The Vernon and Vontae Davis Family Foundation to Host Gala March 31st in San Francisco to Benefit Arts in Underserved Communities! The Vernon and Vontae Davis Family Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 2011 by San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis and his brother, Vontae Davis, of the Miami Dolphins. The Foundation benefits community organizations supporting causes close to the brothers’ hearts. They include the Arts, mothers and fathers battling addiction and causes dedicated to helping children understand the importance of leading healthy and active lifestyles. The event which will take place at the Hamlin Mansion will benefit Bay Area inner city arts programs and the Vernon Davis Visual Arts Scholarship Fund. Privy guests of the event will enjoy music, choice food and cocktails all while benefiting a wonderful cause.
Vernon Davis is co-founder of The Vernon and Vontae Davis Family Foundation, a non-profit organization he started with his brother a fellow NFL player. Davis has also supported a number of additional charities including the Sound Mind Sound Body Football Academy which annually provides college scholarships to deserving inner-city high school athletes. Pros For Africa which takes NFL players on annual relief missions to the continent and Starkey Hearing Foundation which ha8s given the gift of hearing to more than half a million people around the globe. His passion for both football and art also led him to found the Vernon Davis Visual Arts Scholarship.
This past off-season, the brothers traveled on a relief trip to the war-torn countries of Uganda and Rwanda on the continent of Africa. They went along with several fellow NFL players representing Pros For Africa, to provide much needed food, clean drinking water, hearing aids, shoes and clothes, medical/dental care, financial assistance and more to women and children who have been victimized and orphaned. “You have to look back and recognize the people that don’t have the opportunity that we had,” Vontae said. “As a kid I used to see those shows on Africa and how they needed help and supplies and I always wanted to be one of those people to actually go there and help them out.”
The Vernon Davis Visual Arts Scholarship Fund gives a college tuition kick start to a high school senior who attends school in the San Francisco Unified School District. High school seniors who will be attending a college or university, majoring in fine arts qualifies to apply for a $5,000 scholarship. To learn more about this scholarship and to apply click here!
The Vernon and Vontae Davis Family Foundation is a 501(C) (3) nonprofit organization founded in the State of California in 2011 which donations are tax deductible.
