VERSAILLES – Join us for a one-of-a-kind dinner on Friday, October 18 from 6 to 9 pm with former NFL player and 3x Superbowl Champion, Matt Light and The Matt Light Foundation at the Hotel Versailles. A portion of your ticket will be donated to support the foundation. Get your tickets here!
About The Light Foundation:
In 2001, former NFL player and 3x Superbowl Champion, Matt Light, and his wife Susie established The Light Foundation to help young people develop the skills, values, and mindset they need to create a meaningful and productive future.
At the Light Foundation, we believe through hard work and achievement, self–confidence is built. This is one of the best defenses a child can have against negative influences.
Through our unique programming, we provide young adults with outdoor and hands-on learning opportunities and inspire young people to believe in themselves and their ability to be great leaders.
Not only are we helping them down their own path toward becoming successful adults, but we are building healthy, responsible, and motivated citizens for generations to come.
Meet The Lights:
Matt Light was born on June 23, 1978, in Greenville, Ohio. His experience of growing up in a rural farming community taught him the values of hard work, responsibility, and accountability. He started playing football as a kid at Greenville High School and eventually won a scholarship to Purdue University, where he served as left tackle behind his friend and future Super Bowl MVP, quarterback Drew Brees.
He took up the same position in 2001 for Tom Brady, after being drafted by the New England Patriots, launching what would be a storied NFL career. Matt met his wife Susie, a native of Hammond, Indiana, while at Purdue. They married during his rookie year with the Patriots, and now have four children: Grace, Collin, William, and Anna.
It was during Matt’s early days in the NFL that he and Susie decided to found The Light Foundation, to give young people the opportunity to experience and enjoy the outdoors the way they had in their own lives. The goal is to help kids develop the skills, values, and mindset they need to create meaningful and productive futures.