2018-19 JAGUARS COMMUNITY REPORT Khan Family Provides Leading Gift of $1 Million for Hurricane Relief in Jacksonville
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PRESENTED BY: JAGUARS.COM/COMMUNITY 2018-19 JAGUARS COMMUNITY REPORT Khan family provides leading gift of $1 million for hurricane relief in Jacksonville. SHAD’S LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY SPECIAL GUESTS AT PLAYOFF GAME Dear Fans and Partners, Owner Shad Khan and the Jaguars This past season was one for all of us to treasure. I am proud Foundation donated 500 tickets for of our coaches and players having won an AFC South division Jacksonville’s AFC Wild Card match- title and to have taken us all the way to the AFC Champion- up against Buffalo to refugees and ship game. As team owner, my goal is for us is to be a immigrants from around the world who strong competitor on the field and a strong partner in the have settled in the Jacksonville area. community. An additional 500 tickets were given to Puerto Ricans and their families This year, the Jaguars Foundation partnered with nearly 300 who were living in north and central area nonprofits that contribute to our community in Florida, having been displaced by the commendable ways. I’d like to highlight three critically devastating effects of Hurricane Maria. important initiatives that positively impacted our Jacksonville community. In the wake of Hurricane Irma and Maria, it was remarkable to see our community come together and help our neighbors The City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Veterans during a time of great need. The United Way of Northeast Resource and Reintegration Center at City Hall directly impact- Florida responded quickly and activated the First Coast Relief ed more than 11,000 veterans this past year. These heroes Fund to help raise critical funds for those affected by the have made the decision to make Jacksonville their home, and storms. The Jaguars donated $1 million to the fund, and we’re it is our honor and duty to provide the support and resources pleased that so many of our partners joined the Jaguars in needed to help build a productive livelihood for these individ- bringing the total to $2.8 million raised by the community in uals and their families. The Jaguars are privileged to support only a short few weeks. the Jacksonville Veterans Resource and Reintegration Center, the USO, and many other nonprofits in their ongoing efforts to Also, I would like to salute our players and thank them for support our military and veterans. their direct contributions to the community through the Jack- sonville Jaguars player fund. I look forward to partnering with I am also delighted that our $1 million contribution, which our players in the NFL’s new social responsibility initiative. created a $2.3 million endowment in support of the new state-of-the-art Baptist Health-MD Anderson Cancer Center, In this community report, we offer a closer look at the heart is helping with such important issues as women’s health and of this organization as we illustrate all the great work being breast cancer. The downtown facility is nearing completion done in our community through the efforts of our players, and will be up and running this year. The center will provide coaches, THE ROAR, staff and our community partners. I’d like highly coordinated, multidisciplinary cancer care for adult to thank each of you for your partnership in helping to build a patients throughout our region. thriving First Coast community. It’s a great time to be a Jaguar! Sincerely, Shad Khan Being a professional athlete provides a unique platform to impact lives and inspire future generations. Under the lead- ership of Executive Vice President of Football Operations Tom Coughlin and Head Coach Doug Marrone, commitment to the community is an essential part of the Jaguars’ team culture. This past year alone, players have made direct contributions to the community through the Jaguars player fund in the amount of $470,500 and have spent countless hours volun- teering at school appearances, food drives, literacy events, home builds and military base visits. Many players have taken it a step further and created their own charities and foundations that create positive change on the First Coast and beyond. The Jacksonville Jaguars player fund helped support the Malik Jackson, #97, DT Blake Bortles, #5, QB following organizations: Hubbard House, Heart for Children, Through his foundation, Malik’s Gifts, Malik Jackson works to * 2018 Jaguars Community Leader Award Recipient Women’s Center of Jax, Sulzbacher Center, Ronald McDonald serve at-risk youth, promote pet adoption and provide support House, Five Star Veterans, Feeding Northeast Florida, Gateway to military families. This past year, he committed $5,000 to Since 2016, Blake Bortles, in conjunction with the Blake Community Services, Justin J Watt Foundation, Boys and Girls Jacksonville’s Five Star Veterans Center and