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Calais Campbell is the 2023 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner [Video]

Falcons defensive lineman Calais Campbell has been named the NFL PLayers Association’s Alan Page Community Award winner for the 2023 season.

Campbell was one of five finalists chosen from the 18 weekly Community MVPs that the union named during the regular season. Campbell was honored during Week Seven of the season for commemorating his 100th career sack with a $100,000 donation to support teachers at schools in the four cities — Phoenix, Jacksonville, Baltimore, and Atlanta — he has called home during his playing career.

Campbell, who was the 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year, also donated $50,000 to teachers in Denver, where he went to high school, and Miami, where he attended college.

“I’m very honored to be in position to help so many,” Campbell said while accepting the award. “I’ve always tried to reward myself for big milestones. Playing 16 years in the NFL, I’ve had a …

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen