Contrary to what some media outlets try to lead people to believe, there are a lot of good people in the NFL and outstanding programs that are willing to work with them to spark a change. This weekend in Philadelphia is an example of that.

CF Charities, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization, will team

with Eagles players Rodney McLeod and Tre Sullivan to “raise awareness and resources for college preparedness and access to care programs for Philadelphia youth.”

Together, they are hosting several events this weekend leading up to the annual Super Car Show at the Wells Fargo Center. The events will be kicked off by Student-Scholarships Awards Ceremony on Friday at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia.

“This is a big part of what CF Charities does in the work that we do to get the youth in Philadelphia prepared to go to college and study in the medical field. That program that we do on Friday is where we award scholarships to the kids and give out other awards,” said CF Charities founder Lawrence Caplin.

The scholarships are awarded through the Promise Scholars initiative, which promotes high school graduation, college access and career exploration. The programs that CF Charities have in conjunction with Philadelphia schools have close to a 100 percent high school graduation rate, with about 85 percent of the graduates moving on to four-year colleges.

“We are working with children within the inner city who may not have thought they’d graduate from high school. The program is amazingly successful and the kids are phenomenal. They are doing all of the work, we are just creating the opportunity for them and knocking down some of the barriers,” Caplin said.

Having McLeod and Sullivan as a part of the festivities enhances the program for reasons beyond the fact they are Super Bowl champions.

“Both of them have an incredible involvement with the community and interest in helping the young people with their advancement,” Caplin said. “They are big-hearted guys who happen to play football for a living and are really interested in supporting the students in the city.”

The signature event for the weekend will be the Fueling Bright Futures Fundraising Gala on Saturday at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia. The event will feature a cocktail party, live and silent auctions, award presentations, and a special Lip Sync Battle for Charity featuring McLeod.

McLeod plans to put on a show as a participant in the lip sync competition at the gala. He said he has a dance routine set up and picked a classic song by New Edition that he thinks will win over the crowd. Joining forces with CF Charities was a no-brainer for McLeod because of how it embodies his interest in helping the community.

“I know what CF Charities has going on as far as educational advancement programs so it’s big for me to stand beside them in what they are doing to help our future out,” McLeod explained. “There are a variety of ways to help the kids in the inner city to be successful. That’s why I became a mentor and did the things with Big Brothers Big Sisters to make an impact. This is an example of an organization doing the same thing.”

CF Charities has established training programs within Philadelphia public schools so they can train as a dental assistant, medical technician or a pharmacy technician then get help with scholarships for college, dental school or medical school.

These programs show them there is a path towards success that doesn’t have to include athletics. That message is something that McLeod echoes in his mentorship programs such as his work with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

“I think a lot of people idolize athletes but a lot of times they aren’t exposed to other options as a form of success. It’s good that organizations like CF can give them an opportunity of a lifetime that they may not be able to have,” McLeod said.

“It’s big. It’s important for me to show them both sides of who I am, the athlete and also an owner of a store, doing things within the community to help these kids out.”

The events will conclude with the car show at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. There will be exotic and classic cars there for people to view along with music and entertainment. Before the show starts, there will be a benefit ride to raise awareness for the Fueling Bright Futures for Kids Campaign.

Captained by Sullivan, over 100 cars starting from the Wells Fargo Center will go for a police-escorted five-mile ride through Philadelphia. Their return it will mark the start of the Super Car Show.

Sullivan is going to be leading the ride in a Ferrari with his friend Nicholas Rutherford, a young man who was diagnosed with grade 4 glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Working with CF Charities is an opportunity to give back that Sullivan is glad to take advantage of.

“I try to be active and help out to make sure I give back to the community. I saw what they are doing at CF Charities and thought it would be a great combination,” Sullivan said.

“We don’t want to seem like we are only focused on football and don’t recognize what is going on in the community. There’s a lot of things that go on that we can impact directly so we want to go out and be as active as we can. Giving back is important. The fans and community here in Philadelphia support us so much so that is the smallest thing we can do to help.”

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Caplin is an avid car collector. He saw the car show as a way to connect the car collecting community which he described as highly philanthropic to the weekend’s festivities. The unique event attracts over 10,000 people.

“It draws in a bunch of people who want to see the cars and want to support what we are doing with the students. As opposed to another dinner event or classic fundraiser, it really opened up an interesting interaction with the city, becoming a hallmark event with the city this year and last year,” Caplin explained.

These events are full of good times and all for a great cause. It’s one of many programs that Eagles players are involved in to help out. CF Charities is providing a way for everyone to help influence the future.

Tickets for any of the events, including VIP access, can be purchased by going to the CF Charities events page.

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