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Guests run through a tunnel of NFL Hall of Famers at the 2018 NPH Legends Golf Classic. NPH Scores a Touchdown in Barrington BARRINGTON GOLFERS AND GUESTS JOIN A REMARKABLE GATHERING OF NFL HALL OF FAMERS AND CHICAGO BEARS AT BILTMORE COUNTRY CLUB TO SUPPORT NPH
ARRINGTON AREA RESIDENTS gathered last August to support NPH and enjoy a day of golf and mingling with football legends. The 2018 NPH Football Legends NPH USA supports “Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos” (NPH, Span- These NFL Hall of Fame players and former Chicago Bears offered Bish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”), a nonprofit that is raising and caring their support at the 2018 NPH Legends Golf Classic in Barrington. for more than 3,100 orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantaged boys and girls in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hondu- NFL Hall of Fame Former Chicago Bears Lem Barney Steve McMichael ras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. An additional 3,100 children who live out- Bobby Bell Doug Plank side the NPH homes receive education, scholarships, meals, and health care. Elvin Bethea Otis Wilson Residents of the Barrington area partner with NPH for its exciting NPH Dave Casper Al Harris Legends Golf Classic each summer. Planning for the 2019 event is now un- Joe Del Donnell Woolford derway. Sponsors, golfers, guests, and friends are encouraged to participate Ted Hendricks in this one-of-a-kind-event each summer. This year, special guest Bob Cos- Kenny Houston Dave Robinson tas, legendary NBC sportscaster, joined the all-star group as an emcee for the Roger Wehrli program after a day of golfing, a silent auction, and dinner.
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NBC Sportscaster Bob Costas One of the silent auction items.
The 2018 Legends Golf Classic had 250 attendees and to- gether, the guests, golfers, and some of the greatest football players in the sport’s history, met the goal of raising $225,000. Joining the NPH event were 22 Former NFL Football Play- ers—nine of them are in the NFL Hall of Fame. Five are former Chicago Bears players. Each foursome that participates has an additional player that makes up a “five-some” to play golf with. The additional person is a former NFL Football Player, half of whom are NFL Hall of Fame members. The plans for the 2019 NPH Legends Golf Classic are not finalized yet. “New involve- ment with companies and organizations and new opportuni- ties at the event are very much anticipated and are welcomed,” NPH Development Officer Ron Rado says. The 2019 NPH Legends Golf Classic will be held on Mon- day August 12, 2019 at The Biltmore Country Club. To learn more, contact NPH Development Officer Ron Rado at 312- 985-7060 or email: [email protected]. To learn more, visit Bob Costas with NPH USA Chairman www.nphusa.org. John Shinsky and his wife, Cindy. The helicopter drop is a fun-raiser!
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