2018
COMMUNITY IMPACT
OUR MISSION IS TO WIN FOOTBALL GAMES, SERVE OUR FANS AND BE A POSITIVE FORCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Dear Friend and Devoted Ravens Fan: The Ravens are committed to embrace and improve the communities surrounding our team. This investment and kindness started with the Modell family when the franchise was born in 1996. Annually, we produce a community relations book to highlight these efforts. We share this publication with all of our fans and supporters who follow the Ravens. Included in this book are many of the activities our team completed in 2018. This important work to make positive change, especially from our players, continues to improve the lives of thousands of children, families and first responders, including members of the military and police departments. With encouragement and support from many of you, we continue to use our energy, visibility and investments to make our home a better place. Thank you for being an important part of these efforts. Sincerely,
Steve Bisciotti
Ravens team president Dick Cass adds finishing touches to the team’s 2018 signature project, a KaBoom! playground build in downtown Baltimore.
Mark Andrews
2018 RAVENS FOUNDATION
SIGNATURE PROJECT “Our goal with this project was to bring some fun and some joy to the kids in the community. With everything that they have on their plates today, the opportunity to just go out and have fun and play on a playground – we believe – is really important, and hopefully, really impactful.” – Heather Darney
Director of Community Relations/ Executive Director, Ravens Foundation
James Hurst
Hayden Hurst
Morgan Cox
Lamar Jackson
Marlon Humphrey
RAVENS FOUNDATION The Ravens Foundation, Inc. is committed to improving, encouraging and enabling the healthy development of youth in Maryland. The foundation annually gives financial and volunteer support to many Baltimore-area nonprofits, including the Maryland Book Bank (below). It also yearly provides youth football grants and college scholarships to students as part of the Ravens Scholarship program (right). 2018 Ravens Scholars
“There’s been talk before that Brandon’s the ‘Iron Man’ now with his 176 consecutive starts, but he’s the ‘Iron Man’ also out in the community. The same guy that we get here, who makes plays for us, and we can count on all the time, that’s who he is as a person. I think everybody in this organization sees it. What a great honor bestowed on him to be nominated for this award, and what a great award it is.” – Don Martindale Ravens Defensive Coordinator
BRANDON CARR was voted by his teammates to represent the Ravens as one of 32 candidates for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. (Philadelphia’s Chris Long
was selected for the national award.)
SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS
Anthony Levine Sr.
“As players, we understand our platform and how it can be used to direct change in a positive way. Our connection with the Baltimore community runs deep, and it is very important to us to not only provide financial assistance, but also our physical time and effort. It is our privilege to support so many people through these partnerships with great civic programs and law enforcement.”
– OLB Matthew Judon (pictured at right)
Brandon Williams
Matthew Judon, Cheryl A. Casciani, Chris Moore, Anthony Levine Sr., Dick Cass, U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, Dr. Sonja Santelises, Morgan Cox, Brandon Williams, C.J. Mosley joined Mayor Catherine Pugh to announce the Ravens’ donation of new HVAC units at Baltimore’s Lakewood Elementary School.
Terrell Suggs
Robert Griffin III
Orlando Brown Jr.
Marshal Yanda
OUR TEAM. OUR COMMUNITY. “It’s a special, special place to play football. This city, this organization and this community ... To be able to represent the Ravens and the city that welcomed me with open arms three years ago has always been on my mind to try and make them proud.” – S Eric Weddle
Justin Tucker
“Hopefully, we’re going to keep encouraging Baltimore’s youth to stay involved in music, dance and all of the fine arts.” – K Justin Tucker on his $50,000 donation to the Baltimore School for the Arts
The Baltimore Ravens launched a five-year, $1.5 million partnership with Up2Us Sports. Up2Us Sports is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspiring children to achieve their potential by providing them with coaches trained in positive youth development.
