{"id":61165,"date":"2014-09-08T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=61165"},"modified":"2019-12-25T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T19:33:56","slug":"former-nfl-players-local-business-community-bowl-central-florida-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/former-nfl-players-local-business-community-bowl-central-florida-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Players, Local Business Community Bowl for Central Florida Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, September 5, Mr. George Fakhoury, president and CEO of GMF Consulting, and Mr. Don Ratliff, president of the NFL Players Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nflpa.com\/\">NFLPA<\/a>) Orlando Chapter, presented a $4,000 donation to UCF\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. This contribution came on behalf of the first Florida Players Bowl, a fundraising bowling tournament held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Kings Bowl Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>The event paired a member of each NFLPA Former Players Florida Chapter (Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and South Florida) with an executive member from the Central Florida business community to compete in a one-of-a-kind bowling tournament. Funds raised equally benefited three local organizations, including Rosen College, the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida and Fifth Third Bank\u2019s Summer of Dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely appreciate this donation from the Florida Players Bowl and greatly value their support,\u201d said Dr. Abraham Pizam, dean of UCF\u2019s Rosen College. \u201cMr. Fakhoury and Mr. Ratliff are true community partners and we look forward to working together for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about hospitality management education at Rosen College, please visit hospitality.ucf.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday, September 5, Mr. George Fakhoury, president and CEO of GMF Consulting, and Mr. Don Ratliff, president of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Orlando Chapter, presented a $4,000 donation to UCF\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. 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