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150 CHICAGO CHILDREN TO COMPETE IN CHICAGO BEARS NFL C.I.T.Y. FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT OGDEN PARK
Chicago
Housing Authority And YMCA Of Metropolitan Chicago Youth Leagues
To Compete For Citywide Bragging Rights
| WHAT: | One
hundred and fifty "inner-city" Chicago boys and
girls ages 11-14 will compete for the Chicago Bears
1997 NFL C.I.T.Y. (Challenge and Inspire Today’s
Youth) Flag Football Championship. Twelve teams from
the Chicago Housing Authority and YMCA of Metropolitan
Chicago C.I.T.Y. leagues will compete against each other
in a five-on-five flag football tournament for the right
to be called 1997 Chicago Bears C.I.T.Y. Football
Champions. The NFL will provide trophies for
participants. NFL C.I.T.Y. Football provides free structured recreational football programs to children who live in "at-risk" communities. C.I.T.Y. Football is part of the NFL’s "Play Football" initiative to create exciting ways for even more kids to play, watch and experience the game of football. For more information on NFL "Play Football" programs, call 1-800-NFL-SNAP. |
| WHO: | 150 Chicago boys and girls |
| WHEN: | Saturday,
November 15, 1997 9:00 a.m. |
| WHERE: | Ogden Park, 6700 South Troop, Chicago, IL |
| CONTACT: | National
Football League YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Dave Lockett / Jennifer Polovick (212) 450-2000 (312) 280-2646 Gil Walker, Chicago Housing Authority, (312) 567-7758 |