Green’s Efforts Golden Even off the Field

Jarvis Green has done it again, folks. The invaluable New England defensive lineman is known for his contributions to the community, and the former New England Patriots Ron Burton Community Service Award winner is making headlines once again for his charitable deeds, this time at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island. Earlier this week, Green made a visit to the children’s hospital to support a fundraising campaign called “Change Bandits,” a program encouraging people to collect and donate loose change to the hospital for treatment and life-saving equipment. Jarvis Green made the rounds at Hasbro this week spending time with patients, signing autographs and handing out lunch boxes, basketballs and numbered jerseys.

This kind of community service is nothing new for the Patriots defensive lineman, as he has also contributed time and effort to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina in the past. Green also founded the Jarvis Green Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at giving money and support to single working mothers in low-income areas. The standout athlete is just as valuable when geared up in pads and helmet, as the seven-year Patriots veteran out of Louisiana State University has tacked up 236 tackles, 25 sacks, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in his previous six seasons in the NFL.

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