Jermaine Eluemunor gave again to the Las Vegas neighborhood at Christmas time as a Raider in 2023. So he was decided to unfold vacation cheer in New York and New Jersey, as nicely, after signing with the Giants.
That led to a partnership with Tom Coughlin’s Jay Fund Basis to create a magical night on Dec. 17 for 50 kids battling most cancers on the Goal in Clifton, N.J.: ‘Jermaine’s Night time of Giving’ vacation occasion.
Eluemunor, about 10 of his teammates and a few of their wives chipped in to provide every youngster a $150 Goal reward card and a personalised purchasing expertise alongside the NFL gamers.
“A big thing for me is to give back,” Eluemuor mentioned simply earlier than Christmas. “A big dream of mine has been to have my own foundation, but I don’t have the things in place to do that yet. So to be able to work with the Jay Fund and give back in that way – and be around all those amazing kids and see their smiles and get to meet their parents and the people that helped from the Jay Fund – it was awesome.”
Eluemunor was decided to become involved with the neighborhood within the Tri-State space after signing with the Giants as a free agent in March.
In November, he hosted a Thanksgiving meal giveaway and handed out meals to 150 households, together with a number of navy veterans, on the American Eagle Meals Pantry of Northern New Jersey.
Then he and the Jay Fund collaborated to launch this inaugural vacation giving occasion that additionally included a catered dinner and unique occasion T-shirts for the youngsters.
Middle John Michael Schmitz and tackles Andrew Thomas and Joshua Miles had been among the many teammates to affix in spreading the Christmas cheer and internet hosting the particular purchasing experiences.
Eluemunor had participated in an identical occasion final 12 months in Las Vegas, working alongside the Candlelighters Childhood Middle Basis of Nevada. And he was grateful to search out the Jay Fund as keen companions to proceed giving again presently of 12 months.
“Last year in Vegas I had an event like this where I worked with an organization who helped with cancer patients and funding those families,” he mentioned. “So for me to get to work with the Jay Fund out here and have it be Tom Coughlin’s organization was great for me.”
The mission of Coughlin’s Jay Fund Basis is to assist households sort out childhood most cancers by offering monetary, emotional and sensible assist.
Eluemunor mentioned the occasion couldn’t have been extra rewarding, not simply within the second however within the days after as mother and father reached out to precise their gratitude.
“Just seeing kids smile and have fun, then to get on Instagram and have the parents reach out and say how much it meant to them,” Eluemunor mentioned. “I don’t need no credit, no nothing. But to have the parents get back to me and tell me how much it meant to them – and how much they care and appreciate it, and how happy they were and how much they were smiling all night – that was huge.”
Initially Printed: December 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST
