Vice Chairman George McCaskey, defensive

end Israel Idonije and the 2 0 10 Bears rookie

class, including Levi Horn, Joshua Moore,

Averell Spicer, Barry Turner, Harvey Unga,

J'Marcus W ebb, Corey W ootton and Major

W right, par t icipated in the Bears annual

NFL/ United W ay “Hometown Huddle” event

on Tuesday, October 1 9 at the Chicago

Youth Center ’s Elliott Donnelley Youth Center

(EDYC) in Chicago. Through grants from the

Chicago Bears, NFL Char it ies, and Bears Care,

the char itable beneficiary of the Chicago Bears,

the EDYC received a new “Chicago Bears Fitness Zone” that features a renovated play-

ground and mural. The Fitness Zone was revealed dur ing a r ibbon cutt ing-ceremony, and

afterwards, the players led over 60 children in a 60 -minute Live Healthy Live United Chal-

lenge that featured five fun checkpoints that took them through the center ’s new equip-

ment. After the kids completed all of the stations, they were cheered on by United W ay and

Bears volunteers as they raced to the finish line where they received medals recognizing

their par t icipation in the Live Healthy Live United Challenge.

The “Hometown Huddle” is a NFL league-wide day of service that provides NFL players from

all 32 teams the oppor tunity to take par t in a var iety of community service activit ies, such

as building homes for low-income families, visit ing local military bases, painting classrooms,

and much more. Now in its 36 th year , the United W ay/ NFL par tnership connects NFL

PLAY 60 with United W ay’s goal of 1 .9 million more healthy young people by 20 18 . De-

signed to tackle childhood obesity, NFL PLAY 60 br ings together the NFL’s long-standing

commitment to health and fitness with par tner organizations like United W ay.

The Bears “Hometown Huddle” event is also featured in a 30 -second United W ay PLAY 60

PSA that will air dur ing the remainder of the 20 10 football season and beyond.

Each Tuesday dur ing the football season, Bears players visit

Chicago Public Schools to speak to, motivate, and interact with

students as par t of the Bears School Outreach program, which

is brought to you by the University of Phoenix, the Official Educa-

tion Par tner of the Chicago Bears. The theme for player visits

is character development, goal sett ing, commitment to excel-

lence, and the impor tance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle.

Every student at each school will also receive a special “Bears

School Outreach” notepad and folder from the University of

Phoenix at the end of the Bears visit. Players who have par tici-

pated in the Bears School Outreach program so far in 2 010

include: Anthony Adams, Johan Asiata, Kahlil Bell, Zack Bow-

man, Desmond Clark, Caleb Hanie, Chris Harris, Jim Marten,

Greg Olsen, Frank Omiyale, Kevin Shaffer, Craig Steltz, Edwin W illiams and Garrett W olfe. The Bears School

Outreach Program is in its 13 th season and benefits more than 5 ,00 0 students annually.

Hometown Huddle

Bears School Outreach

IN TH IS ISSU E:

Keep Gym in School

Paws for a Cause

PLAY 60 Challenge

Youth for Life: Remembering

W alter Payton

Symetra “Heroes in the Class-

room”

Bears/ Boeing M ilitary Salute

NFL W alter Payton “Man of

the Year” Award

Bear Appétit

Make-A-W ish Visit

Chicago Bears/ Jewel-Osco

“Coat Drive”

NFL PLAY 60 “Super School”

Bears Care awarded a $20 ,000 grant in

support of the Hometown Huddle project.

Zack Bowman visited Murphy Elementary

School in support of the Bears School

Outreach program.

Paws for a Cause

PLAY 60 Challenge

Keep Gym in School W ide receiver Rashied Davis par ticipated in the NFL Network’s “Keep Gym in School”

program at W illiams Preparatory Academy Middle School in Chicago on Tuesday, Oc-

tober 12 . NFL Network's Solomon W ilcots served as emcee for the event, which

included a school-wide pep rally to celebrate the refurbished Physical Education facili-

t ies at W illiams Prep, which were funded by a $5 0 ,00 0 “Keep Gym in School” grant.

