Damar Hamlin’s Charity, Chasing M’s Foundation, to host back-to-school drive with Buffalo PAL and American Heart Association
WHO: The Chasing M’s Foundation, American Heart Association and Police Athletic League of Buffalo (Buffalo PAL).
Damar Hamlin
WHAT: Damar Hamlin has announced that his charity, Chasing M’s Foundation, will join the Police Athletic League of Buffalo (Buffalo PAL) to host a massive back-to-school drive, youth football clinic, and CPR training event for City of Buffalo youth. The event will benefit 1,000 pre registered youth in Buffalo. Each child will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies until they are gone, along with free haircuts and braids provided by professional barbers and braiders within the Buffalo community. Youth will also enjoy free ice cream provided by Anderson Frozen Custard; games and activities, as well as the opportunity to learn Hands-Only CPR training through the American Heart Association’s Nation of Lifesavers™. Families who wish to attend must register their youth in advance for the back-to-school drive by visiting buffalopal.com and clicking the Back 2 School Drive flyer.
WHERE: Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium, 1100 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo NY 14208.
WHEN: Monday, August 25 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. A brief press event will be held at 4:00 p.m. Media can attend to shoot b-roll at any time.
ABOUT CHASING M’s FOUNDATION
Since experiencing cardiac arrest in 2023, Damar Hamlin has turned a life-threating moment into a life-saving mission. Hamlin’s charity is dedicated to increasing CPR training and AED access and advocating for legislation. From Tokyo to Paris to Houston, his Chasing M’s CPR Tour has gone global, training more than 13,000 people in hands-only CPR and donating $882,000 worth of AEDs to schools and youth sports programs at NFL events, celebrity weekends and drives in communities of need. In addition, Hamlin has worked on Capitol Hill to help pass the HEARTS act – federal legislation requiring CPR training and AED access in schools. His work with the American Heart Association inspired more than 3 million people to explore ways to learn CPR. His foundation funds the Heroes Scholarship program and has given thousands of toys to kids through his annual Toy Drive. To date, the charity has invested more than $500,000 in community programs that feed, inspire and protect kids. Given an unexpected life mission, Hamlin is passionate about creating programs to encourage young people to live their dreams and inspire those who face adversity. To learn more, go to: https://www.chasingmsfoundation.com.
ABOUT BUFFALO PAL
The Police Athletic League of Buffalo, Inc., is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide quality youth enrichment programming at little or no cost to families who reside in the City of Buffalo (New York) and neighboring communities. For more than sixty years, the Police Athletic League of Buffalo, Inc. has served children in the Greater Buffalo Niagara Region with a diverse array of athletic, educational, and cultural programs that take place throughout the year in safe environments with nurturing mentors in partnership with local law enforcement.