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Ottawa University Braves win NAIA Champions of Character Award
The 2011 Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Award honors the Ottawa University Braves for exemplary character and service. Led by senior quarterback Jacob Johnson, the team organized and participated in numerous community programs including Shoulder Pads and Paragraphs, Youth Day, Hope House volunteer work, a food bank drive, Clean Up Joplin, SWIPE Out Hunger, ECKAN projects, Red Ribbon Week, and cancer awareness efforts. Coach Kent Kessinger cites leadership and a 36-7 record under the ONE creed, marking the program as the first Ottawa University team to win the award.
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Ottawa University
Buffalo Funds
NAIA
Dennis Green
Braves
Ottawa
Jacob Johnson
John Wooden
Johnson
Hope House
Community Food Bank
Ottawa Optimist Club
Garfield Elementary
Joplin
Horn of Africa
Eckan
Kanza Park
Kessinger