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NFL PLAYERS &

MLB PLAYERS

Supporting NFS Campaigns

[and soon CEOs will embark

on this too!]

BP:Tell me how these campaigns started between you NFS, MLB, NFL and soon CEOs?

DB:It’s terrific! It started with a call from a professional baseball player from the San Francisco Giants asking “how can I help you fight human trafficking?” My response was: you’re playing baseball very well, so every time you throw a strike out, why don’t you make a donation to NFS and the announcers could promote what we are doing. It would also be a god way to inspire sports fans to get involved. Now we have over 50 professional baseball players doing this for us, and almost every team now supports NFS.

All players included in this campaign are set to promote and directly help the battle against human trafficking and slavery by making donations. The teams are even organizing charity games, where you can support this cause by buying a ticket for the game.

For human trafficking and slavery to be stopped, everyone needs to stand up and say “NO”. Supporting the idea behind the project and actively participating in raising awareness among wide audience and sports fans, along with donating part of their salaries during a game, actively helps the cause. As of today, the

participating teams are: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Arkansas Travelers and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Players stress out that everyone deserves a chance to do what they love and nurture and fulfill their hopes and dreams, without anyone endangering their basic human rights.

Their main drive and motivation to help in the battle against modern slavery and stop human trafficking is not only their appreciation for what life gave them, but having the opportunity to play the game they love as their profession, and understanding the massive importance of helping all the victims regain their lives back is.

A MAN WITH A CAUSE