Louis Murphy Jr. Honored at the 4th Annual Giving Gracefully Awards
Recently my wife and I had the pleasure of going to New York to attend an awards event where NFL player, Louis Murphy Jr., was being presented with an award for his philanthropic through his non-profit.
Louis and 1st Downs 4 Life were honuored at the 4th Annual Giving Gracefully Awards Celebration held at “The Cube” at Riverpark in New York City. The event put together by OMBI Group honours sports athletes and entertainers for their philanthropic work.
It has been a true pleasure being a part of Louis’ non-profit 1st Downs 4 Life over the past two years and Louis was incredibly thankful and humbled by the award.
Honorees inlcuded:
- Loraine Smith, The Compound Foundation
- Jerricho & Mercedes Cotchery, The Cotchery Foundation
- Louis Murphy, 1st Downs 4 Life
1st Downs 4 Life: This non-profit teaches today’s youth fundamental football skills while also teaching important life skills that can help a child succeed in life. Since 2008, in pursuit of a dream, Louis worked with Mt. Zion Human Services to conduct an annual non-contact youth football camp in St. Petersburg that teaches today’s youth fundamental football skills while stressing the importance of academic excellence, teamwork, creating a strong moral compass, setting obtainable goals, and the perseverance needed to succeed in the game of life!
About OMBI Group: OMBI Group, LLC was established in December 2003 with our home office located in Atlanta, Georgia. OMBI Group, LLC was established to provide first class non- profit consulting and management to professional athletes, entertainers and executives.
