Holidays with Falcon Football

Holidays with Falcon Football is the BGSU Football Team providing a celebration for children in the Bowling Green community who might not otherwise have one. This program, conceived and organized entirely by Falcon Football student-athletes, hosted its inaugural event in 2018 with 36 local children, ranging in age from 2-12 years old. The goal for this year’s annual event is to be able to provide a Holiday celebration for 50 children!

Holidays with Falcon Football consists of two events taking place on December 11th and December 12th. The December 11th event consists of children, identified through local charitable organizations, and their families video chatting with a group of 2-3 BGSU football student-athletes. This interaction allows the student-athletes and children to get to know each other, and for the Football team to identify presents which will match the interests of the children. Ideally, a friendship can begin to form which would carry over into the spring, when there will be an opportunity to have visitors attend a team practice.

After meeting the children, the BGSU Football team will go shopping with contributions to this program raised through private donations (we hope to spend about $150 on each child). The Football players then wrap the presents they have chosen for their young friends, and on December 12th, the children will receive their presents that are to be placed under the tree and opened on Christmas!

BGSU Football recognizes that the holiday season is joyous for many, however for some, it is a time of struggle. Our Falcon family would like to help spread the spirit of the holidays. This event has been a tremendous success in the last three years, even working around the obstacles of Covid, and we are excited to continue the tradition! You can help us make this year a success by helping out families and children in the community, as every child deserves a special holiday season of their own.

Please support Holidays with Falcon Football. There is no greater gift than creating joy for others!  Happy Holidays!