Pittsburgh Steelers running back and recent Naval Academy graduate Eli Heidenreich visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana to host an NFL ProCamps event, June 25-26. The Navy Exchange and the Defense Commissary Agency partnered to host the sports camp on the installation for military-connected children.
With NFL ProCamps, military children are provided the opportunity to receive hands-on training from professional athletes while practicing their football skills. The camps are available for first through eighth grade family members of active-duty military, reservists, retirees, and DOD civilian employees.
“When I found out the camp was going to be only for military kids I was really excited,” said Heidenreich.“Their childhoods can be challenging and any sort of impact where I can make their summer memorable and allow them to connect with other military kids, that just means a lot to me.”
The ProCamp brings military kids together and provides a memory that’ll last forever, no matter their next destination, and have allowed hundreds of kids to come together to share a positive and memorable experience.
“As a dad of four amazing children, I can tell you that our military children are resilient and we ask a lot of them,” said Littman. “That’s why events like this are so important.”