Title
Honoring and recognizing Chris Long for his incredible charitable work, and congratulating him for winning the NFL's 2018 "Walter Payton Man of the Year" Award.
Body
WHEREAS, Chris Long, star defensive end of the Philadelphia Eagles, is a source of great pride to the City of Philadelphia. Football is in his DNA. His father, Howie, is in the NFL Hall of Fame and his brother, Kyle, is a star offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears; and
WHEREAS, Chris Long's story begins with football, with an impressive NFL career. An All-American defensive lineman out of the University of Virginia, Chris Long was the second overall pick of the St. Louis Rams in the 2008 NFL Draft. He went on to terrorize quarterbacks as a member of the New England Patriots and our beloved Philadelphia Eagles, winning back-to-back Super Bowl rings in 2017 and 2018 with each organization.
WHEREAS, The reason for Chris Long being named the NFL's "Walter Payton Man of the Year" stems from his phenomenal charity work, which began in 2015. His first charitable move was the formation of the "Waterboys Initiative"; and
WHEREAS, Waterboy Initiative raises funds and awareness for clean water in communities in East Africa. Uniting NFL players, fans, corporate sponsors and other charities. The Waterboy Initiative works to fund the building of sustainable clean water wells through WorldServe International, the initiative's beneficiary. In total, 55 wells have been funded since 2015; and
WHEREAS, Chris Long also partners with former Seattle Seahawk and former active-duty Green Beret Nate Boyer to develop the Conquering Kili program as part of the Waterboy Initiative. Combat veterans enlist to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds needed to build fresh, safe water wells in East Africa. To date, this program has raised more than $525,000 to build water wells in Tanzania; and
WHEREAS, After the formation of the "Waterboys Initiative", Chris Long created the "Chris Long Foundation" in order to create a...
Click here for full text