Ryan Kerrigan Hosts Topgolf Loudoun Event to Benefit Children

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – Washington Redskins players and alumni attended the Ryan Kerrigan Topgolf Challenge at Topgolf Loudoun on Monday, Nov. 7. Hosted by The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, Kerrigan and his Redskins teammates stepped off the field to join alumni legends to play golf alongside guests.

All proceeds from the event benefited Ryan Kerrigan’s Blitz for the Better Foundation, which provides opportunities, resources, support and encouragement to seriously ill, physically-challenged and special needs children and their families. Blitz for the Better serves more than 18,000 children annually.

Kerrigan is very active in community service and volunteer efforts on behalf of children in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In recognition of his service, both on and off the field, Kerrigan was awarded the awarded the Redskins' 2015 "Walter Payton Man Of The Year." On Aug. 31, 2016, Kerrigan was awarded the "Community Man of the Year” by the Washington Redskins at the team's annual Welcome Home Luncheon.

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Funds raised at the Topgolf event Monday will specifically go toward initiatives such as the installation of additional Kerrigan’s Korners in local hospitals, according to the Ryan Kerrigan Blitz for the Better Foundation.

Kerrigan’s Korners provide patients and families access to technology as a means for relaxation, communication and therapy during their hospital stays. The Kerrigan’s Korner is stocked with laptops, tablets, video game systems and more.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Kerrigan opened a new Kerrigan's Korner at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. It's the 4th Kerrigan's Korner, with the additional locations at Children’s National in Washington, D.C.; Inova Children’s Hospital in Falls Church, Va.; and The HSC Pediatric Center in Washington, D.C.

“I am proud that MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is the location for my fourth Kerrigan’s Korner,” said Kerrigan. “This wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of the Morrissette Family Foundation. I am lucky to work and live in a community that supports me on and off the field.”

In September, Kerrigan raised more than $260,000 at a Washington Redskins Celebrity Waiter Night event during which Kerrigan and several teammates served wine to the guests.

To view photos of the Celebrity Waiter Night event,

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For more information, visit the Ryan Kerrigan’s Blitz for the Better Foundation website and Facebook page.

Photo credits: Sharon Reed