Three days of empowering the MIND, BODY and SOUL…
In a way, you have never experienced before.

The Moss Foundation, established as a 501(c)(3) in 2001, was created to bring awareness to economically disadvantaged communities around the country, while working to enrich the lives of children and families through education, health and sports initiatives. It is dedicated to strengthening and improving, physically and spiritually, the children in America.

For over 20 years, Dorian Gregory has co-produced and assisted numerous organization ranging from “The Jeopardy Program” (for at risk kids) to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) while also creating exciting socially conscious events for awareness and fundraising.

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When Sinorice was drafted to the Giants in 2006, he knew he wanted to work with youth. With his new foundation ‘Dare to Dream’, it’s his mission to help empower them with the proper mentality of making dreams come true and to provide them with the educational tools to succeed in life.

Born in Miami, the single 26-year-old played college football at the University of Miami. He helped form the Moss Foundation with his older brother, Santana Moss, a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins. The two donated more than $250,000 for training
camps, community fairs and other school projects.

Let’s see what else Mr. Moss is up to…

Kim: Tell me about Dare to Dream:

Sinorice: I had the idea my last year of college. After I graduated, I joined with my brother’s foundation, The Santana Moss Foundation. I let his organizers know what I wanted to do with my foundation. I wanted to get within the school board, in any state, in
any city, and start tutoring programs, mentoring programs and scholarship funding. I want kids to know they can accomplish anything. I want them to Dare to Dream EVERYDAY. It can be something simple like finishing a paper or project or graduating from college.

Kim: I’m looking at the website and I see you have a Ms. Black Program. Tell me about Ms. Black.

Sinorice: Ms. Black was my guidance counselor at Miami Carol City Senior High School. She did so much for the students because she wanted to see us succeed. She wanted to see us go to college and further our education. It didn’t matter if you were popular or not. She went out of her way to get financial waivers for us to take the SAT. Those tests were expensive, like $50-$60 per application! A lot of parents didn’t have the money for that
expense. Especially if you had to take it more than once. She was able to get waivers for us so that money wouldn’t be an issue. Sadly, she passed away two years after I graduated from high school. Everyone always had great things to say about her like, “Guess what Ms. Black did for me”. She went out of her way to make sure the kids could take the test, pass it and move on out of the community. Nothing was about her. Everything was about us. It spoke volumes about who she was. I just wanted to dedicate that program to her. Any counselor, teacher, administrator, or school that’s currently out there doing what she did for us, I want to represent them through my foundation.

Kim: Did your personal experience in high school prompt you to create Dare to Dream?

Sinorice: It was the experiences of others that gave me the idea. After I finished school, I’d come back and friends and neighbors would tell me how poorly the schools were doing. I asked myself what could I do to help them. Since I played football, the community looked at me as a role model. They wanted me to speak to the students and encourage them to do well in school. That’s when I had the thought of starting my foundation. Each year I want to go into elementary and high schools to dare the kids to
keep dreaming. They face so much outside of school. They may not have a mom and dad at home. For some kids, their parents may be very, very young and are not on top of things like my parents were. My foundation gives me an opportunity to say “I care”…”I believe in you”…”I don’t know you, but I know if you apply yourself in school, you will succeed”. The kids see me on TV doing my thing, but that’s not what I’m about. I’m about education.

Kim: I’m often a speaker for Career Day at elementary and middle schools. 95% of the boys say they want to play in the NFL. What would you say to the ones who’s thinking about football as a career?

Sinorice: I would tell them to pursue that dream. It’s important for them to know life is not just about football. I was blessed with the opportunity to play, but everyone will not play in the NFL. I know some great ALL STARS and unbelievable athletes who grew up with me, but they’re not in the league with me. They went through so many things in life. Unfortunately, they based their whole life on “I’m gonna make it to the NFL”, and that’s not what it’s all about. There’s so many careers you can choose from in this world to be
successful. Find out what it is and apply yourself. You CAN do more than play football.

Kim: Let’s switch gears. The two main things you tweet about are God and your son. Tell the readers why it’s important to have a solid relationship with Christ.

Sinorice: It’s very important in my life. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Him. His grace and mercy has led me to meet so many amazing people. He’s blessed me with so much, it’s only right I praise Him everyday. I roll over every morning and say
‘thank you’ because I have a new opportunity to become greater. I’m not perfect, but I know He’s the reason for everything.

Kim: On Twitter you don’t seem like the stereotypical NFL player. What makes you different?

Sinorice: I let my Twitter supporters see me in a different light. People know me as Sinorice Moss the football player, but I want them to see the man that I am. Don’t look at me as a professional athlete because sometimes we get stereotyped. Look at me as a
man. Pay attention to the things I like and dislike. See the movies I have an opinion on. Recognize the things I do in my everyday life that doesn’t consist of football. See who I am as a man first before you judge me. I didn’t want to get on Twitter at first, but I saw it as an opportunity to reach out to fans and let them know they can talk to me. Sometimes they see me when I’m out and aren’t sure if it’s ok to speak. Yes, speak! (Laughs) As long as you’re not rude. Some people are very rude. Some may not like me or what I do
and they come off rude. Take that somewhere else. If you want to shake my hand or take a picture, I have no problem with that. I will stop what I’m doing to take care of what my fans want. It’s all about the fans.

Kim: It’s great to see a different side of a person. We know them in one particular role, but Twitter allows us to get a glimpse of them in their everyday life…outside of what
they’re known for.