Following the pep rally, Rashied and Solomon led students through fitness tests and

football-inspired dr ills dur ing an on-field minicamp.

W illiams Preparatory Academy is one of four middle schools nationwide that received

a $50 ,0 00 grant and one of 150 schools benefitt ing from the “Keep Gym in School”

program. NFL Network par tnered with the Chicago Public Schools, Comcast and the

Chicago Bears to br ing the “Keep Gym in School” program to Chicago.

A program of NFL PLAY 60 , the league’s youth health and fitness campaign, “Keep

Gym in School” is NFL Network’s national effor t to ensure quality physical education and fitness in schools. For more inform ation on

the program, go to www.KeepGymInSchool.com.

The Chicago Bears and the Amer ican Hear t Association (AHA) launched the 2 010

“PLAY 60 Challenge” in four local schools. The Challenge is intended to teach ele-

mentary and middle school students about staying fit by creating an engaging environ-

ment to compel students to be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day—

both in school and at home. The AHA recommends that children get at least 6 0 min-

utes of physical activity every day, as increased physical activity can lead to longer life

expectancies and decreased r isk of cardiovascular disease.

Once a week throughout the six-week “PLAY 6 0 Challenge” program, each school will

receive a visit from representatives with Stretch-n-Grow Nor th, Inc., who will lead stu-

dents through a var iety of fitness activit ies that incorporate all of the fundamentals of

safe and healthy exercise including warm-up, endurance, floor exercise, stretching and

cool-down. Stretch-n-Grow is a comprehensive youth fitness and health education pro-

gram that makes it fun for kids to get fit and make healthy eating choices. Students are responsible for keeping track of th eir daily

activity, and the most "active" school at the end of the Challenge will receive a visit by a Bears player !

For more information about NFL PLAY 6 0 , please visit www.NFLRUSH.com, and for more information about Stretch-n-Grow, please

visit www.stretchngrownorth.com.

Over 20 Bears staff members, including Vice Chairman George McCaskey and Senior

Director of Business Development Brian McCaskey, volunteered at the Nor thern Illi-

nois Food Bank (NIFB) in Park City on Tuesday, October 2 6 . Dur ing their morning at

NIFB, the Bears staffers helped evaluate, sor t, re-label and package over 10 ,0 00

pounds of frozen meats received through the Food Recovery Program for distr ibution

to par tner agencies. In the past year , the Food Recovery Program has rescued over

3 .3 million pounds of meat by working with 1 08 local retail stores and wholesale

clubs. The food gathered is per fectly safe for human consumption, but has simply

reached its sell-by date. Meat that has been deemed not suitable for human con-

sumption is donated to a nearby animal shelter in W isconsin, so none of the food

collected by NIFB goes to waste.

The Nor thern Illinois Food Bank distr ibuted more than 35 million pounds of food last

year and currently serves over 61 ,000 individuals every week through their network

of more than 6 60 food-assistance sites in 13 nor thern Illinois counties.

This event was par t of the Bears “Paws for a Cause” program, which gives members of the organization the oppor tunity to join to-

gether and suppor t wor thwhile community organizations through hands-on volunteer ism. The Bears organization also presented a

monetary donation to the Nor thern Illinois Food Bank dur ing this volunteer event. For more information about NIFB, please go to

www.northernilfoodbank.org.

Rashied Davis participated in a football

clinic with students at W illiams Prep.

Bears front office staff members supported

the Northern Illinois Food Bank’s “Food

Recovery” program.

The Bears 2010 “PLAY 60 Challenge”

kicked-off on Monday, October 25 .

Youth for Life: Remembering Walter Payton Kicker Robbie Gould, t ight end Kellen Davis and Connie and Brittney Payton visited

New Tr ier High School in W innetka on Tuesday, October 19 in suppor t of the Youth

for Life: Remember ing W alter Payton program. Robbie and Kellen signed auto-

graphs for sophomores who attended an information assembly about organ donation

ear lier in the day.

