Aaron s & Former NFL Stars Deliver Homes For The Holidays
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ATLANTA, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The Aaron s Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), a leading omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions, partnered with former NFL stars Warrick Dunn and Kurt Warner this fall to bring first-class furnishings to five Homes for the Holidays surprise presentations across the country, representing a $50,000 commitment to help single parents achieve first-time homeownership.
Aaron s has partnered with Warrick Dunn Charities and Warner s First Things First Foundation to lift up families for over 16 years. Homes for the Holidays celebrate single parents who are actively working to achieve first-time homeownership by alleviating the additional financial burdens that can come along with establishing a new home. While the houses themselves are constructed and financed through Habitat for Humanity, the surprise comes when the families disco
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TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 13, 2020 - Defensive Lineman William Gholston #92 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cleats for My Cause My Cleats before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won the game, 26-14. Photo By Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 / 109
TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 13, 2020 - A general view before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won the game, 26-14. Photo By Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL notebook: Ravens hope win over Browns provides spark for playoff push
Baltimore needs to get healthy and have a strong finish to make the playoffs.
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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker celebrates after kicking a field goal with 2 seconds left to beat the Browns Monday night.
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An emotional, uplifting victory on the road against a division rival strongly enhanced the Baltimore Ravens’ chances of reaching the playoffs and provided a positive vibe during a season marred by injuries, a three-game skid and an outbreak of COVID-19.
Now, with a soft schedule in front of them, the Ravens need to get healthy and finish strong.
Charities team up to make dream come true for Glendale mother
A Glendale single mother of five is now a homeowner thanks to Habitat for Humanity.
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GLENDALE, AZ â A Glendale single mother of five is now a homeowner thanks to Habitat for Humanity.
Tuesday, she received an even bigger surprise the house was fully furnished and stocked with presents thanks to other charities and sponsors.
Sabrina Sanchez said to own a home is a dream come true. This is absolutely a goal in my life that I ve always wanted to accomplish and a dream for me and my kids. They have a home now, she said.
Fullback was once a full participant in an NFL offense.
They were players who could run, catch and block. The halfbacks in a backfield represented the speed and the fullbacks the power.
Jim Brown was the prototype NFL fullback. He won eight rushing titles in his nine-year career with the Cleveland Browns. The one year he missed, 1962, Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor claimed the crown. Both Brown and Taylor now have busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Alan “The Horse” Ameche and Rick Casares won NFL rushing titles in the 1950s as fullbacks. Cookie Gilchrist and Jim Nance won a pair of AFL rushing crowns apiece, then Larry Csonka emerged as the battering ram fullback for the two-time Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins in the early 1970s.