|
Team |
Player(s) Scheduled To Appear |
Brief
Description of Activity |
|
Arizona
Cardinals |
LB LeVar Woods; Team
mascot "Big Red" |
Woods and team
mascot "Big Red" will be participating in a Cardinals Kid's Clinic held
at the training facility. |
|
Arizona
Cardinals |
WR Nate Poole; DE
Kenny King; DE Dennis Johnson; Team mascot Big Red; Cardinals Alumni;
Cardinals Cheerleaders |
The Cardinals have
partnered with local radio station KDKB to collect toys for St. Vincent
de Paul as part of the Christmas Toy drive. The players and alumni will
be stationed at a local K-mart store for twelve hours collecting toys.
During this time the players, alumni, cheerleaders and team mascot will
sign autographs. |
|
Arizona
Cardinals |
DT Wendell Bryant;
Team mascot "Big Red" |
Bryant and team
mascot "Big Red" will be participating in a Gatorade Junior Training
Camp at C.W. Harris Elementary School. |
|
Atlanta
Falcons |
LB Keith Brooking; S
Keion Carpenter; TE Alge Crumpler; LB Chris Draft; RB T.J. Duckett; WR
Terrence Edwards; K Jay Feely; WR Brian Finneran; G Roberto Garza; S
Cory Hall; DE Patrick Kerney; WR Peerless Price; CB Bryan Scott
|
The Georgia Army
National Guard will be deploying an Aviation Battalion from Dobbins Air
Force Base. A unique visit has been scheduled before their deployment to
Iraq,
as two UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters will fly to the teams' pracitice
facility in Flowery Branch to pick up players and fly them to Dobbins
Air Force Base. The players and soldiers will get a chance to meet and
eat lunch together. The players are excited to meet the soldiers and
show them support for their current mission. The players will then be
flown back to Flowery Branch in the Blackhawk Helicopters. |
|
Buffalo
Bills |
LB Angelo Crowell;
WR Antonio Brown; G Ben Sobieski; DE Chris Kelsay; RB Ken Simonton; DT
Lauvale Sape; LB Mario Haggan; TE Rod Trafford; WR Sam Aiken; CB
Terrence McGee; RB Willis McGahee; C Jon Dorenbos; WR Jerel Myers
|
Bills rookies and
select veteran players will host a holiday party for kids from the
Salvation Army, Valley Community Center, Northwest Buffalo Community
Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Seneca Nation. The kids will
have their wishes granted and will receive gifts from Santa Claus and
Buffalo Bills players. |
|
Chicago Bears |
LB Bryan Knight; RB
Brock Forsey; WR Bobby Wade; CB Charles Tillman |
Bears players will
visit Chicago Public Schools to speak to, motivate, and interact with
students. The themes for the player visit are character development,
goal setting, and commitment to excellence. More than 7,000 students
will benefit annually from this program. |
|
Chicago Bears |
QB Rex Grossman
|
Grossman will
announce the winner of the Chicago Bears Community Quarterback Award at
a luncheon at Maggiano’s Old Orchard in Skokie. The winner of the award
will be given a $10,000 grant in his/her name to the charity for which
they volunteer. Two runners-up will receive $1,500 for their
organization and the remaining seven honorees $1,000. A panel of team
representatives, media and community leaders will also be in attendance
at the luncheon. |
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
C Mike Goff
|
Goff will take part
in the Salvation Army's First Annual Celebrity Kettle Week by hosting
one of the Salvation Army's Red Kettles on Fountain Square in Downtown
Cincinnati. |
|
Cincinnati
Bengals |
TE Brad St.