Youth for Life: Remember ing W alter Payton (YFL) was founded in 2 001 by four Chi-

cago area teens, Er in Kinsella, John McCaskey, Br ittney Payton and Mark Pendleton.

The program, which seeks to educate high school students about organ and t issue

donation, was founded in memory of W alter Payton, the legendary NFL running back

who died in 19 99 of a liver ailment while await ing a transplant. The goal of YFL is to

provide facts about organ and t issue donation to high school students prepar ing to

apply for their dr iver ’s license, so they can discuss the issue with their families and

make an informed choice.

In recognit ion of Veterans’ Day, the Chicago Bears and Boeing were honored to

have Pr ivate First Class Irving Abramson serve as the military representative for

the Bears/ Boeing Military Salute on Sunday, November 14 when the Chicago

Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. Mr . Abramson served in

the United States Army, Company L, 397 th Infantry Regiment, 10 0 th Infantry

Division dur ing W or ld W ar II. He was wounded dur ing the brutal Batt le of the

Bulge, in a fur ious enemy ar t illery barrage. After numerous surger ies and with

intensive rehabilitat ion, Mr . Abramson was discharged from the Army in 19 45 ,

and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, a Bronze Star , a Purple

Hear t, and Presidential Unit Citation for his service. Mr . Abramson recently

went to W ashington, DC, to visit the W W II Memor ial, cour tesy of Honor Flight

Chicago. This memor ial was not completed until the middle of 2 00 4 , well past

the traveling days of many of the veterans who served their country and fought

to preserve freedom around the wor ld, in the biggest conflict our country has ever known. Honor Flight Chicago is an all -volunteer

organization, whose mission is to honor and thank our W W II veterans by br inging them to see their memor ial, at no cost to the m,

for a day of honor , remembrance and celebration from a proud and grateful nation. “This tr ip,” Abramson said, “was a life -changing

exper ience.” For more information or to donate to this wor thy cause, please log on to www.honorflightchicago.org or call 7 73 -22 7 -

VETS (83 87 ).

Through the Military Salute, the Chicago Bears and Boeing honor a deserving member of the military in an on-field recognit ion dur -

ing the third quar ter of every home game. This program provides the oppor tunity for the Bears, Boeing and our great fans to give

thanks and suppor t to those who protect our country and to also honor the history and her itage of Soldier Field. Tickets for the

military representative and their guests are generously provided by middle linebacker Brian Urlacher and his par t icipation in the

Bears "Home Team Hand-Off" t icket donation program. Boeing is a Proud Par tner of the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears and Symetra Financial have par tnered to br ing the Symetra

“Heroes in the Classroom” program to schools throughout Chicagoland. Presented

locally by Gallagher Benefit Services, the program recognizes Chicago area teachers

for outstanding leadership and instructional skills. Sixteen K-1 2 teachers will be

named a Symetra “Hero in the Classroom” dur ing the 2 010 Bears season. Each

winning teacher will be recognized with a surpr ise presentation at their school, where

they will receive a $ 1 ,00 0 donation for classroom books and supplies, along with t ick-

ets to a 20 10 Bears home game. For more information, please visit

www.ChicagoBears.com/ community/ HeroesintheClassroom.asp.

Heroes in the Classroom

Bears/ Boeing Military Salute

YFL was founded in 2001 in memory of

W alter Payton.

Jamie DiCarlo was named a Symetra

“Hero in the Classroom.”

Irv Abramson (right) was honored during the

Bears/ Boeing Military Salute at Soldier Field on

Sunday, November 14 .

Bear Appétit

Idonije Named Bears “Man of the Year” Defensive end Israel Idonije has been named the Bears nominee for the 20 10

NFL W alter Payton "Man of the Year" award. This prestigious NFL award is the

only League award that recognizes a player ’s off-the-field community service,

suppor t and activit ies as well as his playing excellence. This award has been in

existence since 19 70 and honors NFL players who demonstrate outstanding

balance in their lives between civic and professional responsibilit ies. In 1999 ,

the league renamed the NFL “Man of the Year” award after W alter Payton as a

tr ibute to his greatness both on and off the field.

