The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Club has been working hard to contribute to the team's initiative to become more involved in outreach programs. The Buccaneers are especially determined to get their younger players interested in giving back to the community. This year's rookie members, including Jameis Winston, Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet, have already visited a veterans' hospital and greeted local service members at an air base.
Their next event will take place on Tuesday, July 28, when the Buccaneers Rookie Club will meet 24 firefighters, many of whom are also rookies, from Tampa Fire Rescue. The group will spend the afternoon talking and knocking down pins at a downtown Tampa bowling alley called Pin Chasers. Over the last several years, the NFL team has been committed to developing a philanthropic relationship with the city of Tampa and the fans who support them. One of the team's lineman, Kevin Pamphile, started his own charitable program in which he raised money for school supplies for disadvantaged students in the Haitian town where his parents grew up.
"Me, personally, I'm blessed to be able to play football in this league," Pamphile said on the team's website. "I feel that it's my responsibility to give back to somebody in need."