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Join The Redskins Style Lounge Sunday

Redskins fans, YOU are invited to the ultimate NFL shopping experience at FedExField on Sunday.

The Redskins Style Lounge will be at the Verizon Gate of FedExField starting at 11 a.m. Sunday during the Washington Redskins-Baltimore Ravens game.

An extension of the NFL Women’s Apparel Fit for You platform, the Redskins Style Lounge is a pop-up retail experience that will give female fans a unique opportunity to purchase a variety of Redskins apparel and accessories including the new Redskins Women’s Nike Fan Gear, Redskins Lounge Pants from Concept Sports and clothing from Touch by Alyssa Milano.

Mrs. Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder and NFL breast cancer awareness spokesperson, along with actress and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete, will kick off the exclusive shopping experience.

“This boutique shopping experience is an exciting opportunity for the Redskins and NFL to team up and reward loyal female fans,” Mrs. Snyder said. “The Redskins Style Lounge showcases merchandise created specifically for our passionate female fans. The apparel strives to ensure that women can represent their team and feel included on gameday, as well as empowered in the Redskins community.”

The Redskins Style Lounge will be open from 11 a.m. until after the game, and will include the opportunity for fans to:

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VIDEO: Mrs. Snyder Speaks At Luncheon

(Video courtesy of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce)

Mrs. Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder and NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Spokesperson, was the keynote speaker at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Women in Business/Leadership Luncheon today at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Va.

Mrs. Snyder, who was interviewed by Larry Michael, the Voice of the Redskins, discussed her leadership efforts in creating the national platform for the NFL and Zeta Tau Alpha’s (ZTA) THINK-PINK!® breast cancer awareness campaign, in addition to her role as the NFL’s spokesperson for the league’s “A Crucial Catch” breast cancer awareness initiative

Mrs. Snyder, who was instrumental in the foundation and inception of the Redskins’ Women of Washington, the team’s official women’s fan club, also talked about the organization and its initiatives, as well as her involvement with the NFL in creating the league’s women’s apparel line.

Founded in 1968, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has grown to become the largest chamber of commerce in Northern Virginia. With more than 1,200 members, the Loudoun County Chamber has a premier network of businesses and community leaders from some of the nation’s most economically vibrant and fastest-growing counties.

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WOW Members: Join The Pre-Game Party

Women of Washington Redskins members: do you want to take part in a members-only party before Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons?

You can have that opportunity — which includes the chance to mingle with Redskins players’ wives, girlfriends and moms and other WOW members, as well as exclusive Redskins raffle prizes and giveaways — by taking part in the WOW Pre-Game Party from 11 a.m. to noon on the Audi Club Patio at FedExField.

Joining the party is easy.

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Survivors Celebration Fun Time For All

Kendra Cofield watched in amazement as four breast cancer survivors had professionals applying makeup to their faces.

Yes, the four women looked amazing, but, you see, makeup just has never really been Cofield’s thing.

“Honestly, I don’t really know how to put on makeup too well,” Cofield admitted with a smile. “So I like the whole makeup counter we have going on here. I’m trying to pick up some tips.”

Cofield, the wife of Washington Redskins nose tackle Barry Cofield, was one of several Redskins’ wives or girlfriends helping out Tuesday at the fifth-annual All-Star Survivors Celebration at Redskins Park.

The area women participating in Tuesday’s celebration are currently battling breast cancer and receive new wigs, scarves, makeup, jeans and a custom-made pink and burgundy Redskins jersey.

“I was so excited when I found out about the event because breast cancer touches so many different people’s lives,” Cofield said. “I just felt it was so important to be a part of this event, which is such a happy time for them where they can come and be completely pampered and spoiled. It just gives them a break from the daily grind of what they have to go through.”

Cofield said, like so many others, she has been personally affected by breast cancer.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off

The Washington Redskins are embarking on several initiatives to promote National Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October at both FedExField and Redskins Park.

Tanya Snyder — wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder and NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Spokesperson — Chris Cooley, the Redskins’ franchise leader in receptions by a tight end, and the Washington Redskins Community Relations Department, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, will kick off the month-long campaign by hosting the fifth annual All-Star Survivors Celebration at Redskins Park tomorrow.

More than 20 area women currently battling breast cancer, or “All-Stars,” will attend an afternoon of pampering, support and celebration. The breast cancer survivors will receive new jeans donated by Gap Inc., as well as new wigs, scarves, makeup and a custom-made pink and burgundy Redskins jersey.