All 32 finalists, one from each NFL team, will receive a $ 1 ,000 contr ibution

toward a char ity of his choice, and the overall winner will receive $25 ,0 00 to

donate to his selected char ity. The 2010 NFL W alter Payton “Man of the Year”

winner will be announced dur ing Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press confer -

ence pr ior to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, TX.

Idonije has been a consistent per former and leader on the football field since

joining the Bears in 2 003 . Off the field, Idonije established the Israel Idonije Foundation (IFF) in 200 7 , which extends pos it ive, life-

changing oppor tunit ies to families and individuals in economically disadvantaged communit ies on a local and global scale.

The Foundation currently serves more than 2 ,5 00 economically disadvantaged men, women and children in Chicago, Canada and

Afr ica and operates three pr imary programs including the First Down attendance program, All-Star Football Camps and C.A.R.E.

(Car ing, Advancing, Restor ing and Educating) Afr ica.

The First Down program, which works with 6 th-7 th grade students, is designed to encourage and sustain students’ regular school

attendance, high achievement and good cit izenship. More than 40 0 students in five schools par t icipate annually.

Dur ing the month of June, IIF hosts two free, one-day All-Star Football Camps for the students in Chicago and W innipeg as a way to

empower them and reiterate the impor tance of their education. In 201 0 , the Foundation completed its four th camp, and more

than 3 00 students par t icipate annually.

C.A.R.E. Afr ica focuses on the pr imary needs of economically disadvantaged individuals throughout rural areas of Afr ica and Idonije’s

native Niger ia by providing medical health care services, health care education, clean water and youth spor ts programs. Dur ing the

third annual C.A.R.E. Afr ica tr ip in 20 10 , the team of doctors, nurses, athletes and leaders distr ibuted 1 ,2 50 pairs of shoes to

local orphans and families and treated more than 1 ,05 0 patients.

Through the Bears “Home Team Hand-Off” t icket donation program, Idonije has also annually purchased a block of season t ickets for

the Israel Idonije Foundation. Students who have reached their academic and attendance goals in the First Down program are given

the oppor tunity to exper ience a Bears game live at Soldier Field as par t of “IZZYz KIDz.”

For more information about the Israel Idonije Foundation, please visit www.IsraelIdonije.org.

Numerous current and alumni Bears players—including Anthony Adams, Johan

Asiata, Jerry Azumah, Zack Bowman, Kellen Davis, Gary Fencik, Dan Hampton,

Caleb Hanie, D.J. Moore, Greg Olsen, Nick Roach, Craig Steltz and Tom Thayer—

were in attendance at the Bear Appétit fundraising event at W ildfire Chicago on

Monday, November 1 .

Bear Appétit brought together some of Chicago’s most popular chefs and restau-

rants for an evening of fine food, spir its and fun. Restaurants that joined W ildfire

for the event included Café Ba Ba Reeba; Ben Pao; HUB 51 ; Joe’s Seafood, Pr ime

Steak & Snow Crab; Nacional 27 ; Shaw’s Crab House; and Mon Ami Gabi. Bears

Care was honored to be joined by officer ambassadors from the Chicago Police

Memor ial Foundation who served alongside the Bears players at each restaurant

station. The event also featured live and silent auctions which included Suite t ick-

ets for the Bears vs. Patr iots game on December 1 2 , unique Bears-themed ar twork, autographed memorabilia, and much more.

Proceeds from the event benefited Bears Care, the char itable beneficiary of the Chicago Bears, which has committed a por t ion of

the proceeds to the Chicago Police Memor ial Foundation to suppor t the families of slain and catastrophically injured officers .

The Bears nominated Israel Idonije for the 2010

NFL W alter Payton “Man of the Year” award.

Nick Roach and an officer supporting the

Chicago Police Memorial Foundation posed for

a photo during Bear Appétit.

