NFL Sunday: Profiles DeSean Jackson’s ‘Shop With a Jock Event’ Today

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Today, DeSean Jackson, and his Philadelphia Eagles teammates (Michael Vick, Kurt Coleman, Zack Ertz, John Dorenbos and others) will be highlighted on NFL Sunday for their generosity and efforts towards ‘giving back’ to the community. During a recent DeSean Jackson Foundation “Shop With a Jock Event” DeSean and the Eagles provided 50 local children a shopping spree for the holidays.

The 50 youth consisted of youth from a local charity that serves disadvantaged youth, the Philadelphia Youth Service Inc.; the family of Bryan Maenner, a youth who recently died a few days after meeting Mrs. Gayle Jackson; and, Nadin Khoury, a local youth who brought the issue of bullying to a national forum when Barbara Walter’s, of The View, invited both Khoury and his sports hero, DeSean Jackson, of the Philadelphia Eagles to her show to discuss the escalating epidemic of bullying.

The DeSean Jackson Foundation thanks Wal-Mart, DeSean’s teammates and NFL Sunday for their support. Please be sure to watch the segment today as our Eagles represent the ‘City of Brotherly Love’…and Happy Holidays. – Gayle Jackson, President, The DeSean Jackson Foundation.

DeSean Jackson – Shop With a Jock – Benefits 50 Philadelphia area Youth

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Youth Service, Inc. (YSI) is dedicated to strengthening the family unit, helping at-risk teens and promoting child safety. For more than sixty years, YSI has upheld a tradition of excellence, dedicated to meeting the changing needs of children and families in Philadelphia. YSI mission is to offer accessible, quality services to at-risk children and families. We accomplish this by providing comprehensive services that strengthen families, foster self-sufficiency and develop the health and well-being of children and the family unit.

The DeSean Jackson Foundation thanks the following Philadelphia Eagles and sponsors for making this event a success for the fifty (50) youth who from Youth Services, of Philadelphia, who were chosen to participate in the DeSean Jackson “Shop With a Jock” holiday event:

– Mike Vick, Kurt Coleman, John Dorenbos and Zach Ertz