June 25, 2011 » 11:00 am to 11:30 pm

SAVE THE DATE!

The 5th Annual Ryan Nece “Capture the Moment” Gala & Limo Hunt is coming up on June 25th, 2011. This year’s event will again include an afternoon limo hunt with tasks, treasures and tons of fun along the way. Teams of limos, along with their celebrity guests, will race around Tampa collecting points in an attempt to win the fabulous prize packages that await!

The evening gala at the Pepin Hospitality Centre will include hosted bar, delicious food, live entertainment, silent auction, raffle, and plenty of celebrity guests. All proceeds from the gala and limo hunt benefit the Ryan Nece Foundation programs.

You don’t want to miss this unique event! Sponsorship and limo hunt package information is NOW AVAILABLE! Individual gala tickets are on sale now at www.ryannecefoundation.com. For sponsorship and limo hunt info or to donate an item for the auction or raffle, contact allison@thechampionsfund.com.

Thank you to sponsors Neiman Marcus, Pepin Hospitality Centre, Datz Tampa, and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, site of the official gala after party! Also, thank you to Ambassador Limo, the exclusive transportation provider for the Ryan Nece Foundation, for sponsoring the limo hunt. Visit Ambassador Limo for information on Tampa limos!

December 9, 2010 » 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Support the Good Samaritan Holiday Celebration for kids! Gain entrance to the party by donating $25 (or more) in either cash or a gift card (WalMart, Target or Best Buy) at the door. Donations will be used to make holiday wishes come true for children at the Hillsborough Co. Department of Children’s Services.

Guests at Ryan’s Rockin’ Holiday Party will enjoy a complimentary signature cocktail from Ketel One, great appetizers by Ceviche, and tunes by DJ Felix. Also, a visit from Santa and his sexy elves will heat things up! For more information on the event, please click the Ryan’s Rockin’ Holiday Party image.

November 16, 2010 » 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

On Tuesday, November 16, the Ryan Nece Foundation, in partnership with Sweetbay Supermarket and Metropolitan Ministries, as well as several current NFL players will be providing 400 Tampa Bay families with a hot meal and 1,200 boxes of necessary items.

Nece, along with current Buccaneers Andrew Economos, John Gilmore, Adam Hayward, Niko Koutouvides, Barrett Ruud, Ryan Sims and Micheal Spurlock have sponsored a semi-truck containing 400 boxes of non-perishable food items, 400 boxes of essentials, and 400 boxes of Avon products through Feed The Children, a non-profit relief organization that provides food and essentials to children and families in need. The distribution is the latest stop on Feed The Children’s Americans Feeding Americans Caravan which has helped more than 160,000 families across the country in cities that have been affected by the nation’s economic downturn.  Feed The Children hopes to reach at least 200,000 families by the end of 2010.

Families have been invited to the University Area Community Center to pick up their boxes, at which time they will be served a hot Thanksgiving meal thanks to partnerships with Sweetbay Supermarket and Metropolitan Ministries. Sweetbay is donating enough food and water for at least 700 people, while Chef Cliff Barsi at Metropolitan Ministries is leading the preparation and transportation of the food to the UACC for serving.

Nece, the NFL athletes and additional special guests Miss Florida Jaclyn Raulerson, and Scott Frost, former Buccaneer and current wide receivers coach for the #1 ranked University of Oregon Ducks are all scheduled to attend the celebration. Also, over 70 volunteers will be on hand to serve families and to distribute the boxes.

The Good Samaritan Thanksgiving Celebration is part of the Ryan Nece Foundation’s Good Samaritan Program, whose mission is to provide physical, financial and spiritual assistance for those in need around the Bay area.

The Ryan Nece Foundation wishes to thank all those who are supporting the Good Samaritan Thanksgiving Celebration, including Buccaneers Andrew Economos, John Gilmore, Adam Hayward, Niko Koutouvides, Barrett Ruud, Ryan Sims and Micheal Spurlock, as well as Miss Florida Jaclyn Raulerson, Scott Frost, Domino’s Pizza, USF Sigma Chi, and the many valued volunteers who will be present on Tuesday. THANK YOU!

July 19, 2010 » 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Now in it’s fourth year, the Ryan Nece Foundation Gala serves as the signature fundraising event for the foundation and its programs.

This years event includes a limo photo hunt where teams of individuals plus a celebrity guest will compete to solve clues and take photos of their team at various locations around Tampa Bay. Locations will have point values, and some fabulous prizes will be given to the photo hunt teams who get the most locations and accumulate the most points in the two hour timeframe allotted for the hunt.

Following the photo hunt, the evening gala at Pepin hospitality Centre will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, hosted bar, live entertainment, silent and live auctions and a raffle.

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