Sport: Football
Team: New Orleans Saints
Website: The Brees Dream Foundation
Mission/Info: (Via the website): The Brees Dream Foundation was founded in 2003 with a mission to advance research in the fight against Cancer and provide care, education and opportunities for children in need.
Since its inception, the Brees Dream Foundation has committed and/or contributed more than $7,000,000 to charitable causes and academic institutions in the New Orleans, San Diego and West Lafayette/Purdue communities. The Brees Dream Foundation has had a successful 2010 so far. Some of our highlights include:
- We have almost completed $1,000,000 in funding for our renovation project at the American Cancer Society Patrick F. Taylor Hope Lodge in New Orleans, LA.
- The Celebrity Championship in San Diego, California was a big success raising significant funds for Rady Children’s Hospital, the Friends of Scott Foundation, the San Diego MS Society and the San Diego Armed Services YMCA (all located in the greater San Diego area).
- With the help of our friends at Purdue Federal Credit Union, we continued our funding and support for the Purdue Athletes Life Success (PALS) Camp in West Lafayette, IN.
- We once again hosted over 100 college student for a week in New Orleans, Louisiana, joining forces with Habitat for Humanity as part of our annual Rebuilding Through Brotherhood.
Please see the Programs section to learn more about the Brees Dream Foundation. We are proud to be a reliable and accountable charity solution and will continue to challenge ourselves, teammates and our corporate partners to increase the impact we have on the lives of those in need. The success of the Brees Dream Foundation would not be possible without the continued support and generous contributions from both individuals and corporations across the globe. We believe strongly that our past success is but a prelude to what we have planned for the future!