Briggs Meets Briggs As 4 year -old Br iggs Hill was being mobbed by Bears players following practice on

Fr iday, October 1 5 at Halas Hall, it was hard to fathom all that the lit t le boy has been

through in his shor t life. Diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer at the age of two,

Br iggs spent almost 1 8 months in the hospital receiving aggressive radiation and

chemotherapy treatments. After completing his last treatment in December 20 09 ,

he has been in physical therapy learning how to walk again. If he remains cancer free

for another year , he will be considered in remission from the disease.

W hen Br iggs was contacted by the Make-A-W ish Foundation, he was encouraged to

think big. He thought of the Bears. The Hills—dad Brenn, mom Sylina, 8 year -old

bother Quayden, Br iggs, and 18 month-old sister Cambr idge—live in Hooper , Utah

but have always been huge Chicago Bears fans. W hile watching a Bears game dur-

ing her second pregnancy, Sylina saw the name “Br iggs” on the back of linebacker

Lance Briggs’ jersey and knew that was what she wanted to name her son. That

Fr iday in October on the football field, Br iggs the kid met Br iggs the Bear . He met quite a few other Bears as well, including head

coach Lovie Smith, t ight end Greg Olsen, wide receivers Johnny Knox and Rashied Davis, and linebacker Brian Urlacher, who shares

a love of hunting with the younger Br iggs. The Hills were also guests of the Bears on Sunday, October 17 for the Bears vs. Sea-

hawks game and were invited to watch pregame warm -ups from the sidelines of Soldier Field.

To learn more about the Make-A-W ish Foundation, please visit www.W ish.org.

The 22nd Annual Chicago Bears/ Jewel-Osco “Coat

Dr ive” is winding down, but there is st ill t ime to sup-

por t the cause! Coats can be dropped off at all Jewel-

Osco stores throughout Chicagoland through Decem-

ber 4 , 201 0 . A store locator is available at

www.JewelOsco.com. Thousands of coats will be

collected this year as par t of the 22nd Annual Chi-

cago Bears/ Jewel-Osco "Coat Dr ive" benefit ing The

Salvation Army and public schools in the Chicagoland area.

The Bears are grateful to all of our fans who have come out to suppor t and par tici-

pate in the “Coat Dr ive.” Hundreds of people turned out on Monday, October 1 1

when wide receivers Devin Aromashodu and Johnny Knox appeared at the Jewel-

Osco store in Gurnee. Fans had the oppor tunity to meet Devin and Johnny and re-

ceive an autograph, and in exchange they were encouraged to br ing a coat to donate

to this wor thy cause.

The Bears and Jewel also hosted a stadium collection dr ive at Soldier Field on Sunday, October 24 pr ior to the Bears vs. Reds kins

game. Volunteers were stat ioned at entrance gates to collect new and gently used coats from fans as they ar r ived at the stad ium.

The Chicago Bears were pleased to have Br ian Bobeck from W illiam Fremd High

School in attendance at Soldier Field on Sunday, October 24 . Br ian, who has been

recognized by the U.S. Army All-Amer ican Bowl as one of the nation’s top 84 football

players, was honored dur ing an on-field presentation pr ior to the Bears vs. W ashing-

ton Redskins game. The Bowl, which will be played on January 8 , 20 11 at the Alo-

modome in San Antonio, TX, showcases future college and NFL stars, such as

Alumni M ichael Clayton, Adr ian Peterson, Reggie Bush, Vince Young, and the Bears’

own Tommie Harris and Greg Olsen. Visit www.USArmyAllAmericanBowl.com or

www.GoArmy.com for more information on the 201 0 U.S. Army All-Amer ican Bowl.

Congratulations Br ian, and best of luck!

U.S. Army All-American Bowl

22nd Annual Bears/ Jewel-Osco “Coat Drive”

The Hills, including Briggs (front), posed for

a family photo with Lance Briggs following

practice at Halas Hall.

Brian Bobeck (right) has been selected to

play in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American

Bowl at San Antonio, TX.

