GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Green Bay Packers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell brought some Christmas spirit to local families by donating more than $50,000 in gifts to single parents ahead of the holiday last week.
The NFL Players Association named Campbell their Community MVP for Week 16 thanks to the donation and his efforts to brighten the lives of residents in Green Bay and Minnesota, where he played college football.
The All-Pro linebacker made the donation behalf of his namesake De’Vondre Campbell Family Youth Foundation, as part of its Adopt-A-Family program. Each year, the organization provides assistance to families during the holidays, but this year, Campbell sought out single-parent households with this newest initiative.
“It’s not just for the kids, it’s for the parents and their guardians,” Campbell explained in the NFLPA’s announcement of his Week 16 award. “If we can help in this small way to relieve stress, help with a hardship and change a life, we are blessed to do it.”
Campbell with other volunteers surprised 25 single parents, foster care families and others facing hardship by visiting them and providing unique presents that included a new car, a washer/dryer system and more.
As the most recent winner of the Community MVP Award, Campbell will receive a $10,000 donation to his charity or a foundation to assist the local community, courtesy of the NFLPA. Moreover, he will also be eligible to win the Alan Page Community Award at the end of the season, which is the highest honor the players association can bestow on one of its members.
Campbell has been active with local communities including Green Bay, Minnesota, and his hometown of Ft. Myers, Florida. His annual football camp in Ft. Myers is a mainstay in the Florida community going back to his early days of playing football.
