*CELEBRITIES AND GUESTS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD AT THE 2016 “PADDLE BATTLE” FUNDRAISER
PRESENTED BY PROJECT 375 , NEW YORK JETS STAR, BRANDON MARSHALL & WIFE MICHI MARSHALL
WHEN: Friday, October 7, 2016
WHO: NFL Star, Brandon Marshall of the New York Jets and PROJECT 375 will host a celebrity packed Ping-Pong Tournament to raise funds and awareness for Mental Fitness.
Celebrity guests include NFLPA President DeMaurice Smith, Brandon Marshall, Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz, Kelly Osborn, Nick Mangold, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Eric Decker, Matt Forte, Malik Yoba, Sabina Gadecki, Sammi Giancola, Maverick Carter, Boomer Esiason and more.
WHAT: A fun night of ping-pong, food, drinks and fun, all for a great cause. Event sponsors Showtime Networks, Jim and Linda Robinson Foundation, Cognitive Behavioral Center, McLean Hospital, WME, Blackridge Capital Group, Metro NYC DBT Center, TriNet HR, and Skybridge Capital as well as our event ticket holders and tournament participants will be raising funds to support PROJECT 375’s PROJECT PREVENT™ program. SPiN New York has generously donated their entire space to PROJECT 375 for the evening. PROJECT PREVENT™ provides schools with much needed on-site mental fitness support for children and teachers. To purchase tickets or find out how you can become a sponsor visit PADDLEBATTLENYC.EVENTBRITE.COM
WHERE: SPIN New York, The Ping-Pong Social Club , 48 E 23rd St., New York, NY 10010
ABOUT PROJECT PREVENT™
PROJECT PREVENT™ is designed to provide community resources to those in need as well as evoke productive conversations about mental fitness in an effort to stimulate early intervention and prevention. You can help us raise money for PROJECT PREVENT™ and ensure the delivery of extraordinary support while nurturing a willingness among children and parents to seek out and utilize services and resources. To make a donation today visit http://project375.org/support-items/
ABOUT PROJECT 375
Project 375 is an extraordinary leader in the mental health space. Founded in 2011 by New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall and his wife Michi, PROJECT 375 is a national non-profit dedicated to eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health and early intervention and prevention of mental health disorders in children and adolescents. With offices in New York City and Chicago, PROJECT 375 responds to these needs by introducing technology driven support and by providing parents, teachers and staff members with Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. The foundation has appeared on nationally syndicated television shows such as The View and Inside The NFL on Showtime, as well as local news outlets throughout New York and Chicago. In 2015, PROJECT 375 along with its founders Brandon and Michi Marshall, received the Child Mind Institute Change Maker Award which celebrates people and organizations that are creating real, meaningful change for children struggling with mental health disorders.
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