Kunta Littlejohn & Dhani Jones
The Start of The Cause
After being drafted by the New York Giants in 2000, Dhani Jones was challenged by his good friend Kunta Littlejohn when he said, “If you wanna be somebody, you gotta rock a BowTie.” Dhani thought he was crazy and dismissed it. At the time, Kunta was battling Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Dhani had been searching for a way to support him. As clarity begets action, Dhani started rockin’ a BowTie in silent support of his good friend. Today, Kunta has fully recovered and they both rock BowTies to support others. Since its beginning in 2010, BowTie Cause has provided the same avenue of support that Dhani gave Kunta, by designing signature BowTies for organizations around the country.
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Partnerships
Through BowTie Cause, numerous organizations have utilized the BowTie to support a cause in which they believe. What began as a way to support a good friend has become a philanthropic tool to support others.
Where We’re Tied
Through BowTie Cause, numerous organizations have utilized the BowTie to support a cause in which they believe. What began as a way to support a good friend has become a philanthropic tool to support others.
Get Tied to a Cause
Purchase a BowTie
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Find a BowTie
Want to join the BowTie Cause, but don’t know which BowTie to buy?
BowTie Foundation is a charitable and educational organization which fosters the personal development of underprivileged youth through outreach programs and grants.
BowTie Foundation has raised over $150,000 to benefit various organizations
BowTie Ambassadors
A BowTie Ambassador does not simply make a statement, they are a statement. Their actions, beliefs and character speak to the things they stand for. A BowTie Ambassador rocks BowTies because of what they represent — not just because they’re cool. A BowTie Ambassador is a leader, an influencer, a catalyst for conversation and change.
Meet some of our BowTie Ambassadors
Ken Rosenthal
Senior MLB Writer, FOXSports.com
Ken Rosenthal is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and has been FOXSports.com’s Senior MLB Writer since August 2005. He appears on MLB on FOX, and MLB Network on FoxSports1.
Ken rocks the BowTie for one reason and one reason only: To raise awareness for the organizations with which BowTie Cause is partnered. Ken uses his BowTies as conversation catalysts during the MLB On FOX’s Game of the Week, encouraging fans of the MLB to join the movement and rock the BowTie for any and all organizations they support.
Kunta Littlejohn
Chief Inspiration Officer, BowTie Cause
Kunta Littlejohn and Dhani Jones became friends in their high school years. Their friendship remained strong throughout their time in college and beyond. When the New York Giants drafted Dhani into the NFL, Kunta challenged him saying, “If you wanna be somebody, you gotta rock the BowTie.”
At first, Dhani found this statement of Kunta’s foolish and wrote it off. Upon Kunta’s diagnosis with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, however, Dhani immediately started rockin’ the BowTie in silent support of Kunta and he hasn’t taken the BowTie off since.
Nearly 14 years after his diagnosis, Kunta, the BowTie Cause Chief Inspiration Officer, is in remission and still challenges others to make a positive impact by rocking a BowTie Cause BowTie.
