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Twitter Can’t Get Over Ezekiel Elliott Celebrating TD In Salvation Army Kettle
Posted On Dec 20 2016
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He was flagged for excessive celebration and that usually brings a fine of $12,154.
The Dallas Cowboys are rolling, and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott is leading the charge. The league has said they won’t fine Elliott, but he still plans to make a donation anyway.
Team owner Jerry Jones seemed OK with it as well.
“We’ve really seen how generous people are in this community, and certainly appreciate all the support that they give”.
Rose Lucero, Director of Development for the Salvation Army, said the winter weather that has been felt in recent weeks may be a factor on why donations are down.
Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliot proved he is charitable in every sense of the word Sunday.
The Red Kettle campaign begins on Thanksgiving and ends Christmas Eve. According to Apex Marketing, Elliott’s action was worth 0,000 in ad exposure for the charity. Despite Monday’s crummy weather, Major Watts with the Salvation Army said bell ringers brought in $11,500, nearly double of an average day’s donations. They are not alone, the Salvation Army Northern Division is reporting that donations are down dramatically compared to this time past year across Minnesota. Online donations for the year are up about 11 percent, he said. It is his first time bell-ringing, but not his first experience with the Salvation Army.
“We are in great, great need”. He said he was concerned less donations would pour in this year because many people gave back to families impacted by the June 23 flood.
Organizers at the local Salvation Army are concerned about a significant decline in funds raised for services in the Big Bend area.
Ezekiel Elliott has confirmed that he will still be matching what he would have paid in fines to the National Football League and donating it to the Salvation Army.
His two-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was not all that spectacular, but Elliott sprinted straight through the end zone, and hopped into a large Salvation Army Red Kettle.
