Dear Friends,

This has been an amazing year for me.  Playing with the New England Patriots made me realize that anything is possible. Two years ago I was retiring from the NFL even though my heart and soul was still in the game of football.  To be offered a chance to play with a team that achieved unbelievable goals was a gift that I shall always treasure.  I thank each of you for supporting me and joining me on my journey.

While I was in Boston, our team carried on: 

The leadership of the Board of Directors that makes it possible to keep our promise to San Diego's youth. Our Board was recognized in San Diego Magazine in an article on San Diego’s Power Brokers.  The article stated that our Board carries more weight in town than most local companies do."

We can all be very proud that our Foundation was recognized in the Wall Street Journal as one of the largest athlete’s foundation by assets while maintaining operating costs at 12%. Since January of 2003, the Junior Foundation has allocated $2,862,000 to organizations serving children.  Our endowment is over $800,000. We have achieved success but there is always more to do:  more children to help

Our major fundraiser, the Celebrity Golf Classic was a sellout and raised more money than ever before

The Teammates Luncheon was especially meaningful as we honored our own Board member and friend, Bob Breitbard.  The Foundation presented gift certificates from Mervyns to victims of the wild fires and recognized our true heroes:  firefighters and police officers.  

200 underprivileged children and over 200 athletes participated in our Shop with a Jock® program.  CS Keys served as MC in my absence and did an awesome job.

Board member, Lorne Wilson, sponsored a group of children from the Oceanside Boys and Girls club to trip to visit the Audubon Society in Connecticut.  This was an amazing trip for these kids, many of whom had never been away from home.

THE Scholars of Excellence program continues to grow – the NFL continues to invest in our program and named Scholarships are increasing each year.

This year we increased our Thanksgiving dinner at SEAUS the Restaurant from 650 to 850 people to include victims of the recent wild fires.

I am grateful to all of you for believing in the Junior Seau Foundation.

Junior accepting the Volunteer Service Award from
President Bush at the White House on May 25, 2005.
The award was given in celebration of Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month.