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Provided 250 kids attended Garfield Elementary a new pair of Nikes, school supplies, drawstring Imagine bags, and holiday treats.

Grant Wood Elementary
Iowa City, IA

Imagine for youth donated 140 backpacks to Grant Wood Elementary. Each backpack was stuffed with an ample amount of school supplies.

• IMagINe for Youth provided 144 backpacks stuffed with notebooks, folders, pencils, pens, crayons, highlighters, rulers, erasers, glue, pencil pouches and pencil sharpeners to the students of Kirkwood Elementary School which is part of the Iowa City Community School District in Coralville, Iowa.
• The “In” team for the Sept. 15, 2018 event included the United Way of Johnson & Washington counties which helped generate donations, the University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Staff & Athletic Administration which covered expenses for the school supplies and Andre and Rachel Dawson who stuffed and distributed all of the backpacks.

2019 Thanksgiving Drive – Buffalo

• Invited 100 kids to New Era Field to partake in our annual Kicks for Kids Event.
• Each kid received a new pair of Nikes, a Bills sweater, socks, holiday treats, and autographed pictures by Micah Hyde & teammates.
• Santa, Mrs. Claus, & the Buffalo Bills were all in attendance.

Imagine awarded 3 teachers a $1000 grant.

• Michael Bogdan of Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts in Buffalo, NY.
• Denise Sheehe & Sherry Sullivan of Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School in Findlay, OH.
• Becky Soloman of Jacobs Primary School in Findlay, OH.

Imagine donated $5000 to Touchdown for Teachers in Buffalo, NY.

Imagine donated 200 backpacks full of supplies to Buffalo schools.

Micah Hyde Charity Softball Game at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY

Imagine for Youth raised $40,000 to devote to helping financially challenged kids on and off the field.

3 teachers were awarded a $1000 grant to be used towards their classroom.

Chestnut Middle School- Stephanie Vargas (Chestnut Ridge, NY)
Longfellow Elementary- Ryan Whipple (Fostoria, OH)
Roosevelt E.C.C. #65- Brian Rosintoski (Buffalo, NY)

3 teachers were awarded a $1000 grant to be used towards their classroom.

Chestnut Middle School- Stephanie Vargas (Chestnut Ridge, NY)
Longfellow Elementary- Ryan Whipple (Fostoria, OH)
Roosevelt E.C.C. #65- Brian Rosintoski (Buffalo, NY)

Imagine for youth invited 250 inner-city kids to New Era Field for a Christmas Party. Each kid received a new pair of Nikes, an Imagine drawstring bag, and holiday treats, all while having a good time with the Buffalo Bills.

• Imagine founder Micah Hyde was joined by Buffalo Bills teammates Lorenzo Alexander (57), Brandon Reilly (89), Jordan Poyer (21), Mathew Milano (58) and Siran Neal (29) in distributing 150 backpacks to youngsters at the Boys & Girls Club in Buffalo.
• Supplies, which were contributed by Eaton Office Supply, provided each of the 150 backpacks with a notebook, folders, box of pencils, pens, crayons, markers, rulers, scissors, glue, pencil pouches and autographed photo of Micah Hyde.

• Invited 100+ inner city kids to eat Thanksgiving Dinner at New Era Field
• Put put, balloon artist, DJ, lots of food
• NFL guests included: Jordan Mathews, Micah Hyde, Kyle Williams, Colt Anderson, Joe Webb

• Norhwest Buffalo Community Center
• 168 kids received a new backpack full of school supplies and pizza party
• NFL guests included: Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, Marcus Sayles, Kevon Seymour, and B.T. Sanders.

Imagine paid off all unpaid lunch fees belonging to Fostoria City Schools.

Imagine awarded 3 teachers a $1000 grant.

• Michael Bogdan of Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts in Buffalo, NY.
• Denise Sheehe & Sherry Sullivan of Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School in Findlay, OH.
• Becky Soloman of Jacobs Primary School in Findlay, OH.

Micah Hyde’s Annual Football Camp
Fostoria, Ohio
June 8, 2019

3 teachers were awarded a $1000 grant to be used towards their classroom.

Chestnut Middle School- Stephanie Vargas (Chestnut Ridge, NY)
Longfellow Elementary- Ryan Whipple (Fostoria, OH)
Roosevelt E.C.C. #65- Brian Rosintoski (Buffalo, NY)

Micah Hyde’s Annual Football Camp in Fostoria, Ohio

• Iowa-Maple Elementary School
• Provided each kid enrolled (260 total) with a new pair of Nikes, a backpack, and treats

• Free youth football camp for 500 kids
• Each kid received nike shirt, nike shorts, nike bag, ice pack, water bottle, signed picture
• NFL guests included: Christian Kirksey, Jayrone Elliott, Casey Hayward, Carl Davis, Micah Hyde