{"id":61165,"date":"2014-09-08T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=61165"},"modified":"2019-12-25T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T19:33:56","slug":"former-nfl-players-local-business-community-bowl-central-florida-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/former-nfl-players-local-business-community-bowl-central-florida-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Players, Local Business Community Bowl for Central Florida Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, September 5, Mr. George Fakhoury, president and CEO of GMF Consulting, and Mr. Don Ratliff, president of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA<\/a>) Orlando Chapter, presented a $4,000 donation to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. This contribution came on behalf of the first Florida Players Bowl, a fundraising bowling tournament held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Kings Bowl Orlando.<\/p>\n

The event paired a member of each NFLPA Former Players Florida Chapter (Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and South Florida) with an executive member from the Central Florida business community to compete in a one-of-a-kind bowling tournament. Funds raised equally benefited three local organizations, including Rosen College, the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida and Fifth Third Bank\u2019s Summer of Dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sincerely appreciate this donation from the Florida Players Bowl and greatly value their support,\u201d said Dr. Abraham Pizam, dean of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s Rosen College. \u201cMr. Fakhoury and Mr. Ratliff are true community partners and we look forward to working together for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about hospitality management education at Rosen College, please visit hospitality.ucf.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday, September 5, Mr. George Fakhoury, president and CEO of GMF Consulting, and Mr. Don Ratliff, president of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Orlando Chapter, presented a $4,000 donation to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. 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