RGIII Explains Why Family Is Charity's Central Focus
Robert Griffin III, the Christian Washington Redskins quarterback, recently explained why the theme of his new charitable organization is family.
Griffin, the 24-year-old Christian QB, and his wife Rebecca Griffin, officially launched their new charity, Family of 3 on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The organization seeks to assist three new families each year through financial aid and other means.
The quarterback spoke more about his foundation on Redskins.com recently.
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"The foundation is in place to help people go catch their dreams and to show them that family is always there for each other," Griffin told Redskins.com on Tuesday.
He spoke about the reason for making family the central theme of his organization.
"It's important to me because when you call somebody family, it means something," he told the website. "It means more to you and family has been a big part of my life. So the foundation we'll be working with will have ties to some aspect of my life in one way or another, and we want to be there for them in more ways than just money."
On his website, Griffin decided to auction off his old cast to contribute to his charity. An item description on the organization's website describes the item that people are bidding on before the auction ends on Feb 13.
"After dislocating his ankle in the September 14th game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Robert was forced to wear this cast," the item description on the Family of 3 website reads. "In a show of support for their teammate, the entire team signed the cast. Notable signatures include: Alfred Morris, DeAngelo Hall, DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon and many more."
The Family of 3 organization website offers people a way to "become a member of the family and make a difference," and the Griffins described ways to do just that in a statement to The Christian Post at the start of 2015.
"As we begin a New Year, we are filled with excitement as our mission to make a lasting, positive impact on the world is finally underway with the release of our new foundation website familyof3.org," the Griffins said in a statement. "When you visit the website, you will find that there are many ways that you can become a member of the Family, and make a difference. You can do this through getting official Family of 3 wristbands, bidding on one of our unique auction items, placing a flat donation, and/or by just spreading the word as far as you can via social media."
