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NFL Foundation, USA Football, GENYOUth And Fuel Up To Play 60 Extend Commitment To Youth Health And Wellness Through NFL Flag-In-Schools

April 24, 2018

The NFL, USA Football, GENYOUth and Fuel Up to Play 60 announced today the fifth year of the NFL FLAG-In-Schools Program, which aims to increase physical activity among youth by providing flag football resources to underserved school communities. Since 2014, the partners’ efforts have resulted in 6.5 million students becoming more active before, during and after school through NFL FLAG-In-Schools.

This year, nearly 5,000 NFL FLAG Kits will be distributed nationwide, reaching approximately 2.7 million new students. The expansion was made possible by a renewed commitment from the NFL Foundation, amounting to nearly $1.5 million. Click here to read the entire press release.

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