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Be Bigger than Football - On April 29, 2023, over 2,133 guests registered for the 6th annual Von Miller Day. Taking place at Zeiger Park just minutes away from DeSoto High School, thousands congregated to enjoy the largest festival in DeSoto.

Imagine young and old assembling to enjoy good food, good fun, and good company. The football phenom provided free paraphrenia from his foundation, Von's Vision. The foundation was created to allow children in low-income areas to receive eye care. Ensuring a safe environment by checking all guests and providing waivers for activities. As promised, the event featured bounce houses, raffles, local talent performances, a DJ, and dance contests. An array of food trucks line the park to serve all with free refreshments. Vendors like Raisin Cane's, Green Pastures, Smokey John's PBBQ, Starbucks, and more supplied hot meals and treats to DeSotoians.

Miller made his rounds; he was intentional to stop at the tent of the DeSoto staff. Von acknowledges and thanks the staff of DeSoto for all their hard work and for allowing him the opportunity to pour back into their community. The Mayor of DeSoto salutes Von Miller with a token of appreciation from the city of DeSoto. Miller quotes, "I am DeSoto through and through, Thank you." Von shows his immense gratitude by showing off his DeSoto body art.

In true fashion, the fun kept going! On May 2, 2023, Von Miller hosted Von Vision in DeSoto - allowing students to receive eye care.



Pictured: Mayor of Desoto, Von Miller, Councilwoman Raphael, NFL Alumni shirt-
Richard Walker, Media & Coaching Coordinator NFL Alumni Wellness

Don't forget Von Miller Dayat Zeiger Park in DeSoto, TX today. 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Bring the entire family out for the 6th Annual Von Miller Day. The 2-time Super Bowl Champion is hosting one of the largest community festivals in the area. Enjoy bounce houses, games, autographs, raffles/giveaways, and food! - Be Bigger than Football!

Von Miller is an American football outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the Butkus Award. He was selected by the Denver Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Miller is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving first-team All-Pro honors three times and second-team All-Pro honors four times. As of 2022, he has the most career sacks of any active player and the most career sacks in Denver Broncos history. After the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl 50. In 2021, Miller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LVI.

In 2012, Miller created Von's Vision Foundation -commonly referred to as "Von's Vision" - "to provide low-income students with eye care and fashionable corrective eyewear they need to be their best in the classroom and in life, the foundation is exclusively partnered with international eyewear retailer Etnia Barcelona to provide premium eyewear through the foundation’s twice-annual “Vision Day” programs, during which students are also provided eye exams by local eyecare providers.

The ”Vision Day” is a two-day-long program. On the first day, students are given their eye exams and the opportunity to pick out their frames. On the second day – after the prescription lenses are produced for the frames - Miller hosts a party where the students have their frames fitted and can interact with him personally. Von's Vision began hosting their "Vision Days" for low-income students in the Denver Public Schools - as Miller was then a player for the Denver Broncos - and has since expanded to hosting the program for students at Texas A&M University - Miller's alma mater. Also, at Texas A&M University and multiple locations in Colorado, Von's Vision has launched its "Von's Vision Centers", which are "mobile optometry kiosks that allow in-need students to receive vision care on an ongoing basis without the burden of transportation and "Von's Lockers" - which "like the Vision Centers, offer a permanent fixture that gets students brand-new prescription glasses without the burden of transportation. Von’s Lockers allow students who already have accurate prescriptions to easily select a new pair of glasses, bypassing the screenings and exams."

Your project's program embodies your goals and objectives by defining specific spaces to meet your expectations.

You will need to identify your required spaces--know what your absolute must-haves are. Then, you need to establish the size and relationship of those spaces. You may then start developing a flow diagram to determine who people will move between the different spaces. At this point, you have acquired enough information to solicit the help of an architect. They will help you develop the rest of the program and turn it into a functional space layout.

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