…doing really great things for their community!

“We have been a fan club here in York, PA for over 25 years. We have been able to give over $65,000 to local charities during this time. Because of Ben’s donations to K-9 units all over the country, we thought it would be great to do the same. This year we were able to give a check to the York County Sheriff’s K-9 unit.” — Linda Baugher, Steelers Fan Club of York.







And from #7 himself:

I want to thank Linda and the Steelers Fan Club of York, PA for honoring my foundation work with their generous contribution to their local Police K9 Unit. What an awesome thing to do! — Ben.

Linda, thank you for sharing these great photos with us!

Steeler Nation: You can donate to Ben’s foundation any time of the year and we truly thank you for whatever you can give!

Alan, just wanted to send you my best for Saturday night. You are a Hall of Famer and I am honored to have played with you, and to call you a friend. — Ben.

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On December 16, 2018, Ben selected the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium as his nonprofit of choice for the NFL’s #MyCauseMyCleats initiative wearing a pair of amazing custom cleats during the win over the New England Patriots.

Listen to Ben below on why he selected the Pittsburgh Zoo and what makes his cleats so special:

Join the raffle to win Ben Roethlisberger's game-worn custom cleats and help support the many wild residents of the Pittsburgh Zoo, including two of the most endangered species in the world – the Amur leopard and the Amur tiger! https://t.co/3VRobL378u #MyCauseMyCleats #zooforall pic.twitter.com/tHVtR0mLYQ

— Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (@PghZoo) January 29, 2019

Today, Ben and the Pittsburgh Zoo announced that his autographed, game-used custom cleats are being raffled off!


From the Pittsburgh Zoo:

Join the raffle to win his game-worn custom cleats and help support the many wild residents of the Pittsburgh Zoo, including two of the most endangered species in the world – the Amur leopard and the Amur tiger. Ben wore these cleats on Sunday, December 16 during the Steelers vs. Patriots game. In honor of Big Ben #7, the raffle tickets will only be $7 per entry.

You can enter here! The drawing date is February 09, 2019 at 12:05 am EST.

From the Colorado Parks & Wildlife website today:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be adding a third certified K-9 to its pilot program and it is all thanks to the generosity of NFL two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

CPW already has two K-9’s in a pilot program to see how dogs can be used for law enforcement and wildlife management. Last Thursday, Samson, an 18-month old Belgian Malinois, began his month-long training to become a certified law enforcement K-9 that will partner with Ian Petkash, wildlife officer for the Lake George District.


Petkash received a $12,000 grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund back in November when Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers played in Denver. The funds CPW received will be used to purchase and train Samson.

“This K-9 will not only aid in the apprehension of those who seek to exploit wildlife, but will also be trained in canine hard-releases on bears and mountain lions that have come into conflict with people,” Petkash said. “This non-lethal tool will serve to keep wildlife wild and keep people safe. Furthermore, the K-9 will serve as an ambassador for wildlife management to Colorado’s public. On behalf of the wildlife and the people of Colorado, I want to thank the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for providing this opportunity.”

CPW enlisted Johnson’s K9 out of Colorado Springs to search for and purchase the dog, which was obtained from a private breeder in Texas. Johnson’s K9 will also be administering the training for Samson and Petkash.

Samson’s responsibilities will focus on assisting Petkash with law enforcement detection work as well being used as an experiment on hard-releases for bears and mountain lions.

Samson will be trained to detect the scent of nine different wildlife species – bears, deer, elk, moose, mountain lions, pronghorn, trout, upland birds and waterfowl. He will also be a tool used by wildlife officers in the negative reinforcement of bears and mountain lions that CPW relocates following conflicts with people.

The other two K-9’s already enlisted in CPW’s pilot program are Sci, a Dutch Shepherd partnered since 2015 with wildlife officer Philip Gurule in Area 14, and Cash, a black Labrador partnered with wildlife officer Brock McArdle in Area 4 since 2017.


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