\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe \u201cTaste of the Draft\u201d event Wednesday night in Pittsburgh combined food, football and philanthropy, offering attendees a chance to enjoy local cuisine while raising money to fight childhood hunger. Former Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie shared advice for players who could be drafted into the NFL. \u201cNumber one, it’s work and it’s perseverance. If you don’t enjoy it, you’re not going to go far, so you’ve got to enjoy the labor and the process of getting better and all that. It’s all peaks and valleys. Stay resilient, keep fighting through it,\u201d Flutie said. Flutie also reflected on his career and discussed the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation, which empowers people with autism. He hinted at the possible return of his iconic cereal, Flutie Flakes. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Chandi Chapman asked, \u201cWill the Flutie Flakes make another comeback again?””I think they are going to,\u201d Flutie said. NFL Draft in Pittsburgh >> Visit our special draft page for latest headlines and what you need to know about the draftThe event at The Tower at PNC Plaza featured a variety of dishes, including Primanti Bros. sandwiches, cookie tables and chef-inspired creations, while raising funds to benefit GENYOUth, a nonprofit organization. \u201cThe taste of the draft is really a culinary and gridiron extravaganza. We are celebrating the food and football here in Pittsburgh, but most importantly, it’s about philanthropy, and all the net proceeds generated here at Taste of the Draft are going to help increase access to healthy school meals for children in need in 91 schools in Western Pennsylvania,\u201d said Ann Marie Krautheim, CEO of GENYOUth. Former Pittsburgh Steeler Chris Hoke expressed his enthusiasm for supporting the cause. \u201cTo be able to come here and be part of the Taste of the Draft and highlight what GENYOUth is doing for children,\u201d Hoke said. The event also included appearances by Steelers mascot Steely McBeam and former Steelers players Maurkice Pouncey and Willie Parker, who signed autographs and shared advice for younger players. \u201cIt\u2019s just good to be back around the younger guys to show them the NFL is a brotherhood,\u201d Pouncey said. \u201cJust keep striving. No matter if you get drafted in the first round or you get a free agent deal, just keep moving,\u201d Parker said. Proceeds from the event will help provide healthy school meals for children in need across 91 schools in western Pennsylvania.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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The \u201cTaste of the Draft\u201d event Wednesday night in Pittsburgh combined food, football and philanthropy, offering attendees a chance to enjoy local cuisine while raising money to fight childhood hunger. <\/p>\n
Former Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie shared advice for players who could be drafted into the NFL. <\/p>\n
\u201cNumber one, it’s work and it’s perseverance. If you don’t enjoy it, you’re not going to go far, so you’ve got to enjoy the labor and the process of getting better and all that. It’s all peaks and valleys. Stay resilient, keep fighting through it,\u201d Flutie said. <\/p>\n
Flutie also reflected on his career and discussed the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation, which empowers people with autism. He hinted at the possible return of his iconic cereal, Flutie Flakes. <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Chandi Chapman asked, \u201cWill the Flutie Flakes make another comeback again?”<\/p>\n
“I think they are going to,\u201d Flutie said. <\/p>\n
NFL Draft in Pittsburgh >> Visit our special draft page for latest headlines and what you need to know about the draft<\/a><\/p>\n The event at The Tower at PNC Plaza featured a variety of dishes, including Primanti Bros. sandwiches, cookie tables and chef-inspired creations, while raising funds to benefit GENYOUth, a nonprofit organization. <\/p>\n \u201cThe taste of the draft is really a culinary and gridiron extravaganza. We are celebrating the food and football here in Pittsburgh, but most importantly, it’s about philanthropy, and all the net proceeds generated here at Taste of the Draft are going to help increase access to healthy school meals for children in need in 91 schools in Western Pennsylvania,\u201d said Ann Marie Krautheim, CEO of GENYOUth. <\/p>\n Former Pittsburgh Steeler Chris Hoke expressed his enthusiasm for supporting the cause. <\/p>\n \u201cTo be able to come here and be part of the Taste of the Draft and highlight what GENYOUth is doing for children,\u201d Hoke said. <\/p>\n The event also included appearances by Steelers mascot Steely McBeam and former Steelers players Maurkice Pouncey and Willie Parker, who signed autographs and shared advice for younger players. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just good to be back around the younger guys to show them the NFL is a brotherhood,\u201d Pouncey said. <\/p>\n \u201cJust keep striving. No matter if you get drafted in the first round or you get a free agent deal, just keep moving,\u201d Parker said. <\/p>\n Proceeds from the event will help provide healthy school meals for children in need across 91 schools in western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get breaking news in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u201cTaste of the Draft\u201d event Wednesday night in Pittsburgh combined food, football and philanthropy, offering attendees a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[900,5855,17866,77843,77842,1515,303,33226,77844,5914,77845,3537,3664,73,75,74,51860,77841,1419],"class_list":["post-173518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-action-news","tag-child","tag-draft","tag-draftthe-event","tag-flutie","tag-food","tag-football","tag-genyouth","tag-healthy-school-meal","tag-need","tag-net-proceed","tag-nfl-draft","tag-philanthropy","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-taste","tag-taste-of-the-draft","tag-western-pennsylvania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}