Will Rogers helps raise over $74K for Make-A-Wish Mississippi through touchdown passes

Again earlier than the beginning of the faculty soccer season, Simmons Erosion Management, Inc introduced its sponsorship of Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers in his NIL cope with Make-A-Want Mississippi. They pledged to donate $1,000 for each landing move Rogers threw in the course of the common season.

The junior quarterback threw 34 landing passes — making that $34,000 for Make-A-Want Mississippi.

“I used to be enjoying soccer for far more than myself,” Rogers mentioned. “It simply type of provides an additional pressure of motivation to play more durable and, finally, the extra touchdowns are thrown the extra youngsters needs get granted.”

However that whole solely grew. Make-A-Want Mississippi raised an additional $40,000 in personal donations as part of the marketing campaign with Rogers — bringing the grand whole as much as $74,713.

That cash is sufficient to grant the desires of 12 Mississippi youngsters. In a yr, round 115 youngsters get needs granted — so Rogers helped elevate simply over 10% of that via his touchdowns.

Jennie Simmons, president of Simmons Erosion Management, Inc, mentioned her and her husband have been thrilled to associate with Rogers as a result of they’re each Mississippi State graduates. Nevertheless it was about extra than simply supporting a fellow Bulldog.

“We predict it’s completely fantastic that we have been capable of associate with Will simply because the kind of position mannequin that he’s,” Simmons mentioned. “The truth that we might give again to Make-A-Want not solely with a job mannequin of Will’s caliber, but in addition via the college that we each love, was was fantastic.”