Chargers Game Day Newsletter 6 Nov 12th Los Angeles_Digital | Page 87
giving everything they have. We’re playing a
game and think things are serious and then you
see these heroes walk out and hear their stories
and what they’ve done and where they’ve been. It
makes us appreciate them and the sacrifi ces that
they’ve made.”
On Wednesday, Jackson and the Jaguars
Foundation also hosted a private movie screening
of the new fi lm “Thor: Ragnarok” for 125 guests.
They partnered with Florida Survivor Outreach
Services for Freedom and the National Guard to
show support for military children and families
facing injury, loss and deployment.
Other military support events during the week
saw Jaguars players test their video game skills
against active-duty troops stationed stateside
and overseas at the annual Pros vs. G.I. Joes
competition. Veterans from The Wounded Warrior
Project and K9’s For Warriors attended a class at
EverBank Field on maximizing LinkedIn taught
by representatives from Microsoft. On Saturday,
Jaguars alumni and members of THE ROAR
participated in the City of Jacksonville’s annual
Veterans Day Parade
Support for local active duty military and
veterans is a year-round endeavor for the
Jaguars and Owner Shad Khan. The Jaguars
Foundation is currently in year four of a fi ve-
year, $1 million commitment to the City of
Jacksonville’s Military Affairs and Veterans
Department. In addition to funding the
Veterans Resource and Reintegration Center
at City Hall, the Jaguars Foundation annually
contributes $50,000 in grants to local
nonprofi t organizations to help the center’s
clients receive additional support such
as emergency fi nancial assistance, career
assistance and military spouse and family
support.
The 2017 grant recipient organizations were
announced in October and include Community
Hospice & Palliative Care, Five Star Veterans
Center, Florida National Guard Foundation,
K9s For Warriors, Northeast Florida Women
Veterans, Inc. and Operation New Uniform.
If you see a member of the military at today’s
game, be sure to thank them for their service!
Members of the THE ROAR with representatives from K9s for Warriors, recipient of a
2017 Jacksonville Resource and Reintegration Center community grant.