Louis; WR Chad Johnson; S Kevin Kaesviharn; S Marquand Manuel
|
Bengals players will
attend the Aubrey Rose Hollenkamp Children's Trust Foundation Holiday
Party to benefit the children and their families in the Cardiac Care
Unit at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. |
|
Cleveland
Browns |
DE Felipe Claybrooks;
G Enoch DeMar; DT Antonio Garay; WR Andre King; G Shaun O'Hara; TE Scot
Osborne; C Ryan Pontbriand |
Browns players will
provide warm clothing and jackets for children in need during the winter
season. Through the donations made by members of the team, hundreds of
children will receive warm clothing for the winter season. The clothing
will be distributed by Shoes & Clothes for Kids, and they will be
visiting with 38 of the lucky children. During their visit, they will
deliver wrapped holiday gifts of backpacks filled with goodies. They
will also help children pick out their favorite winter jackets and will
take photos with the youngsters. |
|
Cleveland
Browns |
S Robert Griffith;
DE Kenard Lang |
The Robert Griffith
Foundation and the Kenard Lang Foundation join forces to make Christmas
special for 50 children in the Cleveland area. Each child will receive a
$100.00 gift certificate from Dicks Sporting Goods, which their host
player will help them to spend during the event at Dick’s Sporting
Goods. Each player will play host to 5 children, and will be assisted by
a volunteer. |
|
Denver
Broncos |
LB Ian Gold
|
Gold, along with
several other current players, will join parents and members of the
Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club for their first annual Holiday Party.
The kids will enjoy a festive dinner decked with holiday desserts and a
visit from the players. Miles, the Broncos mascot, and several other
Broncos staff members will also participate in the event. |
|
Detroit
Lions |
TE John Owens; TE
Mikhael Ricks; WR Az-Zahir Hakim; Team mascot "Roary" |
The Lions have
sponsored a Habitat for Humanity home and the house will be dedicated
with the family this week. Owens, Ricks, Hakim and mascot "Roary" will
attend. Lions' front office personnel, as well as Hall of Famer Lem
Barney will give the invocation and benediction. |
|
Detroit
Lions |
CB Dre' Bly; LB
Barrett Green; G Eric Beverly; FB Cory Schlesinger; TE Bradford Banta;
LB James Davis; K Jason Hanson; T Jeff Backus; DE Kalimba Edwards; LB
Wali Rainer; QB Ty Detmer; P Nick Harris |
Detroit Lions
players and their families will host a private holiday party at HAVEN,
the Detroit Lions Courage House. The Lions Ladies will host the party
and players will be in attendance as well. HAVEN is a prevention and
treatment center for domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
The Lions’ players, wives, friends and family members will provide a
holiday dinner for the families living at the shelter. They will supply
gifts that will be used for the mothers, and the group will then help
the children choose a gift for their mother and help the children wrap
the gifts. In addition, they will all enjoy a pizza party together,
visit and play games. |
|
Green Bay
Packers |
G Grey Ruegamer
|
Every week during
the season Ruegamer goes to Elmore Elementary School to read to kids and
discuss productivity, attitude, kindness and respect. Ruegamer also
gives the children an opportunity to get tickets to a game if they write
a book report and are lucky enough to have their name pulled out of a
helmet. |
|
Green Bay
Packers |
RB Tony Fisher; DT
James Lee; WR Carl Ford |
Fisher, Lee and Ford
will be distributing over 300 hams to area needy people at a local food
pantry. |
|
Houston
Texans |
RB Domanick Davis;
WR Andre Johnson; K Kris Brown; LB Antwan Peek; CB Kenny Wright; LB Troy
Evans; RB Tony Hollings; WR Corey Bradford; WR Jabar Gaffney; WR Derick
Armstrong; LB Jay Foreman |
The Houston Texans
and Outback Steak House will host a holiday luncheon for 45 kids. Texans
players along with cheerleaders and mascot TORO will be on hand for the
event. Some of the invited guests are students from Stovall Elementary
and winners of a KMJQ-FM radio promotion. |
|
Houston
Texans |
DE Corey Sears
|
Sears will do a
public service announcement at the Texans Practice Facility to promote
the Asthma Walk sponsored by the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas. |
|
Houston
Texans |
TE Billy Miller
|
Miller will speak to
kids and read from their favorite books at the Young Library in Houston.