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SS John W. Brown (Project Liberty Ship)
sportsstarnyc John Brown sailing back from bye week aboard the SS John Brown #ravens #nfl #sailor #captain #boat #ship #baltimore #picoftheday #tuesday
baltschoolarts
baltschoolarts So one of the best kickers in NFL history (@ravens @jtuck9) dropped by today to present a check for $50,000. Everyone knows about his leg, many know about his pipes, but we love his heart. THANK YOU, JUSTIN TUCKER! @imbietamba
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morgancox46 M&T Bank Stadium
morgancox46 Excited to wear cleats today in support of the Agape North Foundation! As a part of my support, I got to hand out T-shirts to kids with perfect attendance at @kippbaltimore a few weeks back. The Agape North Foundation works domestically by providing school uniforms and clothes to kids in under served areas and internationally by supplying a wide range of resources including food, clothes, clean water and medical supplies in impoverished areas. Help support them and visit the link in my bio! #givewhereyoulive #mycausemycleats #ravens
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brandoncarr39 M&T Bank Stadium
brandoncarr39 Amazing day today visiting with women battling breast cancer at Med Star Hospital. We teamed up with the @nbcf to provide Hope kits filled with comfort items women can use during chemo treatment. Special Thanks to @bundlesluxuryhairco for providing wigs for patients and my teammates and Ravens Staff members who helped pack Hope kits today! #ravensflock #igivehope #nationalbreastcancerfoundation #carrcaresfoundation
showyoursoftside M&T Bank Stadium
showyoursoftside Perhaps the Softies should give the refs a lesson on what constitutes holding. #ravensflock #teamsoftside
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4every1foundation
4every1foundation Today founder @alevine.sr surprised 20 students at Fort Worthington Elementary School with brand new bikes, rewarding them for excelling in and out of the classroom. #bikegiveaway
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rmhcmaryland
rmhcmaryland RMH kid Hannah and her sisters can’t wait to cheer on Chris Moore and the Ravens this weekend as they take on the Chargers. They got to meet Chris when he stopped by the House. Go @ravens!
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mpierce_97 It’s A Blessing To Be A BLESSING… Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
OUR COMMUNITY.
MY CAUSE MY CLEATS Through My Cause My Cleats, Ravens players showcased customized cleats to spread awareness about the causes that are important to them.
Michael Crabtree Organization: Crab5 Foundation Cause: Art, Music, Fashion, Education and Sports for Kids
Ronnie Stanley Organization: Casey Cares Cause: Providing Uplifting Experiences for Critically-ill Children
Tyus Bowser Organization: Autism Speaks Cause: Autism Awareness
Morgan Cox Organization: Agape North Foundation Cause: Poverty Awareness
The cleats displayed are only a sampling of the Ravens players that participated in My Cause My Cleats in 2018.
Brent Urban Organization: The Hospital for Sick Children Cause: Pediatric Health Research
Brandon Williams Organization: Maryland Food Bank Cause: Hunger Awareness
Marlon Humphrey Organization: TAPS (Together Assisting People) Cause: Mentoring Programs for Inner-city Youth
Maxx Williams Organization: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Cause: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
HOMETOWN HUDDLE “Our children had that opportunity to spend the day playing flag football, basketball and kickball with Ravens players while learning about teamwork and being a good friend. The anti-bullying message that was reinforced with our children has helped increase awareness at our school and improve our school climate! We are so grateful to the Baltimore Ravens and their partners for making our children feel so special!”
Lamar Jackson
– Mark A. Bongiovanni, Principal Curtis Bay Elementary School
Cyrus Jones
Patrick Onwuasor
143,594 STUDENTS 436 SCHOOLS 60 MIN Joe Flacco
PER DAY
Chuck Clark
Orlando Brown Jr.
Through Ravens and NFL partnership, the American Cancer Society has invested $12,870,000 in research in the Greater Baltimore/DC area.
DONATED OVER 500,000 MEALS to the Maryland Food Bank in 2018, continuing 23 years of donations.
Willie Snead IV
SALUTE TO SERVICE “We love you. Thank you for what you do for us and what you do for our country, for your kids and the kind of kids you raise. Thank you for what you do, it means so much to us.” – Head Coach John Harbaugh
Mike Wallace
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For the fourth-consecutive year, the Ravens hosted L.I.F.T., their annual program that recognizes and teaches leadership among local high school female student-athletes.
“Wow, what a blessing to be honored by your organization! Your generous gift and the media recognition associated with it will enable us to bring more communities together to serve others in need and to give glory to God. Thanks so much for enabling us to do more for the underprivileged.” – Rick Bernstein
First Fruits Farm
(pictured far left in top photo at right)
The Baltimore Ravens continued to support sustainable environmental efforts throughout the Baltimore community as part of their year-long GamePlanEarth initiative.
John Brown
Eric Weddle
Tony Jefferson
HOLIDAY EFFORTS Throughout the month of December, 41 Ravens players took part in community events to celebrate the holiday season, including Brandon Carr’s Holiday Helpers (left), Bart Scott’s Helping Up Mission (below) and Jameel Scott’s 53 Families (right) events.
Anthony Levine Sr.
C.J. Mosley
Marlon Humphrey
Michael Pierce
“It is difficult to express my true appreciation for being honored by your great organization. I was humbled to represent the Baltimore Ravens at the Pro Bowl as the Coach of the Year nominee. Your support of high school athletics is unmatched and I could not have had a more memorable experience. Thank you for all that you do for our community.” – Butch Schaffer, Glenelg High School 2018 Baltimore Ravens High School Football Coach of the Year
Tony Jefferson
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Javorius Allen
OUR TEAM. OUR COMMUNITY. “It’s important to recognize the outstanding work our teachers are doing in the community. Teachers can literally turn lives around and inspire our young people to reach their potential. The Touchdown for Teachers program is a way to celebrate the positive impact teachers have on our community.” – Augie Chiasera (below right)
President, Greater Baltimore-Chesapeake, M&T Bank
Joe Flacco Nicole Veltre-Luton Digital Harbor HS Jaleel Scott, Alex Collins, De’Lance Turner, Bam Bradley, Quincy Adeboyejo
Ed Reed
Ravens, Verizon Wireless Team Up to ‘Pass It Forward’ During the season-long initiative, current Ravens and alumni players, along with Ravens cheerleaders and Poe, surprised fans through random acts of kindness at various Baltimore-area locations, including a visit to the Maryland State Police Headquarters by Ed Reed.
Tyus Bowser, Kamalei Correa, Maxx Williams
Hayden Hurst
Kenny Young
OUR TEAM. OUR COMMUNITY. “You all are truly a class act. This really means a great deal to all of us fans, and I just wanted to say thank you and let you know that we appreciate everything you do. It makes me so proud to call myself a Ravens fan!” – Denise Hollingsworth A Purple Evening attendee
SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH OUR HEROES “It is so helpful for our children to know that even on their roughest days, there are professional athletes rooting for them! Go Ravens!” – A Ronald McDonald House resident
Willie Henry
Chris Moore
Lamar Jackson and James Urban
GM Eric DeCosta and members of the Ravens personnel department granted Make-A-Wish Foundation wish kid Frankie Collurafici’s wish to be drafted and become a Raven for a day.
impacting our community over 225 ravens cheerleader appearances reaching 372,945 fans over 300 ravens mascot appearances reaching 470,050 fans
8,000+ tickets donated
2018 Signature Project...
since 2007
the KaBoom! playground build engaged 319 Ravens, including players and neighborhood volunteers, totalling 1,183 work hours
$1.2 million donated to local nonprofits through play 60 grant
$500,000
2000+
in-kind donations
donated to organizations in maryland supporting social justice initiatives
distributed
contributions by ravens & their players
96%
in 2018
ravens players participated in community efforts in 2018
Each jersey represents 16%
since 2016
holiday cheer
254,435
books distributed to children through the ravens’ bookmobile program
in funding committed through the ravens scholarship program
since 2010
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2,400+ holiday meals
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500 coats cold-weather
provided to baltimore-area families in need and
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www.baltimoreravens.com/community