Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Bills running back James Cook and William Mattar are teaming up for charity this season with a campaign called "Touchdowns 4 Hope". For every touchdown Cook scores, the law firm will donate $4,444 to Build Promise, a Buffalo nonprofit that provides shelter, meals, showers and essential services to our neighbors in need. The dollar amount is a play on William Mattar's phone and James Cook's jersey numbers.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is spreading out $3.75 million in grants across 20 different nonprofits through its Blue Fund. Community Missions of Niagara Frontier is getting the largest grant, totaling $275,000. Daemen, D'Youville, Trocaire and UB are each receiving $200,000 for various healthcare programs. A full list of awardees and grant amounts is below:
- Big Big Table Community Cafe Incorporated - $150,000
- Buffalo Urban Development Corporation - $100,000
- Cazenovia Recovery Systems - $150,000
- Chautauqua Striders - $150,000
- Community Missions of Niagara Frontier - $275,000
- Community Nutrition Partnership - $250,000
- Community Services for Every1 - $250,000
- Daemen University - $200,000
- D'Youville University - $200,000
- Great Lakes Innovation District for Economic Empowerment (GLIDE) - $250,000
- Health Workforce New York - $225,000
- Housing Options Made Easy - $100,000
- Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health IPA - $175,000
- Jamestown Community College Foundation - $250,000
- Jericho Road Ministries - $125,000
- Open Buffalo - $150,000
- The Research Foundation for SUNY, on behalf of the University at Buffalo - $250,000
- The National Witness Project - $100,000
- Trocaire College - $200,000
- University at Buffalo Pediatric Associates - $200,000
OLV Charities has named Paul Zablocki its Chief Advancement Officer. Zablocki will oversee all of the organization's fundraising efforts.
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