2019-2020 Community Report CommunityReport-2019-2020 | Page 2
Dear Partners and Fans,
Shad Khan with Harry Frisch, owner of
Beaver Street Fisheries (Co-founders of the
Shad Khan-Harry Frisch Scholarship and
Internship Fund)
At the conclusion of every season, our Jaguars Foundation
prepares a traditional report to the community. This year, it’s
impossible to reflect on the 2019 season without contemplating
the new challenges COVID-19 has brought to the First Coast and
our world. My family and I have been inspired by the stories of
local heroism and philanthropy and are incredibly grateful to our
front line workers and medical personnel who have emerged as
the true heroes of this crisis. It’s our privilege to join our neigh-
bors in the collective effort to restore our community’s health and
prosperity, through our financial support of $1 million dollars for
area nonprofits, gifts cards for local health care workers and the
distribution of 55,000 masks across Jacksonville.
For 25 seasons, the Jaguars Foundation has been committed to
helping individuals achieve goals of all types - becoming a U.S.
citizen, graduating from college, owning a home, beating a cancer
diagnosis or even scoring a touchdown. As part of our $1.5 million
investment in the community In 2019, we helped put full-time
athletic trainers in all Duval County high schools, renovated a local
high school locker room, partnered to build homes for 34 local
families and shipped 1,000 care packages to deployed service
members.
I also want to acknowledge our players and coaches for the
contribution of their time, talent and funding of nearly $600,000 to
a variety of causes special to them. In particular, I salute former
Jaguars defensive lineman Calais Campbell, who became the first
player in franchise history to be honored as the Walter Payton NFL
Man of the Year. This prestigious honor is well-deserved as Calais
has gone above and beyond to make an impact on and off the field
during this time in Jacksonville. Our team and community are
better because of his commitment to service.
The Honorable Marcia Morales
Howard administered the Oath of
Allegiance as 79 Northeast Florida
residents became US citizens.
As we turn our attention to 2020 and address the uncertainties of
COVID-19, we do so with a renewed spirit of community and a drive
to build upon the past 25 years of service. On behalf of my wife,
Ann, and our family, thank you to every group or individual who is
personally stepping up for the people of Jacksonville during these
uncertain times. The Jaguars Foundation looks forward to the next
25 years of working together to better our community.
Go Jags!
Shad Khan
Owner, Jacksonville Jaguars
Health care workers at Jaguars
partner Baptist Health are on
the front lines of the battle
against COVID-19.