The Trayvon Martin Foundation will take center stage during
the first FAMU football home game on Tracy Martin, the co-founder
of the organization, will take the field to perform the pregame coin toss.September 7th.
Martin and his ex-wife, Sybrina Fulton, created after the
2012 shooting death their unarmed 17- year old son, Trayvon. According to its
website, “the Foundation’s purpose is to create awareness of how violent crime
impacts the families of the victims, and to provide support and advocacy for
those families, in response to the murder of Trayvon Martin.”
Head Coach Earl Holmes invited Tracy Martin to speak before
his players during their August 11th practice. Holmes later told reporters that
Martin will serve as an honorary team campaign through the 2013 season.
“He had some inspiring words and the guys played off of
that,” Holmes said in a quote published by the Orlando Sentinel. “And we’re
going to keep pushing for him and his foundation. He’ll be an honorary captain
for us this year and he’s welcome any time.”
Holmes said he proud to support the work that Tracy Martin
is doing with his not-for-profit organization.
“I think what he’s doing with the foundation is big and it
speaks volumes and I want the football team and FAMU Nation to be part of that,”
Holmes said.