The primary objective of the CFL Alumni Association is to help improve the lives of former players their families suffering from financial hardship due to a medical challenge.

The physical stresses of the game have never been more evident. More and more of our guys are experiencing long term and permanent debilitating physical problems which not only affect their quality of life but those around them as well as their ability to earn a living.

Providing assistance to those who helped us make the game an indelible part of Canadian culture could never be more needed.

As Commissioner Mark Cohon stated recently in his blog…

“If we see a bright future for the CFL, and we truly do, it is because we stand on the shoulders of these extraordinary and ordinary men.”

Unfortunately some of these men and their families suffer from financial hardship due to medical challenges. The players have lived their dreams but now some, and their families, are living a nightmare.

The CFL Alumni Association has created the CFL Alumni Dire Needs Fund. All Alumni Associations and their members across Canada are committed to support the fund through fundraising initiatives.