Bengals QB Jake Browning on volunteering at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati

Published: Jul 23, 2024 Duration: 00:02:50 Category: News & Politics

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UP TO EACH DISTRICT. WELL, WE ARE A DAY OUT NOW FROM OUR OPERATION BACKPACK, WHICH IS ALL PART OF WLWT EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAVE ALL OF THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES THEY NEED THIS YEAR, AND WE'VE GOT WLWT NEWS FIVE'S ALISON ROGERS SPEAKING WITH ONE OF THE CLUB'S VOLUNTEERS, WHO REALLY EARNED HIS STRIPES HERE OVER THE YEARS. HI THERE ALISON. HEY, GUYS. YES, SO IMAGINE BEING A TRANSPLANT IN A CITY BECAUSE YOU TOOK A JOB THERE, RIGHT? YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A ROUTINE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU VOLUNTEER AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. BUT THAT JOB ISN'T JUST ANY 9 TO 5. IT'S BEING QUARTERBACK FOR THE CINCINNATI BENGALS. JAKE BROWNING DID JUST THAT AND TALKED WITH ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHY HE CHOSE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. IT'S SAFE TO SAY JAKE BROWNING HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN CINCINNATI. BROWNING, THE FIRST QUARTERBACK IN NFL HISTORY. OVER THE FIRST TWO STARTS OF A CAREER TO THROW FOR AT LEAST 300 YARDS. THAT'S DOWNTOWN JAKE BROWN RIGHT THERE, MAN. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN HE'S BEEN GRINDING WHILE PUTTING IT ALL OUT THERE ON THE FIELD. BROWNING ALSO SPENDS HIS FREE TIME VOLUNTEERING AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CINCINNATI. YOU KNOW, JUST GO PLAY BASKETBALL. I'LL PLAY ALL TIME QUARTERBACK FOR SOME OF THE GAMES THAT THEY KIND OF GO BACK AND FORTH. I GOT SOME, I GOT SOME DIVA RECEIVERS. THAT'S FOR SURE. I JUST GO THERE AND KIND OF HANG OUT AND DO WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING IN THE MOMENT. SOMETIMES IT'S HOMEWORK,K, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST PLAYING ON THE, UH, EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. IT'S SOMETHING BROWNING STARTED DOING LAST YEAR TO GET INTO A ROUTINE, AND WEEK AFTER WEEK HE WAS THERE WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR MY CAUSE, MY CLEATS, A TRADITION DURING WEEKS 13 AND 14, IN THE NFL, WHERE PLAYERS SHOWCASE THEIR PASSION ON THEIR CLEATS, BROWNING SAYS PICKING THEM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WAS A NO BRAINER AS BROWNING GEARS UP FOR ANOTHER SEASON REPPING THE BENGALS STRIPES. HE'S ALSO GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF GIVING BACK, AND I HAVE A TON OF ROOTS IN CINCINNATI AS FAR AS LIKE MY OWN FAMILY OR PRIOR TO PLAYING. BUT YOU KNOW, AFTER GOING AND GETTING INVOLVED, YOU DO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A PART OF A COMMUNITY AND THESE CLEATS, ALSO DESIGNED BY A CINCINNATI ARTIST, MIRANDA BOWMAN, WHOSE SISTER GETS THIS, WORKS AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. ALLISON ROGERS WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALL RIGHT, ALLISON, THANKS SO MUCH. LOVE TO HEAR ALL OF THAT. HERE IS THE LIST OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES THAT WE'RE COLLECTING. A NEW BACKPACK, PENCILS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, HYGIENE PRODUCTS. YOU CAN DONATE ITEMS AT ANY FURNITURE FAIR LOCATION ANYWHERE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA, EVEN ACROSS THE RIVER THERE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. NOW THROUGH AUGUST 9TH. WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT TO THE FURNITURE FAIR AND FAIRFIELD TOMORROW FOR OUR BIG COLLECTION DAY. WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE WLWT DOT COM. I KNOW OF AT LEAST ASHLEY AND I BELIEVE RACHEL HERXHEIMER

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