Miller is co-spokesman of the Reliant Energy Power Readers Program,
which focuses on increasing literacy among youth. |
|
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
FB Marc Edwards; C
Brett Romberg; T Mike Pearson; C Brad Meester; WR Cortez Hankton; RB
LaBrandon Toefield; T Marques Ogden; K Seth Marler; TE Kyle Brady; DE
Brandon Green; S Nick Sorensen; TE Chris Luzar |
Jaguars players,
headed by Edwards, will host a billiards tournament at a local sports
restaurant to benefit the D.A.R.E. Program. |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
DT Marcus Stroud
|
Stroud will visit
3rd graders at Twin Lakes Academy Elementary to read to students and
speak with them about the importance of literacy and education.
|
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
LB Akin Ayodele
|
Ayodele will be
recognized as the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Community
Champion at a news conference at ALLTEL Stadium. Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Florida will donate $2,500 to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association on Ayodele’s behalf. |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
LB Akin Ayodele; RB
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala; WR Jermaine Lewis; S Rashean Mathis; TE George
Wrighster |
Ayodele,
Fuamatu-Ma’afala, Lewis, Mathis and Wrighster will sign autographs for
fans that bring unwrapped toys to a Sprint PCS location as part of their
annual holiday toy drive. |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
TE Jim Kleinsasser
|
Kleinsasser will
host the "Jingle Jam" for 200 kids at Winter Park through the American
Dairy Association. |
|
New England Patriots |
Jonathan Kraft; G
Joe Andruzzi; T Matt Light |
Kraft, Andruzzi and
Light will participate in the Children's Hospital Telethon. |
|
New York Giants |
|
Giants players will
visit
Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to participate in their
second annual Caps for Kids event. The team will pass out and autograph
NY Giants caps to children at the center while spreading some holiday
cheer by participating in some fun projects. |
|
Oakland Raiders |
CB Nnamdi Asomugha;
RB Justin Fargas |
Asomugha and Fargas
will collect toys for The Toys for Tots program and sign autographs for
those who purchase toys that evening at the Hilltop Shopping Mall.
|
|
Oakland Raiders |
RB Tyrone Wheatley
|
Wheatley will be
collecting toys at the 24 Hour Fitness in Oakland. He will meet and
greet people who drop off toys for the U.S.M.C. Toys for Tots Program
which is in its 55th year. |
|
Oakland Raiders |
|
A Raiders player
will attend the Jobs Consortium project in Oakland. The program is an
innovative partnership between the city and Job Consortium which
provides services to the whole family. The organization provides
leveraged funds to provide job resources to custodial parents as well as
homeless people. |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
Head Coach Andy Reid
|
Coach Reid will
speak at a ceremony in honor of the ten Parade/NFL Community Quarterback
Award finalist for the Philadelphia area. Barbara Shaiman of Champions
of Caring, the Eagles Community Quarterback winner, will be in
attendance. She works with high school students from the greater
Philadelphia region encouraging them to take active roles in improving
their communties. |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
QB Charlie Batch; T
Barrett Brooks; WR Plaxico Burress; LB Joey Porter; WR Antwaan Randle
El; K Jeff Reed; T Oliver Ross; G Kendall Simmons; CB Deshea Townsend;
RB Amos Zereoue |
Forty
underprivileged children from two area United Way agencies will get the
chance to "Shop with a Jock" as players join them for a shopping spree
at Dick's Sporting Goods in the Mall at Robinson. Each child will
receive a $100 Dick's gift certificate and, from 7 until 8 p.m., the
players will help them choose items for themselves or family members.
Prior to the shopping spree, the kids will be part of the audience for
Antwaan Randle El's live radio show. |
|
San Francisco
49ers |
|
Over 20 49ers
players and their wives/significant others will deliver almost 100 bears
and other furry friends to the kids at Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital. |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
CB Shawn Springs
|
Springs, teammates
and two Sea Gals will provide a Holiday Party for "First Place" at
Harborside Restaurant. "First Place" is a school for homeless children. |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
C J.P. Darche
|
Darche will appear
at Salmon Bay school in Seattle to present an award to the winning
student for the Outback Steakhouse "Book Brigade." |
|
St. Louis Rams |
DE Tyoka Jackson
|
Jackson will host a
blood drive at St. Louis Children's Hospital as part of "Tyoka's
Troops." Jackson is taking an active role in educating people on the
importance of organ and blood donation and is currently working with the
Rams and the American Red Cross to organize several blood drives during
the season. He also provides the Red Cross with tickets to each home
game. |
|
St. Louis Rams |
WR Dane Looker; DE
Leonard Little |
Little and Looker
will attend the Quarterback Club's "Meet the Rams" luncheon to discuss
the Rams season and answer questions. |