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BDC 10/29: Bills & Ringling Bros Come Together

Posted by Bills Daily Charge on October 29, 2012 – 9:33 am

DAILY REPORT
–Bills players will visit Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School tomorrow to speak to students about the importance of good health. During the visit, they will lead kids in fitness activities as part of NFL’s PLAY 60 campaign, helping kids get 60 minutes of exercise a day. On behalf of the NFL, they will present the school with a $10,000 NFL PLAY 60 grant for health and wellness programming or equipment and an additional $10,000 will go to the Cheektowaga-Sloan school district. To celebrate the start of the 2012 NFL season through the Back to Football campaign, schools were encouraged to participate in the NFL PLAY 60 Super School contest and submit three essays explaining how they planned to show their NFL team pride and incorporate football into their lesson plans. Schools were also asked to demonstrate their commitment to youth health and wellness by submitting essays on their school’s physical education environment and how they teach their students about the importance of being active and eating right.

THIS DAY IN BILLS HISTORY
October 29, 1989 — BILLS BEAT MIAMI, END STREAK
The Miami Dolphins were crushed by the Bills, 31-17, before 80,208 at Rich Stadium. RB Thurman Thomas and FB Larry Kinnebrew both rushed for over 100 yards, the sixth time in Buffalo’s history that had occurred. NT Jeff Wright sacked Dan Marino, ending the NFL record string of 19 games and 759 pass attempts in which Marino hadn’t been sacked.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Bills LB Arthur Moats (3rd from Left in 2nd row) and WR Ruvell Martin (Far Right) pose with several Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Rochester prior to Saturday’s Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena. Ringling Bros. and the Bills donated 20 tickets to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Rochester and hosted a pre-show meet-and-greet on the arena floor.