The Baltimore Ravens showed true sportsmanship this week. Days after riots broke out in Baltimore following the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, the city’s NFL team took it upon themselves to pitch in and help local citizens on Thursday. From giving speeches to handing out food, the players were out doing good. A group of Ravens staff members and 55 players, including quarterback Joe Flacco, first stopped at Matthew A. Henson Elementary School and handed out food and toiletries to about 600 families, according to the Ravens’ website. The effort was done in partnership with the Maryland Food Bank, along with a donation of 7,000 items from …
The Baltimore Ravens showed true sportsmanship this week.
Days after riots broke out in Baltimore following the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, the city’s NFL team took it upon themselves to pitch in and help local citizens on Thursday. From giving speeches to handing out food, the players were out doing good.
A group of Ravens staff members and 55 players, including quarterback Joe Flacco, first stopped at Matthew A. Henson Elementary School and handed out food and toiletries to about 600 families, according to the Ravens’ website. The effort was done in partnership with the Maryland Food Bank, along with a donation of 7,000 items from Giant Food.
85 @Ravens volunteers, 55 of whom are players, unloaded, sorted and handed out food to over 500 Baltimore families. pic.twitter.com/wyRccgSHnN
— Ravens Community (@RavensCommunity) April 30, 2015
Our first stop is dropping off some food at a local elementary school. Check out that hand off. #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/Mso2wwPtch
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
We love this city. Always have. Always will. #BaltimoreStrong pic.twitter.com/dbxfAbUehB
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
The act was greatly appreciated by local residents. As the nearby grocery store was looted and burned, and another pharmacy had been damaged, resident Sadie Brown said the team’s work would “touch a lot of people,” according to the Baltimore Sun.
The good deeds didn’t stop there. Ravens members split up and visited Frederick Douglass High School and Excel Academy, according to the organization’s website. Head coach John Harbaugh and former linebacker Ray Lewis, who both visited Frederick Douglass, met with students for an assembly. Lewis addressed students with a positive message, saying “if you want to make real change, be the example of change.”
Ray Lewis is addressing the students at Frederick Douglass High School. #BaltimoreStrong pic.twitter.com/Laur14A7Hp
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
Ray Lewis: "Now it’s about each other. It’s about coming together." #BaltimoreStrong
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
Ray Lewis: "If you want to make real change, be the example of change." #BaltimoreStrong
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
Throughout the day, athletes and coaches showed Baltimore their love.
Ray Lewis greeting police officers outside Douglass High pic.twitter.com/IdvhvnQcOl
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) April 30, 2015
Good to give back to the community that supports us so strongly!
— Kyle Juszczyk (@JuiceCheck44) April 30, 2015
Raven Selfies #RavensNation pic.twitter.com/AzekOxJKuF
— #HD young OG (@davonmonette) April 30, 2015
Players and coaches are in #Baltimore today, helping to restore our beautiful city. pic.twitter.com/Byo5oRRMLw
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
Coach is showing the #Baltimore love. pic.twitter.com/21gBNQs9Iu
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 30, 2015
Way to go, Ravens. You scored a touchdown in our hearts.
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Baltimore Ravens Hand Out Food, Stand In Solidarity With Their City After Riots
