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Allentown, Pennsylvania · Where it started

Hometown roots. A lasting commitment.

Allentown helped shape Andre Reed. Today, his foundation gives back through books, mentorship, and support for the Boys & Girls Club where he grew up. The goal stays the same: help kids build confidence and a love of reading.

Andre Reed with Drew Brees visiting the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown
Andre Reed mentoring kids at a Boys & Girls Club gymnasium
BGC Allentown · Est. 1948
Where it started · Allentown PA

A club kid. A Hall of Famer.

“I was a club kid and made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now I represent what they stand for — and I know with reading, each underprivileged kid can do the same.”
— Andre Reed · NFL HOF, Class of 2014

Andre grew up at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown — the same club the Foundation has supported every year since 2010. Local fundraising and the annual Golf Classic support after-school programming, mentorship circles, summer camp, and the Read with Reed 83 reading room inside the Allentown clubhouse. Not a check to a national org — direct support to the building on the corner where Andre’s story started.

Our PA Programs
4programs.
one valley.

Four ways the PA chapter shows up every year — your sponsorship dollars touch all of them inside Allentown, Bethlehem, and the broader Lehigh Valley.

PA Chapter · Active 2010
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Read with Reed 83

An 83-book curriculum with daily mentor-led reading in Lehigh Valley schools.

50,000+ books delivered
Read 83 details
02

Charity Golf Classic

Our marquee fundraiser at Woodstone CC — a day of golf with NFL alumni, capped by a dinner and auction for the kids.

Annual · Woodstone CC, Danielsville
See the 2026 recap
03

Community Support

Support for youth-serving nonprofits and community partners across the Lehigh Valley.

Local organizations · Local impact
Discuss community support
04

School Visits

Andre and NFL alumni visit PA classrooms for read-alouds, Q&As, and book giveaways.

20+ schools per year
Request a visit
Players and supporters gather at Woodstone Country Club for the 2026 PA Golf Classic

August 31, 2026 · That's a wrap

One day together.
A hometown behind us.

Thank you to the players, sponsors, volunteers, and friends who joined the 16th Annual PA Golf Classic at Woodstone Country Club. Revisit the day in photos and video, and the hometown mission that brought everyone together.

Photos & event film

2026 PA Golf Classic · Thank you

The sponsors behind the day.

Thank you to the businesses that supported the Classic and the hometown work it makes possible. Your support helps keep Allentown kids at the center of our mission.

Presenting sponsor

The Simplicity Group

Woodstone Country Club

M&T Bank

New Era Cap Co.

Help support the next chapter of our hometown work.

Explore partnerships
Where PA Dollars Go

Four partners. One Lehigh Valley.

Meet the Lehigh Valley organizations supported by the Foundation.

Boys & Girls Club of Allentown logo

Boys & Girls Club of Allentown

Andre’s home club
Communities in Schools logo

Communities in Schools

Dropout prevention
Easter Seals logo

Easter Seals

Adaptive services
United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley logo

United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley

Health · Education · Stability
A young reader in a Boys & Girls Club reading room lined with books
Kids holding "Halla Fame Readers" signs at a Read with Reed 83 BGC event
Andre Reed with a BGCA Allentown kid holding the Super Bowl Heroes book
Andre Reed with a large group of Lehigh Valley kids holding Football Freddie books

Pennsylvania · Direct line

Talk to Dion.

Dion Reed leads the foundation on the ground in Allentown — local events, programs, sponsorships, and the build-out across the Lehigh Valley. For anything Pennsylvania, he's your direct line.

Email Dion · dionreed5@msn.com →

Prefer to mail a check?

Make checks payable to Andre Reed Charitable Foundation and mail to:

Dion Reed
P.O. Box 4485
Allentown, PA 18105

Include your return address and we'll send a tax receipt. EIN 27-3567296 · 501(c)(3).