San Diego, CA – NFL veteran Ricky Williams is pleased to announce his partnership with Fantasy4Charity.com, the first of its kind fantasy football site dedicated to raising funds to support military families facing injury and loss.
To deliver a high quality site and top notch experience, Fantasy4Charity.com has partnered with 17-year industry veteran, World Fantasy Games, a premier provider of fantasy games to hundreds of brands and websites worldwide. Ricky will lead the promotional effort for Fantasy4Charity.com, introducing an innovative 3D draft-style fantasy football league called RapidDraft to the 21 million existing North American fantasy football players. RapidDraft is a single-user fantasy football game that offers consumers the opportunity to draft and play against 11 real-life fantasy football experts represented online by life-like “avatars.” The game allows consumers to easily draft a team and then create “friend groups” so they can have fun and interact with friends and family the entire season.
Most importantly, Fantasy4Charity.com provides sports enthusiasts the chance to support military families while having fun. Helping Hands for Freedom CEO Rodney Smith says, “With traditional charitable giving becoming more difficult, our goal was to create a giving initiative unlike any other. RapidDraft gives everyone a chance to donate less than $10 and have a chance to win $250,000.” As a long time non-profit advocate; former college/NFL player; organizer of hundreds of sports camps throughout the country over the past 18 years; and devoted fantasy football participant, Smith explored the “idea” of creating a fantasy site to support charity two years ago. After endless hours of research, a review of statistics, and several focus groups, the Fantasy4Charity.com concept was born.
Consumers draft their fantasy football team online against a group of Fantasy Pros in a 3D sports bar environment and then compete during an 11-week regular season and five-week post season to win a guaranteed Grand Prize of $250,000 – all for less than $10 a draft, with no hidden fees and proceeds supporting Helping Hands for Freedom. CEO Jeffrey Thomas of World Fantasy Games says, “We are looking forward to providing Fantasy4Charity the ability to reach out to fantasy sports enthusiasts. RapidDraft was designed with fun and flexibility and low cost in mind. It’s an honor to work with Ricky Williams and Rod Smith and their team to support military families that protect our freedom.”
Ricky Williams, one of the most interesting, compassionate and articulate personalities in the NFL quickly agreed to incorporate his name into the Fantasy4Charity team. Raised in San Diego, CA, home to thousands of military personnel and families, Williams understands the needs of the military families facing injury and loss. “I am honored that I was invited to support this cause and intend to put as much effort into this off-the-field as I put on-the-field each Sunday.” Williams will promote the game and the need to support military families with personal appearances, an online blog and twitter conversation. “The number of fantasy football fans far exceeds any other sport. The competitive and generous spirit of this fan base can reach countless military families who need our help.” My goal is to challenge sports enthusiasts across the United States to make this fantasy football league the biggest, best and most generous in the industry.”
About Helping Hands for Freedom
Helping Hands for Freedom is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Tax Id 26-3084550, dedicated to supporting military families facing injury and loss, and building a national mentorship program for military children who have lost a parent to the war. For more information about Helping Hands for Freedom please visit: www.helpinghandsforfreedom.org
About World Fantasy Games
WFG creates fantasy sports games and web sites for brands and corporations worldwide. The company combines two experienced fantasy sports leaders, 17-year industry pioneer Sports Buff, and 9-year fantasy news veterans, Pro Fantasy Sports, with a new global strategic plan. WFG’s game expertise and its robust, multi-language B2B Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution are a perfect combination for businesses and brands looking to operate fantasy sports games for profit or promotion. Other WFG properties include SportsBuff.com and FantasySportsBusiness.com. For more information on WFG, go to WorldFantasyGames.com.
Direct Contact: Rodney Smith – (602) 625-9547
