Snoop Dogg partners with city agency to promote education through sports taking over 500 youth off the street for a day

CHICAGO, IL JULY 22, 2010 –In an effort to promote education and offer constructive alternatives for inner city youth, Hip Hop artist Snoop Dogg in partnership with Windows of Opportunity, will host the 1^st Annual Snoop Youth Football League Clinic and Back to School Bash to benefit 600 kids from Chicago’s housing projects. The event takes place Friday, July 23, 2010 at an undisclosed location.

The West Coast rapper/actor will kick off plans to set up a local chapter of the Snoop Youth Football League with a free football clinic for two-hundred, 8 to 14 year-old boys from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). The camp is followed by a Back to School Bash, hosted by Windows of Opportunity (non- profit arm of CHA), where the rapper will give away book bags and school supplies to 600 children.

“We’re excited to bring the Snoop Youth Football League to the city of Chicago. The impact he has had on inner city youth in Los Angeles is more than commendable. He’s kept so many young people in school and out of harms way through this program. Chicago needs this,” said Tonja Styles, one of the lead organizers of the event.

The two hour clinic will be led by Snoop, his league commissioner, Haamid Wadood, team coach and current and former Chicago Bears players: line backer Brian Urlacher, corner back D.J. Moore, wide receiver Rashied Davis, running back Chester Taylor, Richard Dent and Otis Wilson. Members of the Allied Athlete Group, a national organization of professional athletes will also be on hand to support.

The camp will close with words of encouragement from Snoop about discipline, unity and teamwork. After the camp, kids will accompany Snoop to the Back to School Bash, where they will enjoy lunch, live entertainment, games, and more.

Snoop founded the league six years ago with a personal investment of $1 million dollars. Today, it boasts over 12 teams, is accredited to taking Crenshaw High School’s football team to state championship last year, and has its first set of kids going off to college this fall.

Plans are underway to have a full league in Chicago by 2011. Chicago is the first city outside of California to get a team.

ABOUT SNOOP CHICAGO PUBLIC APPEARANCES:

Fletcher’s One Stop Records

450 E. 75^th Street

Chicago, IL 60619

Phone: 773.874.4484

Friday July 23, 2010

5:00pm-6:00pm

Best Buy-The Hancock Center

875 N. Michigan Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: 312.397.2146

7:00pm-8:00pm