OMAHA’S LEGENDS DINNER/AUCTION is coming up soon! You’ll want to have MARCH 24 on your calendar for sure so you can MEET HUSKER LEGENDS like Calvin Jones, Tommie Frazier and others while supporting our work with Omaha’s at risk kids! The event will run from 5-10 PM at the DC Center, 11830 Stonegate Drive, and tickets are only $50 (tables of 8 are $400). CLICK HERE to get all the details. To BUY TICKETS, just CLICK HERE to order through PayPal, or SEND YOUR CHECK to Playmakers at 2805 S. 161 Plaza, Omaha NE 68130. We look forward to seeing you there! For any questions, just call Donna at 402-330-2474.

SACRAMENTO’S ANNUAL CRAB FEED & AUCTION is scheduled for March 31 beginning at 6 PM at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 10497 Coloma Rd, Rancho Cordova CA 95670. Tickets are only $50 (tables of 8 are $400). To BUY TICKETS, just CLICK HERE to order through PayPal, or SEND YOUR CHECK to Playmakers, 1650 Klamath River Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. You’ll want to GET THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW as this popular event is sure to sell out! And if you have questions, Coach Roz can be reached at 916-220-1284.

Here is what the Grapevine Independent Online Newspaper had to say about Playmakers last week:

“Any parent with children involved in activities knows the expenses can add up. Most sports have a registration fee, often include special equipment like bats or cleats and items like gloves, wristbands, snacks, with Gatorade and eye-black piled on for good measure.

Throw a second or third child into the mix and a hundred bucks or so can quickly grow to a hefty expense. For youth football, this burden is often magnified as youth leagues need to provide proper safety equipment for players of differing ages and sizes – which adds up quickly.

A locally-based group called Playmakers has come up with a simple solution for this expense: get someone else to pay it. The group’s director, former NFLer Greg Roeszler, said Playmakers is slowly building a base of business partners interested in the group’s goals and, come Fall, should have enough financial support to offer a full youth football program at no cost to the participants. Continue reading →