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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Each season during the month of October, the Giants designate a home game to Breast Cancer Awareness. During this game, local women who have been affected by breast cancer are invited to participate in our pre game survivor salute. Also lending a hand that day are local chapters of ZTA sorority distributing pink Giants caps and footballs. Proceeds from the sale of these items are donated to breast cancer research centers in the tri-state area. |
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United Way
The United Way and the New York Giants team up each year to make a difference in our community by partnering together for the following occasions: Hometown Huddle, an annual hands-on volunteer project with players; the Gridiron Gala, a charitable event benefiting United Way youth programs; and Giants Touchdown for Teens, a charitable ticket distribution program. |
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Wounded Warriors
The New York Football Giants have had a long standing relationship with the armed forces, from the very beginning when Wellington Mara served in the Navy during World War II to our current day support and recognition of those who have defended our great nation. We consider it a privilege to be able to support the Wounded Warrior Project and their mission to honor and empower our country\'s wounded warriors. Since the inception of the WWP, the Giants have been strong supporters of their mission by providing opportunities for the injured service members. Whether it is setting up tickets to a game or inviting the recovering soldiers to come and speak to our players at practice, this relationship has been a mutually beneficial one. |
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Read Across America
Each year, the Giants are proud to participate in the National Education Association's (NEA) "Read Across America" program by visiting numerous schools in the greater Metropolitan area to promote the irreplaceable values of books and storytelling. The program is the largest one-day literacy celebration in the U.S., attracting upwards of 45 million participants in all 50 states. |
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Giants Jingle Jam
Each holiday season, the Giants host 750 local foster children at our training facilities for a holiday funfest. Giants players dressed as Santa give each child a new book bag, toy, winter coat and hat as well as an autograph and plenty of attention. Music, face painters, clowns and real fire trucks make this event an annual favorite! |
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Wheelchair Sports Federation
In 2006, the Giants started a wonderful relationship with the Wheelchair Football League. The Wheelchair Sports Federation is a national membership organization that enhances the lives of people with spinal cord injuries and disorders. The Giants and the Wheelchair Sports Federation each agree that the benefits of sports participation and team play are no different between able-bodied athletes and those who are in wheelchairs. |
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Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Giants proudly support the efforts of the Make-a-Wish Foundation through granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Thanks to the compassion and generosity of Coach Coughlin, wishes are often carried out by hosting the wish-maker at practice, where he or she joins the team on the sidelines and is given the unenviable task of delivering the closing speech to prepare the team for the upcoming game. The child then rejoins the team on gameday to enjoy what is hopefully a big victory. |
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Special Olympics
Each year, the Giants organization hosts approximately 100 athletes for a Punt, Pass and Kick (PPK) competition with the Special Olympics of New Jersey at the stadium. The day is made complete with instruction from Giants players, lunch and plenty of prizes. Several lucky participants from the PPK competition are invited back for a regular season game where they compete with other regional PPK winners in front of over 80,000 Giants fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium. |
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PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital
PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation hospital focused on providing adequate resources for children recovering from accidents, illnesses, premature birth and other life-changing conditions. The hospital is unique in being New Jersey's largest rehabilitation center dedicated exclusively to children. |
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Hispanic Heritage
Each year the New York Giants celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting an NFL Play 60 youth football clinic. This year players visited the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club where they taught students from MS 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz in the Bronx how to stay active for 60 minutes a day, as part of the NFL PLAY 60 youth health and fitness campaign. Players spoke to the students about Hispanic Heritage Month and the importance of celebrating their cultural traditions. |
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Hometown Huddle
Hometown Huddle is an NFL initiative where NFL players and coaches from each of the 32 teams simultaneously participate in various community service activities through local United Way partners. The New York Giants and United Way use the annual occasion to join hands with the NFL to work on community improvement projects that focus on volunteerism in the tri-state area. Past projects have included the creation of an after-school program, computer room and installation of a multi-purpose wood floor at Highbridge Recreation Center in Washington Heights, NY; the renovation of outdoor play facilities at MS198 in Far Rockaway, Queens, in partnership with the Amani Toomer Foundation; and the creation of a community center in Fairview, NJ with the United Way of Bergen County. |
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Snow Bowl
Each year the Special Olympics of New Jersey and The New York Football Giants team up to participate in the Annual Snow Bowl Flag Football Tournament. This official 6-on-6 flag football tournament with light-blocking is played over two days: the Competitive and Coed Divisions play on Saturday, February 12, 2011 and the Recreation Divisions play on Sunday, February 13, 2011. Teams are allowed up to 15 players and all must be 18 years of age or older to participate. Field size is 20 yards x 40 yards with each team guaranteed three games on the field in the New Meadowlands Stadium. Food and locker rooms are provided for all players. A raffle will be held each day to win signed New York Football Giants merchandise. All proceeds collected by the flag football teams benefit the Special Olympics of New Jersey athletes and help foster the Special Olympics mission. |
