gets a lot more page views than charity work, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvern Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Congrats to Dan Snyder for giving back to the community. It's great to read about the Redskins Charitable Foundation helping in the construction/renovation of 28 football fields in the Washington D.C. area. And the Redskins Charitable Foundation has also been helping with PLAY 60 initiatives, the “Fit For You” 5K, and scholarships as well. . . .I hope both Dan and Tanya Snyder receieve the public credit they truly deserve, for their roles in these charitable deeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Good for Dan. As others have stated few will pay attention to the good things he does but charity work is 10x more important than winning a game. Glad to see Dan helping out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper 21 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 agreed w/ above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfaninny Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I don't post here very often, but I'll use one of my rare posts to thank Mr. Snyder for his contributions and charity work. Plus for his passion. While the on field results don't always show it, he wants to win as much as we do. He's still a relatively young owner and learning every day. I think we're on the right course now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Way to go Danno. Good to see you doing stuff with a positive outcome. Gaining points in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsince72 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 B F D. Cut a few checks, accept an award.Wake me when his football team is winning. Many people feel this is just as, if not more, important than a Lombardi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 B F D. Cut a few checks, accept an award.Wake me when his football team is winning. who cares about underpriviledged children having a field to play on, the Redskins went 6-10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 A little bit of good publicity for a change. Now comes in Oldfan to find a way to bash Snyder for not doing more. B F D. Cut a few checks, accept an award.Wake me when his football team is winning. I agree. The only award I want to see Snyder get is a Super Bowl Trophy. Get that Dan and the fans will love you. RFK and cls took the reins from Oldfan apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know there are probably tons of owners who give money but they dont need to make a big deal about an award but here they have to because his image as an owner is a joke. Win superbowl trophies, thats your job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know there are probably tons of owners who give money but they dont need to make a big deal about an award but here they have to because his image as an owner is a joke. Win superbowl trophies, thats your job The same thing has probably been said by other owners 2k, it has nothing to do with his image as an owner, more so than the fact that he was given an award for doing good. I'm sure Kraft has gotten one as well, along with other owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know there are probably tons of owners who give money but they dont need to make a big deal about an award but here they have to because his image as an owner is a joke. Win superbowl trophies, thats your job The source is NFL.com When the media criticizes us it's "media bias" and now that they say something positive it must be some conspiracy to repair his image. The media as a whole clearly doesn't care about Snyder's image. The only argument you could pose would be the league trying to make the owners look good during the lockout but I don't see that being taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know there are probably tons of owners who give money but they dont need to make a big deal about an award but here they have to because his image as an owner is a joke. Win superbowl trophies, thats your job That's a little unfair. Much of the money these guys give to charity receives little to no publicity and in this particular case Snyder was accepting the award on behalf of the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomE Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know there are probably tons of owners who give money but they dont need to make a big deal about an award but here they have to because his image as an owner is a joke. Win superbowl trophies, thats your job "Let no good deed go unpunished." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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