Sinorice: Yeah, I want people to know I’m not just on Twitter hiding behind my BlackBerry saying positive things to sound good…this is really me! (Laughs) The same upbeat, cheery-
attitude guy in my tweets IS the real me. I’m not on social media to have other people say good things about me…it’s not about that. When someone meets you in person, they’d definitely be able to tell the difference, but I’m not that guy. I really mean the things I
say. You can ask any of my friends.

Kim: Tell us what your relationship was like with your parents growing up. How does that play a role in how you raise your 3-year-old son?

Sinorice: My mother and father are still together. They’ve been together all my life. Growing up I saw the love they have for each other and towards us. They had 3 boys growing up in Miami and did whatever it took for us to have what we needed…even if that
meant having several jobs. They took us places I knew we didn’t have the money for, just to make sure we had great experiences. They did what they had to do to make that possible. As I got older, I realized it was unconditional love and it’s only right for my son to
get that from me. When I look in his eyes I see the love he has for me…all I want to do is return it back.

Kim: What do you do during the off season?

Sinorice: I work out very, very hard! (Laughs) I also recently executive produced and acted in a film with Reagan Gomez and Terri Vaughn called ‘This Time.’ It’s directed by Matthew Cherry and produced by Enitan Bereola. I do a lot of charity work and I’m
also into music…I sing.

Kim: Do you really sing?

Sinorice: Yeah…(lol).

Kim: So you’re gonna have a Sinorice Moss cd coming out?

Sinorice: Who knows? I have a best friend who’s a soul singer. His name is Jessie Boykins. He has two albums out that I executive produced. On his recent album I sang background vocals. I’m truly blessed with a lot of talent. I just want to go out and spread my
wealth.

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The New York Giants wide receiver is launching a program called Dare to Dream, which asks teachers and high school students to take a pledge expressing their goals, such as improving their grades by the end of the year or applying to college. It then rewards students when they achieve their goals.

Throughout the school year, the foundation works with students to monitor progress and provides support to schools such as books and classroom supplies. Students who accomplish their goals will receive a certificate signed by Mr. Moss and other rewards, such as tickets to a game or a chance to speak at their schools.

Sinorice Moss
“I tell these kids that it’s not going to happen overnight, I didn’t just wake up and become a professional athlete,” Mr. Moss says. “I worked hard and went to college and if these kids and their teachers can dare to dream, they will accomplish what they set out to do.”

Mr. Moss was born in Miami and played college football at the University of Miami, where he helped form the Moss Foundation with his older brother, Santana, a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins. The two donated more than $250,000 for training camps, community fairs and other school projects.

When he was drafted to the New York Giants in 2006, he says he wanted to also work with children in New York City.

“I started hearing about a school system that was failing these students and I wanted to show these kids that someone cared about them and that through education, they can make it,” Mr. Moss says.

This year,he ran a pilot program with Sobro, the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, which runs after-school programs for schools in the Bronx. About 20 children wrote letters to Mr. Moss, explaining short-term goals to read a certain number of books throughout the year or their dreams of becoming an astronaut. At the end of the summer, Mr. Moss plans to hold a barbecue with participating children to hand out certificates of achievement.

“Growing up in the city, there’s a lot of distractions. We want to get these kids to start dreaming, to start thinking about a future and making the right choices,” says Deidra McKoy, a youth counselor at Sobro.

Sobro works with schools like Christopher Columbus High School, which was among 19 schools Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to close this year as part of a strategy to shutter failing schools. The State Supreme Court said the city didn’t follow proper procedure and ruled to keep the schools open.

“Many of the kids wrote in their letters to Sinorice that they feared their school was going to close… it felt hopeless, it affected their psyches,” Ms. McKoy says.

The Dare to Dream foundation now looks to expand the program in other schools and create a fellowship for teachers and guidance counselors at participating schools.

To further commemorate its 10th season of “giving back”, the Moss Foundation has taken on the mission of spreading the message of “PEACE” across the country. It all begins in Miami on Sunday, January 31. The Moss Brothers are hosting children at the South Florida FanFest in the Miami Beach Convention Center.

AND THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING!!
Monday, February 1st , they welcome golfers to their 2nd annual Celebrity Golf Tournament with a cocktail reception at the Hard Rock Casino and Resort.

Tuesday, February 2nd, all golfers are invited to participate with their hosts Santana Moss, Sinorice Moss, Ed Reed, Reggie Wayne and many other celebrities and professional athletes.

Tuesday February 2nd, Join the Moss Brothers along with Ed Reed Reggie Wayne and all of their NFL friends to a VIP after party at Passions night club at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

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Friday, February 5th, everyone is invited to join the Moss Brothers along with Andre Johnson at Karu and Y for a blowout party unlike any other.

“We had a lot of great athletes, but he was able to instill discipline in us, which allowed us to play at any level. We took that discipline to college and, for those of us fortunate enough, to the NFL. He kept us humble, me in particular. I was a starter for three years, but didn’t catch many balls until my senior year. He kept us humble and patient and then when the time came, he helped us take advantage of the opportunity. He made sure we were in school. Actually, he made us come to school early to watch film so we were there even before the school day started. It is a place that is blessed with athletic talent, kids who are willing to sacrifice, a community that supports the program and good people at the top.”

The only school that has more current NFL players than Carol City? DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville Maryland. No offense to the private school scholars, but we’re more impressed by the ascent of our hard-scrabble Miamians. And more NFLers call our city their hometown- 31- than any other in the country. As a state, Florida ranked third for current NFL players produced, with a whopping 176.