*The Cleveland Browns are committed to the community. Through First and Ten, the Dawg Pound is encouraged to share what they are doing to give back. Get inspired and check out what these fans are doing to help their community:
*How do you give back?#give10
Name: Nicole
Hometown: Mansfield, OH
*What you do to give back?
Nicole is extremely involved in her community – helping others in multiple ways throughout the year. She is a Founder of Richland Young Professionals, created nearly 4 years ago, with over 500 members from Richland County. The group was created to get 21-45 year olds together for networking, professional development and giving back to their community. Nicole also spends time supporting families, parents, and others who are struggling financially by presenting to community members about finding financial success and understanding the process to build good credit as well as her involvement with the Parent Aide Program to help those understand how they can get back on their feet and be better parents. During the summer months, Nicole is involved with Spokes4Kids for the annual Shelby Bicycle Days festival in July, raising money to purchase bikes which are donated to kids in the community who couldn't afford a bike. Thank you Nicole for inspiring some many to give back in their community!*
Name: Colton
Hometown: Good Hope, Georgia
*What you do to give back?
Colton volunteers his time giving back every summer through an organization called Widows Watchmen, supporting widows and widowers with their needs. He brings his youth group to join each week to help with construction, cleaning and simply spending time visiting with these individuals. Colton is originally from Cleveland, huge Browns fan, but currently lives in Georgia now where he also volunteers for food drives and blood drives to support those in need. Thank you for all that you do Colton!*
Name: Chrissy
Hometown: Streetsboro, OH
*What you do to give back?
On and off the field Chrissy lives and breathes Special Olympics as an athlete of the program. She trains and competes year round in track and field and swimming. Chrissy also helps Special Olympics Ohio out throughout the year by supporting fundraising efforts. She has ran with the officers in the Torch Run, pulled a plane, and this year will be participating in her eighth Polar Plunge on February 25th at Edgewater Park in Cleveland! Chrissy leads the charge for her team which is always one of the top fundraising groups! Thanks for all you do for Special Olympics and sharing your First and Ten story!*
Name: Nick
Hometown: Cypress, IL
*What you do to give back?
Nick is a 3rd grade teacher but also a volunteer coach for multiple youth sports and activities in the through the year and during the summer. While school is out for summer, Nick organizes an open gym so kids have a place to go and providing them the opportunity to play sports – basketball, baseball, softball, etc. Thanks for sharing your story, Nick, and giving back to local youth!*
Name: Kayla
Hometown: Sandusky, OH
*What you do to give back?
Kayla volunteers her time at a local, grassroots organization called Kids in Need Resource Center. As a volunteer she assists teachers from low incoming schools come and shop for free school supplies and materials for their class. Her favorite part about volunteering to help Kids in Need Resource Center is seeing how appreciative teachers are to be able to receive the supplies their students need to help them learn. Thanks for sharing your story, Kayla!*
