Working Together to Create Magical Days for Seriously Ill Children

I have always been a huge fan of college football and I recently discovered a wonderful organization that marries my love of the sport with a great cause. The organization is Special Spectators, a group that brings seriously ill children and their families to memorable game day events. What could be better than introducing these youngsters to the color, pageantry, sights and sounds of college football?

Special Spectators works with Division I institutions who donate tickets to sporting events for the seriously ill children and their families. The organization coordinates all the day's activities from pregame events, on field events, and post game events. These activities can include tailgate parties, meeting athletes, cheerleaders, mascots, and bands, on the field introductions, locker room tours, coaches meetings, and much more. The result is these kids get one magical day away from the daily battle of their illness.

The on-field introduction is the most powerful and memorable of all the activities. At some universities, as many as 107,000 fans have given these children a standing ovation for the courage they show from day-to-day.

"My son has suffered so and I have cried a million tears, but the joy that you gave these children with Special Spectators will take away some to those sad times. We lay at night talking about the roar the crowd made for those four little heroes who stood on that OU field. Brian’s eyes light up when he tells others about the limo ride and all the special things that happened that night. To those who made it happen, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the joy you brought to these kids who so deserve it." E.B. - Mother

If you would like to be a part of something meaningful that also shares in your passion for college football, please consider these 5 easy steps you can take to help raise awareness and spread the word!

• Join the group / be a Fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=581038173#/pages/Special-Spectators/11275075777
  
  
• Learn more about how you can volunteer to get involved by reading the Help Wanted post on our blog: http://specialspectators.blogspot.com/2009/05/special-spectators-classifieds-help.html
  
  
• Follow @SpecialFans on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SpecialFans
  
  
• Make a small donation to help support the cause!
  
  
• Purchase your favorite team's gear from FootballFanatics using this link and a portion of your sale will go to Special Spectators.