PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — The Browns Stay in the Game! Attendance Network is one mission of the Cleveland Browns Foundation. As a part of this program, the organization works alongside several school districts in Northeast Ohio in order to encourage kids to attend school.
One of the districts in this network is Parma City School District. Recently, two of their Visual Communications students were chosen to design and paint footballs for the Browns.
"It was exciting to be chosen to paint a football for something like this," said graduating senior Griffin Raugh. "It was really exciting."
Raugh painted legendary Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar on his football. His classmate Mikaela Young opted to include her mom's favorite player, Nick Chubb, Browns' mascot Chomps and 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett.
Officials with the Browns said this collaboration with local schools is a perfect example of how the organization works to connect with the community.
"We understand the importance. We are a steward of this community asset as an organization and we believe fundamentally that this is not only a responsibility, but we love doing the work that we're doing in supporting our students," said Cleveland Browns Foundation Vice President Renee Harvey. "It's fun to really see this come full circle."