Big Ben Makes Contribution To Children's Hospital!

Children's Hospital benefits from Roethlisberger's play
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Ben Roethlisberger made a special delivery to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Roethlisberger was selected by NFL.COM voters as the week nine FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week. Roethlisberger, who threw five touchdowns in the first half of the match-up against the Baltimore Ravens, was selected from among finalists in the air category as the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week.

Fans voted for more than their favorite players. The weekly FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards are also a win for the local community. Along with the player awards, FedEx is awarding Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh a check for $5,000. Roethlisberger and Mike Hmel, Senior Vice President, IT and CIO, of FedEx Ground presented the check to Delana Murphy, Director of Special Events for Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
The children’s hospitals in the two season-long winner’s markets, announced at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona, will be awarded $25,000 each. That means that FedEx will deliver nearly $250,000 to local children’s hospitals around the country in recognition of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Award winners.
About the Free Care Fund
When Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh opened its doors on June 5, 1890, its mission was to provide care to sick and injured children in Pittsburgh regardless of their families’ ability to pay. To ensure this mission is met year after year, Children’s established the Free Care Fund. Children’s Free Care Fund ensures that all children receive the medical care they need, and that no child from the tri-state area be denied care because of an inability to pay.

About FedEx
FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Through the weekly FedEx Air & Ground Awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and international shipping services.

FedEx Ground, headquartered in Moon Township, has more than 2,500 employees and contractors in the Pittsburgh area and is a supporter of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Children’s Hospital.