Pensacola Golf Classic 2023

2023-05-09T13:48:11-04:00May 17th, 2023|Uncategorized|

Join us on Sunday, August 13th – Monday, August 14th for the 2023 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Golf Classic https://youtube.com/shorts/Mm3Kt4emX6U?feature=share Learn more

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Derrick Brooks Charities and PDQ

2022-07-18T12:26:15-04:00July 13th, 2022|Fundraisers, Partnerships, Uncategorized|

Derrick Brooks Charities and PDQ to Kick Off Partnership with Media Event July 11 Guests can give back at 30 Central and West Florida PDQ locations from July 10 - August 7 as part of PDQ Brooksville Grand Opening Award-winning PDQ restaurants (People Dedicated to Quality) and Derrick Brooks Charities are teaming up to give [...]

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306: African American History Program Video and Update

2021-06-18T11:58:49-04:00June 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Derrick Brooks Charities and The Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation have been partners for the 306: African American History program for the past few years. Due to the pandemic things got off to a slow start, however, we were able to rebound and successfully complete the school year with over 300 students in Hillsborough County Middle [...]

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Juneteenth 2021

2021-06-16T14:33:10-04:00June 16th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Juneteenth is a celebration marking an end to slavery in the United States. Though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, very few people were immediately freed. It proclaimed that “all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” But the nation was in the midst [...]

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Thank you Sue Straughn for helping us get the word out!

2021-04-23T17:30:44-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|

Join us for the 2021 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Charitable Golf Classic on Monday, August 30th at the Pensacola Country Club. All proceeds of this event go to support our charities in Pensacola and the surrounding Northwest Florida area. Thank you Sue Straughn for helping us get the word out! We appreciate you. For more [...]

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Community Champion Award

2021-04-14T15:54:19-04:00April 9th, 2021|Uncategorized|

On April 6, 2021 Derrick Brooks was honored by Thaddeus Bullard of the WWE with the Wrestle Mania 37 Community Champion Award at Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School for his work through Derrick Brooks Charities. It was a very special honor for him as he was presented with a WWE Championship Belt by the one and [...]

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306 African American History Program Update

2021-03-03T08:50:25-05:00March 1st, 2021|Uncategorized|

Building a better future means understanding the past--learning from it, growing from it, and celebrating the positive roots of change. EVERFI 306 African American History program works to instill these powerful messages early, working with middle school students to broaden their understanding of America's Black history. As a proud partner, VSG extends our [...]

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Thanksgiving 2020

2020-11-24T14:53:51-05:00November 24th, 2020|Events, Fundraisers, Uncategorized|

Derrick Brooks Charities would like to thank Publix Super Markets Charities for supporting us again in our annual Thanksgiving Meals Give- Away. Also, we were able to provide masks, sanitizers, and disinfectant spray as well! It is an honor to serve our community! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! [...]

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Derrick Brooks Charities Online Auction

2020-10-29T09:19:49-04:00October 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Derrick Brooks Charities online auction will start on November 5th and close at 9pm on November the 9th. The auction link is www.yourcharityauction.com/db55. I hope you all will join me in supporting a great cause. We have some amazing items  you don't want to miss it! We need donations for the Derrick Brooks Charities online [...]

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Save the Date! DB Golf Classic 2020

2019-10-28T22:26:20-04:00July 30th, 2019|Celebrity Golf Classic, Uncategorized|

Mark Your Calendar for the 20th Annual Derrick Brooks Celebrity Weekend! May 3 & 4, 2020 Pairing Party: To Be Announced Golf Tournament: Old Memorial Golf Club For more information or to reserve your foursome, call 813-877-8681 or go to db55.com/golf

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Wellcare Employability Skills Summer Program

2019-10-28T21:25:48-04:00July 29th, 2019|Brooks Bunch, Brooks Bunch Life Skills Academy, Uncategorized, WellCare Summer Program|

The WellCare Employability Skills Program in partnership with Derrick Brooks Charities has been quite a success. So far there has been Session I – Information Technology. The WellCare IT team came in and spoke with the students about the world of IT and the jobs that currently exist. They played a learning Bingo game. [...]

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National Conference on Preventing Crime

2019-06-24T14:18:51-04:00June 24th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Over 1100 adults and youth from over 20 states and Jamaica attended the National Conference on Preventing Crime sponsored by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and co-sponsored by Derrick Brooks Charities in Tampa on May 29 – 31, 2019. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was the host agency. Derrick Brooks was the keynote speaker for [...]

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Day 2 Brooks Bunch Blog

2019-06-19T07:27:46-04:00June 19th, 2019|Uncategorized|

After the morning debrief BBBA headed off to Georgia Tech for an informational session about the selection process and then on to a facilities tour of the athletics department. Stop 2 was an inspirational stop at the MLK National Historic Site and Ebenezer Baptist Church. After lunch we headed to our 3rd stop for a [...]

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Day 1 of the Brooks Bunch Bootcamp Trip

2019-06-18T18:17:25-04:00June 18th, 2019|Uncategorized|

BBBA headed to Atlanta early Monday morning for their first jammed packed day of adventure. Stop 1 was CNN for a behind the scenes tour of  how the news is reported. Stop 2 landed them at the College Football  Hall of Fame where the students were able to follow their favorite teams and take part [...]

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OAG Conference 2019 Photos

2019-06-03T17:23:35-04:00June 3rd, 2019|Uncategorized|

The 2019 OAG National Conference on Preventing Crime was hosted here in  Tampa,FL from May 29 - May 31, 2019. WHAT A BLESSING TO BE A PART OF THIS AWESOME CONFERENCE! The past 3 days have been absolutely amazing and we've had a chance to develop and promote positive solutions to  protecting our youth and [...]

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Derrick Brooks Charities Day 2 at the Wellcare Charity/Employee Expo

2019-02-14T15:23:10-05:00February 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|

February 14, 2109 was Day 2 of the Expo. And this one took place at the massive Wellcare Campus on Henderson Road. We had the opportunity to spend time with Wellcare team members who were exploring opportunities to volunteer in the community. Thank you Wellcare and your employees for being so community minded and inviting [...]

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Derrick Brooks Charities Participates in The Wellcare Employee Charity Expo

2019-02-13T15:25:52-05:00February 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|

On February 13, 2019 from 11:00am to 2:00pm Derrick Brooks Charities participated in day 1 of the Wellcare Employee Charity Expo at their Idlewild Campus. Featured in these photos is Ms. Latoya Murvin our Program Coordinator. Tomorrow we will be participating at their Henderson Road Campus. A big shout out to Wellcare for their partnership [...]

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Student’s Night at State Fair

2019-02-12T09:35:10-05:00February 12th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs Executive Director and Volunteers volunteer with the Sheriff's Department for the Florida State Fair student's night out. From left to right reverend Arthur Green, Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks, Darrell Daniels, Diedrea Anthony and band retired Tampa Police Department Officer Orlando Gudes Darrell Daniels and Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister

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Brooks Bunch Business Academy in Action!

2019-02-05T10:11:47-05:00February 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Brooks Bunch Business Academy For the last 2 weeks, the students  of the Business Academy have been focusing on understanding why it’s a good thing that a part of each paycheck goes toward insurance & taxes. The students are also learning what actions can put them at risk for identity theft & consumer fraud and [...]

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Grammar Slammer for Math and Literacy Academy

2019-02-05T10:13:04-05:00February 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Last week the Math and Literacy Academy began working on parts of speech and phonics awareness with a Literacy Game called Grammar Slammer. They worked on creating complete, grammatically correct sentences – distinguishing between different verb tenses and different parts of a sentence.

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