TYRONE KEYS
TAMPA, Florida.--(SPORTS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2008
— At noon on Monday, September 8, charity founder Tyrone Keys will attend a White House ceremony honoring volunteerism. Keys was selected as an invited guest by a presidential volunteers committee and President George W. Bush to recognize his charitable efforts.
The charity Keys founded is All Sports Community Service, Inc. (ASCS), a Tampa-based 501(3)c organization supported by NFL Charities that provides opportunities for student/athletes to attain personal enrichment through higher education.
Keys is a former NFL player for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers. His Bears team won Super Bowl XX in January 1986.
This marks the second time that the White House has invited Keys and ASCS to hear the president speak about volunteerism. The first time was November 2, 2002 when Air ForceOne touched down at Tampa International Airport.
That day, Keys brought along student/athlete Jasmine Lane to meet the president. According to Keys, it was just another opportunity to light up a student’s face and plant the idea of how much one can accomplish in life.
In 2003, People Magazine published an article featuring Keys and All Sports Community Service in one of its issues. Keys will be accompanied at the ceremony on the White House lawn by his wife Bessie, son T.J. and daughter Chyla.
ABOUT ALL SPORTS COMMUNITY SERVICE, INC.
All Sports Community Service (ASCS) is a Tampa-based 501(3)c organization supported by NFL Charities that provides opportunities for student/athletes to attain personal enrichment through higher education. Since 1993, ASCS has helped hundreds of students secure more than $20 million in support for their college educations. All Sports Community Service college graduates come full circle and dedicate themselves to helping others achieve college educations.
For more information, visit http://www.allsportscommunity.org
CONTACT: Tyrone Keys, (813) 348-3729
tkeys@allsportscommunity.org
or
Little Pictures, Inc.
Kathryn Sherman, 727-641-7134
kathsherman@
SOURCE: Tyrone Keys
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