Devin Aromashodu and Johnny Knox posed

for a photo with a young fan during an

appearance at Jewel-Osco.

Veterans’ Day Visit

First Down for Fitness

NFL PLAY 60 Super School Visit In recognit ion of their celebration of Back to Football Fr iday and their Bears pr ide, St.

Philip the Apostle School in Addison was named an NFL PLAY 60 Super School. Cor -

nerback D.J. Moore visited St. Philip the Apostle School on Tuesday, November 9 to

speak to students about the impor tance of health and wellness, hard work and staying

in school. Dur ing his visit, D.J. helped present a $ 10 ,0 0 0 NFL PLAY 60 health and

wellness grant to St. Philip the Apostle and par ticipated in a school-wide assembly.

Following the assembly, D.J. assisted the school’s P.E. teacher in leading 30 students

through the Ult imate Gym Class, which featured five different fun fitness stations. To

learn more about PLAY 60 and the NFL’s PLAY 6 0 Super School init iat ive, please visit

www.NFLRUSH.com.

The Chicago Bears and AthletiCo kicked-off the First Down for Fitness Challenge on

W ednesday, November 17 when trainers from AthletiCo visited the Logan Square

Boys & Gir ls Club in Chicago to lead kids through a var iety of fitness-based activit ies.

This is the second consecutive year that the Bears and AthletiCo have par tnered to

present this program. The First Down for Fitness Challenge suppor ts NFL PLAY 6 0 ,

the Bears’ and NFL’s youth health and fitness campaign designed to help tackle child-

hood obesity. NFL PLAY 6 0 focuses on making the next generation of kids the most

active and healthy by encouraging them to get at least 6 0 minutes of physical activity

every day. The objective of First Down for Fitness is for kids to meet or exceed a daily

activity goal of 60 minutes per day, dur ing a six-week per iod. Children from the Boys

and Gir ls Clubs of Chicago have committed to PLAY 6 0 by par t icipating in the First

Down for Fitness Challenge!

In honor of Veterans’ Day, cornerback Zack Bowman visited the General Jones Armory

in Chicago on Tuesday, November 9 in suppor t of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Cen-

ter ’s “W inter Stand Down” event. As par t of this init iat ive, Zack helped volunteers dis-

tr ibute food, clothing, flu shots and a wide var iety of other services to homeless veter -

ans in the Chicago area. Every person who came through also received a hot lunch,

cour tesy of Robinson’s Ribs. This visit was also in suppor t of the Bears “Hello to Our

Heroes” program, which is brought to you by Staples. Through “Hello to Our Heroes,”

a Bears player visits a different veterans’ hospital once a month to deliver letters that

have been wr it ten by local students and Bears fans to the men and women who have

served our country in the U.S. military. For more information about the “Hello to Our

Heroes” program, please visit www.ChicagoBears.com/ community.

D.J. Moore received a very warm recep-

tion when he arrived at St. Philip the

Apostle School.

Zack Bowman helped hand out lunch while

volunteering at the Jesse Brown VA Cen-

ter’s “W inter Stand Down” event.

Trainers from AthletiCo led kids through a

variety of fitness activities.

Real Bears Fans Wear Pink Thank you to all of our fans who suppor ted the 3 rd annual "Real Bears Fans W ear

Pink" campaign! Fans who purchased the exclusive t -shir ts were encouraged to wear

them to the Bears vs. Seahawks game at Soldier Field on Sunday, October 17 when

the Bears and Nor thShore University HealthSystem officially recognized National

Breast Cancer Awareness month. In all, over $220 ,0 00 wor th of shir ts were sold

dur ing the month of October . All proceeds from the "Real Bears Fans W ear Pink"

campaign will benefit Bears Care, the char itable beneficiary of the Chicago Bears,

which suppor ts organizations in the Chicagoland area that provide care, assistance

and suppor t services to breast cancer patients and their families. For more

information about Bears Care, please visit www.ChicagoBears.com/ BearsCare.