CONTACT INFORMATION:
Girl Strong Press Office
Gimmilla McFray
757-422-6969
G.McFray@GirlStrong.Org
RELEASE DATE:
2041-10-20
ISFL Running Back Announces Pending Retirement and Future Plans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Oct 20 — Marcella Toriki today announced that Season 26 is her final season playing in the International Simulation Football League. As she closes the chapter on her life as a professional athlete, she will be transitioning to focus full time on her charity Girl Strong.
In the lead up to her 32nd birthday, Marcella Torki of ISFL fame is preparing for the end of her football career. “I’ve loved my time in the sport, but I’m well aware that I’m not the running back I used to be, and I can tell that it’s time for me to step aside for the next generation.” She said in interview. Toriki has been playing professional football for 10 years now; debuting with the Norfolk Seawolves, playing for the San Jose Sabercats, and most recently for the New Orleans Second Line. This journey through teams can be seen in the first three office locations that opened for Girl Strong. Since the foundation of Girl Strong though, Toriki and her team have created other hubs for the organization, now with additional headquarters located in Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado, with plans for at least three additional branches to be announced in 2042.
Toriki has worked as the CEO of Girl Strong since its inception but has balanced the work for the organization with her involvement in the ISFL. In stepping away from professional sport, she will be dedicating her time to serving the girls and young women that participate in the many chapters of Girl Strong across the United States. “The driving force behind Girl Strong has always been the desire to have more women in football,” Toriki stated. “I entered the ISFL in the era of two amazing female quarterbacks. I’m leaving the league as we have amazing women taking the field each week at a variety of positions. I’m proud to be a part of a league that welcomes female athletes, but I feel that it’s not enough to welcome them when they come knocking on the gate. I feel that we need to be doing the work to make sure little girls grow up knowing how to get to that gate in the first place. It doesn’t matter if we’re telling women yes if the people they encounter before us have told them no time and time again. Girl Strong is here to make sure that all young women know that there is not only a place for them in football, but there is room for them to thrive.” Toriki says that the work is rewarding and necessary, and is happy to see many other figures in the ISFL community stepping up to help. “The ISFL commissioner recognizes the vital work we’re doing cultivating young talent, and last year, the league partnered with their broadcasting partners to donate 10% of the Ultimus ad revenue to Girl Strong. Those are funds that are going directly to helping young girls find their love for this sport.” This contribution is set to be recurring as the league works to provide more community outreach as an enterprise.
Toriki still has a passion for the game and knows that sharing that passion is already proving to be successful. “Football started out as my second love, but it’s taken front and center in recent years. I’ve become my best self because I pushed myself to be here, and I’m excited to elevate other young women who are pushing to be their best selves as well. The first of my girls from Girl Strong will be declaring for the DSFL draft soon, and I could not be more ecstatic about that. She’s a remarkable young woman and I cannot wait for the world to meet her.”
Girl Strong Press Office
Gimmilla McFray
757-422-6969
G.McFray@GirlStrong.Org
RELEASE DATE:
2041-10-20
TORIKI TO WORK CHARITY FULL TIME
ISFL Running Back Announces Pending Retirement and Future Plans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Oct 20 — Marcella Toriki today announced that Season 26 is her final season playing in the International Simulation Football League. As she closes the chapter on her life as a professional athlete, she will be transitioning to focus full time on her charity Girl Strong.
In the lead up to her 32nd birthday, Marcella Torki of ISFL fame is preparing for the end of her football career. “I’ve loved my time in the sport, but I’m well aware that I’m not the running back I used to be, and I can tell that it’s time for me to step aside for the next generation.” She said in interview. Toriki has been playing professional football for 10 years now; debuting with the Norfolk Seawolves, playing for the San Jose Sabercats, and most recently for the New Orleans Second Line. This journey through teams can be seen in the first three office locations that opened for Girl Strong. Since the foundation of Girl Strong though, Toriki and her team have created other hubs for the organization, now with additional headquarters located in Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado, with plans for at least three additional branches to be announced in 2042.
Toriki has worked as the CEO of Girl Strong since its inception but has balanced the work for the organization with her involvement in the ISFL. In stepping away from professional sport, she will be dedicating her time to serving the girls and young women that participate in the many chapters of Girl Strong across the United States. “The driving force behind Girl Strong has always been the desire to have more women in football,” Toriki stated. “I entered the ISFL in the era of two amazing female quarterbacks. I’m leaving the league as we have amazing women taking the field each week at a variety of positions. I’m proud to be a part of a league that welcomes female athletes, but I feel that it’s not enough to welcome them when they come knocking on the gate. I feel that we need to be doing the work to make sure little girls grow up knowing how to get to that gate in the first place. It doesn’t matter if we’re telling women yes if the people they encounter before us have told them no time and time again. Girl Strong is here to make sure that all young women know that there is not only a place for them in football, but there is room for them to thrive.” Toriki says that the work is rewarding and necessary, and is happy to see many other figures in the ISFL community stepping up to help. “The ISFL commissioner recognizes the vital work we’re doing cultivating young talent, and last year, the league partnered with their broadcasting partners to donate 10% of the Ultimus ad revenue to Girl Strong. Those are funds that are going directly to helping young girls find their love for this sport.” This contribution is set to be recurring as the league works to provide more community outreach as an enterprise.
Toriki still has a passion for the game and knows that sharing that passion is already proving to be successful. “Football started out as my second love, but it’s taken front and center in recent years. I’ve become my best self because I pushed myself to be here, and I’m excited to elevate other young women who are pushing to be their best selves as well. The first of my girls from Girl Strong will be declaring for the DSFL draft soon, and I could not be more ecstatic about that. She’s a remarkable young woman and I cannot wait for the world to meet her.”
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