Bills in the Community: August 28th

As part of the Buffalo Bills Black History Month celebrations, the Bills partnered with Zeneta & Zaire's Book Club for a story hour at Nanny's Nook Day Care including a reading of The Lil' Player that Could by Ja'Marcus Ingram.

The Bills were proud to partner with Buffalo Fashion Runway for the second annual Black Carpet II event. The spectacular evening was dedicated to honoring Black History Month by celebrating the resilience, creativity, and influence of Black fashion through the ages. Black Carpet II spotlit contemporary designs, talent, and the richness of Black culture, while paying tribute to the trailblazing journey of Black fashion. The night also highlighted and celebrated 10 distinguished Black Icons — influential leaders across various fields in Buffalo — with special awards, recognizing their invaluable contributions to the community.

Bills Safety Micah Hyde's Imagine For Youth Foundation held its annual Kicks for Kids event at Lackawanna High School.

In partnership with Niagara Youth Flag Football, the Buffalo Bills hosted a free flag football clinic for kids ages 9 – 14 on January 5^th at Youngs Sportsplex in Welland, Ontario. The clinic featured flag football instructional stations where kids learned the fundamentals of the game from Buffalo Bills Alumni Donald Jones, coaches from the Niagara Youth Flag Football organization and Buffalo Bills Youth Football staff.

In celebration of the first year of the Bills Play 60 Charged Up By Wegmans program, participating students and teachers from Rochester and Buffalo were invited to the Bills vs. Jets game on 12/29 to be recognized during a special pre-game Play 60 ceremony. The teachers and students then joined community partners from Wegmans, BestSelf Behavioral Health, Project Play WNY, and The Buffalo/Niagara American Heart Association in holding the Bills player introduction banners.

The Buffalo Bills are spreading holiday cheer both on and off the field! Scroll through to see what our players and staff have been up to this holiday season!

The Boys and Girls Club Collaborative of WNY hosted a co-ed Flag Football Tournament at the Buffalo Bills Facility on December 8th, 2024 for their clubs to close out the season!

Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday at Cheektowaga Central High School to announce his plan to bring to the Senate floor his and Damar Hamlin's legislation to help put AEDs in schools and make CPR training more accessible across America.

When Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January 2023, the Bills medical team used an AED and performed CPR saving Hamlin's life. Since then, Hamlin and Schumer have been working together to create a new federal program to put more AEDs in schools. Now Schumer is launching their final push as he will bring the bipartisan Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act to the floor for passage so it can become law.

The Buffalo Bills hosted the fourth annual Community Honors Dinner which celebrated the work being done off the field, all year long in our community by incredible volunteers, organizations, fans as well as former and current players. The event benefited the Buffalo Bills Foundation.

Scroll to see photos of Buffalo Bills players wearing their 2024 Buffalo Bills My Cause My Cleats against the San Francisco 49ers, as well as honoree's for each cause who attended the game! My Cause My Cleats is an initiative that allows players and coaches to customize cleats with an organization of their choice to support a cause that is important to them.

On November 18th, 2024 Josh Allen and Oishei Children's Hospital patients Blake and Bella unboxed Josh's 2024 My Cause My Cleats. The cleats were designed by Blake and Bella using Amazon Web Services Generative AI Technology. To design your own cleats head to AWS, once done post them on social and share using #JoshAllenMCMC!

Scroll to see photos of the 2024 Buffalo Bills My Cause My Cleats, an initiative that allows players and coaches to customize cleats with an organization of their choice to support a cause that is important to them.