The All-Stars will also be wearing pink New Era caps on-field during player introductions at the Redskins breast cancer awareness game, which will be held during Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. The game will feature:

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Tanya Snyder Accepts ACS Award For NFL

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On Thursday, Nov. 10, during its 98th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, the American Cancer Society awarded the NFL with of the Corporate Philanthropy Impact award.  Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, is one of the leage’s national spokespeople for “A Crucial Catch,” the breast cancer awareness campaign, and accepted the award on behalf of the NFL.

Working in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the National Football League has supported National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October the past three years with its A Crucial Catch – Annual Screening Saves Lives campaign. The initiative reminds women 40 and older about the importance of having an annual mammogram.

NFL players, coaches, and referees also help raise awareness about breast cancer by wearing pink game-day apparel throughout the month of October. The clothes, as well as special game balls and other paraphernalia, are auctioned at NFL Auction, with all proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. In 2010, the NFL and their players donated more than $1 million to the Society as a result of the Crucial Catch campaign, with the majority of the donations coming from the sale of pink game-day items. Read more »

Tanya & Dan Snyder Distribute Pink Ribbon

Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and his wife Tanya, along with hundreds of Zeta Tau Alpha members, helped to distribute thousands of THINK-PINK! ribbon pins to fans coming into the stadium today:

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The ribbons are being distributed in conjunction with the team’s health and wellness partners GlaxoSmithKline and CareFirst.  The GW Mammovan, in partnership with The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, will also be on-site through the first quarter to provide educational materials and tours for interested fans.

Redskins All-Star Survivors Celebration

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This afternoon was the fourth annual All-Star Survivor Celebration at Redskins Park, which welcomed women that are currently battling breast cancer to come share in an afternoon of luxury.

Redskins tight end Chris Cooley and his wife Christy, were joined by Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Dan Snyder, to host the event.  Tanya Snyder is a breast cancer survivor herself, having been diagnosed and treated in 2008.  For obvious reasons, this event means a great deal to her.

“Today is about having fun and being inspired, and knowing that it’s going to be okay–hang in there,” she said. “A lot of these women, they have kids at home, they have a lot to fight for, and it is tough.  It is tough to go through what they’re going through, and for them to have an enjoyable day, and even a life-changing day, we want to lift them up and get them through this hardship.” Read more »

Redskins Hand Out Food At The Harvest Feast

If that’s a picture of Albert Haynesworth standing in front of a mountain of turkeys — and it is — then it must be the day of the Harris Teeter-Redskins Harvest Feast Presented By Ryan Homes. This is the third Harvest Feast I’ve attended (the eighth year it has been held), and it impresses me every single year: more than 3,500 turkeys are distributed to Prince George’s County residents in need by members of the Redskins and 400 corporate volunteers.

“It’s estimated that this will feed 21,000 Prince George’s County residents in need,” Tanya Snyder — wife of owner Daniel Snyder — explained.

It’s an enormous undertaking, and a huge stretch of the concourse at FedExField is broken down into stations for people to walk through and receive bags of dry goods, of kids food, of produce, and — at the end — a turkey.

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The Women Of Washington Redskins Walk For Fitness

That’s Roxi McNabb, wife of QB Donovan, and Christy Cooley, wife of tight end Chris, walking together just before the start of today’s Fit For You 5K at National Harbor. The Women Of Washington Redskins assembled prior to the start of the race to send off the runners before leading the group of walkers, and Cooley’s holding the sign up to help guide the group to the stage. Tanya Snyder, wife of team owner Daniel, held a similar sign aloft on the stage.

It might seem like a minor detail. But the signs, with their new official-looking logo and enthusiastic exclamation point, seem to represent a moment for this group, as the Women Of Washington Redskins take another step from just being a group of Redskins’ wives and toward being a visible, recognizable ambassador for the team.

McNabb seemed both pleased and mildly surprised with how the group was coming together, and she has a broader frame of reference than some. “Just in the first nine weeks of the [regular] season, I think we’ve done more charity work and been together and worked out with each other more than I think I’ve done in … you know, eleven years with the other team we were with.” (Oh, did the McNabb’s come here from somewhere else? I had no idea. You’d think someone would’ve mentioned that at some point.) Read more »