Bills in the Community: August 28th

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.

On 11/2 Hayley Beane and Azuna hosted a launch program benefiting Bills Muttfia, a part of their joint effort to help animals in our community! Azuna has launched the program by making a sizeable $5,000 donation. To get involved, purchase the Smell of Victory Odor Eliminator & Air Freshener, and a portion of proceeds will directly support Bills Muttfia!

The Bills hosted the annual Thanksgiving Blitz at FeedMore WNY. Hayley Beane, Jamie McDermott, alongside Buffalo Bills staff and Legends; Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Jeff Nixon, Lou Piccone, and Marlo Perry prepped and distributed meals to families from throughout the Western New York community.

To launch his new charity, Keon Coleman hosted a coat giveaway as well as a tour of Highmark stadium for youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo.

The Buffalo Bills and M&T Bank celebrate the winner of the 2024 M&T Bank Touchdown for Teachers competition with a special event at Maryvale High School on Tuesday, November 12. Buffalo Bills, Khalil Shakir and Billy Buffalo joined M&T Bank to announce Breanna Pelonero as this year's winner and present the Maryvale School District with a $5,000 grant to further Pelonero's impact in the school community. This gallery is presented by M&T Bank