hosted a dinner Bortles Foundation, has been active in his support of children Club of Northeast Florida, Jacksonville Humane Society, for 50 honorees on Gold Star Wives Day. Jackson planned a and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in University of Florida Health, Interfaith Coalition for Action, private movie screening for 150 military children and their addition to first responders in both Jacksonville and his home- Jax Brotherhood of Police, CRU and Trinity Rescue Mission. families during Salute to Service week. In June, he hosted town of Oviedo. During the offseason, Bortles hosted lunch for first responders in Jacksonville, attended the Best Buddies In January, the NFL announced a joint player and ownership 100 kids from Survivor Outreach Services for a football camp Friendship Walk in Jacksonville Beach and participated in the commitment to social justice reforms. Jaguars Owner Shad at Daily’s Place. Jacksonville Fire Fighters Association Charity Softball Game. Khan was appointed to the working group committee for this Bortles also hosted football camps at Oviedo High School and new initiative. The Let’s Listen Together campaign will focus in Duval County in partnership with JaxPAL. on criminal justice reform, police and community relations, and improvements to education and economic development. Our players have been and will continue to be active in their volunteer efforts, and many are serious about strengthening our community through positive change. PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY Calais Campbell, #93, DE A.J. Bouye, #21, CB Leonard Fournette, #27, RB An 11-year NFL Veteran, Calais Campbell joined the Jaguars in A.J. Bouye has been committed to making a difference in the Jaguars rookie running back Leonard Fournette wasted no 2017 and immediately looked to make an impact on the First lives of those affected by cancer. A member of the American time getting to work in his new community. Following the Coast through his own CRC Foundation, an organization com- Cancer Society’s Athlete Council, Bouye lost his mother to devastating effects of multiple hurricanes in 2017, Fournette mitted to cultivating critical life skills in young people. Last breast and brain cancer when he was 15 months old. In No- donated $50,000 to relief efforts and assisted the American Christmas, he hosted 40 children from the Tiger Academy and vember, the fifth-year cornerback surprised a local father and Red Cross by unloading supplies for residents in need in the Johnson Family YMCA who each completed financial skills son whose family has been impacted by cancer with tickets Northwest Jacksonville. Fournette also paid it forward by do- training. They were surprised with a $200 holiday shopping to Super Bowl LII in Minnesota. In addition, the Tucker, Ga. nating Jaguars gear and new Under Armour gold cleats to Boys spree for themselves and their families. native helped welcome more than 200 cancer survivors and and Girls Club of Northeast Florida’s NFL Flag all-star team. their families at a private event at Velocity Air Sports during the NFL’s Crucial Catch campaign. Tommy Bohanon, #40, FB * 2018 Jaguars Sportsmanship & Courage Award Tommy Bohanon, along with his wife, Katie, founded the Tommy Bohanon Foundation which is dedicated to supporting young athletes in reaching their highest potential on and off the field. For his efforts, Bohanon earned the Pop Warner Humanitarian Award at the 58th Annual All-American Scholars Banquet in Orlando, Fla. in May. In addition to attending mul- tiple hospital visits and charitable endeavors, Bohanon hosted his second annual free youth football camp in his hometown of Fort Myers, Fla. in June. PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY BOLD SEAN KARPF’S STORY In his own words My life was turned upside down on June 15, 2012, when I was walking down a narrow path in Afghanistan with a squad-sized element. On a nearby rooftop, we spotted a few guys. As the squad leader, it was my responsibility to bring my gun up to the front line so we could pull security on them. I walked past 15 of my guys before a large explosion went off. I had stepped on an IED that was placed on our path, triggering it and shat- tering one of my legs. The blast launched me back a few feet from where the explosion happened, and all I can remember is At this time, I still had my leg. It was put in a large hex fix My internship began with the Jaguars in July 2017. I was my guys responding quickly by putting a tourniquet on my leg with metal pins to keep it steady as we tried to save it. The ecstatic for the opportunity, seeing that I grew up watching and calling for emergency backup. doctors did everything they could before we made the decision the team play since I was ten-years-old. The atmosphere of to get the amputation done. working in sports and walking into the stadium for work every With the path being so narrow, the Medevac could not make day never got old.