Ravens Honor Rows presented by M&T Bank
During each Baltimore Ravens home game throughout the 2013 regular season, the Honor Rows program saluted youth who provide outstanding service to our communities. Honorees were selected by a panel of youth service leaders, with the assistance of Baltimore Ravens, GOSV and M&T Bank staff, and received:
- Up to 100 tickets per group to attend a Baltimore Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium
- "Honor Rows" T-shirts
- Official in-game recognition of honorees on RavensVision
- Segment on WBAL TV-11
2012 Honor Rows Recipients:
- Calvert Hall Peer Ministry Group (Baltimore County)
- Friendly Volunteers (Baltimore City)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County – Keystone Club (Harford County)
- Happy Helpers for the Homeless (Baltimore City)
- Howard County NAACP Youth Council (Howard County)
- Boys Hope Girls Hope (Baltimore City)
- Ben's Army at Franklin High School (Baltimore County)
- Baltimore City Department of Social Services – Youth Advisory Board (Baltimore City)
- VA Maryland Health Care System – Summer Youth Volunteers (Baltimore City, Baltimore County)
- Girl Scouts of Central Maryland – Troop 821 (Harford County)
- Frostburg State University ECHOSTARS (Allegany County)
- Stephen Decatur High School National Honor Society (Worcester County)
- Community Law in Action, Inc.'s CORPS Community Service Program (Baltimore City)
- Project T.O.O.U.R., Inc. (Baltimore City and Baltimore County)
Ravens High School Coach of the Week
Presented by Toyota, the Ravens High School Coach of the Week program honors a Baltimore-area high school football coach who makes a significant impact on his athletes. Weekly recipients receive the following:
- A $2,000 donation to the school's football program
- An award certificate signed by Ravens head coach John Harbaugh
- A specially-designed hat
2012 Ravens HS Coach of the Week Recipients:
| Week 1 |
Kyle Schmitt |
Atholton |
| Week 2 |
Phil Zacharias |
Mt. Hebron |
| Week 3 |
Chad McCormick |
Old Mill |
| Week 4 |
Marc Alegi |
C. Milton Wright |
| Week 5 |
Dave Smith |
Francis Scott Key |
| Week 6 |
Reggie White |
Milford Mill |
| Week 7 |
Lawrence Smith |
Dunbar |
| Week 8 |
Blake Henry |
Mt. St. Joseph |
| Week 9 |
Bryon Sofinowski |
Kent Island |
| Week 10 |
Dante Jones |
Edmondson |
On Dec. 16, Reggie White, head coach of the Milford Mill (Baltimore, Md.) varsity football team, was named Ravens High School Coach of the Year for the 2012 NFL season.
The Ravens High School Coach of the Year Award has been a fixture in youth athletics since 1997. Previous recipients: Augie Waibel of Poly (1997), Nick Arminio of Eastern Technical (1998), Pete Pompey of Edmondson-Westside (1999), Dominic Damico of McDonogh (2000), Steve Turnbaugh of Hereford (2001), Dave Eubank of Dundalk (2002), Gene Brown of South Carroll (2003), Ben Eaton of Dunbar (2004), Brad Wilson of Westminster (2005), Dante Jones of Edmondson-Westside (2006), Lawrence Smith of Dunbar (2007), Tony Shermeyer of Century (2008), Rick Conner of Linganore (2009) and Damon Bomar of Forest Park (2010).
Ravens Champions Athlete of the Week presented by Toyota
This fall, The Baltimore Ravens are promoting academic, athletic, and community excellence through the Ravens Champions Athlete of the Week, a program that recognizes the athletic achievements of Baltimore area youth and promotes local high school athletics.
Eight times during the NFL regular season (corresponding with Ravens home games), two student athletes (a male and a female athlete) are awarded the honor of Ravens Champions Athlete of the Week, presented by TOYOTA. Potential candidates include all Baltimore area high school athletes. Benefits awarded to Ravens Champions Athletes of the Week include tickets to that week's home game, official media recognition, and a $500 donation to the recipients' athletic programs! For more information on Ravens Champions, please call 410-701-4117.
NFL Community Programs
The Ravens join the NFL on specific programs designed to promote volunteerism and give back to the community.
NFL Community Quarterback
The Baltimore Ravens and the National Football League have teamed up to honor exceptional Maryland volunteers for their devotion to bettering local communities through the annual Community Quarterback Award.
Supported by NFL Charities and the Ravens All Community Team Foundation, the award recognizes individuals who exemplify dedication, leadership and commitment to improving the communities in which they live through volunteerism. Volunteers 13 and over, who provide extraordinary services for nonprofit organizations, are eligible for the 2012 program. Charitable organizations are invited to nominate their remarkable volunteers for recognition, or individuals may nominate themselves.
The selected volunteers will be acknowledged on Nov. 11 at the Ravens-Raiders game at M&T Bank Stadium. Honorees will be awarded game tickets for themselves and a guest, Ravens apparel and autographed memorabilia, a commemorative plaque and a financial grant benefitting their respective nonprofit organization.
The 2011 Community Quarterback Award winners included Angelo Johnson (Art with a Heart, Inc.), Ron Mann (American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region) and Kate Wolfson (Baltimore SquashWise).
NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle
The NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle is a league-wide day of service designed to bring awareness and impact to the issue of youth health and fitness. In 2011, the baltimore ravens hosted the first-ever triravens tournament at M&T bank Stadium. approximately 100 youth from Baltimore's Federal Hill Preparatory School joined Ravens players, cheerleaders, official mascot Poe and close to 75 volunteers (from M&T Bank, United Way of Central Maryland and the Lady Ravens Association) to complete various tasks loosely based on the triwizard tournament from the popular children's series Harry Potter. The triravens tournament featured challenges that integrated educational programming and physical activity in conjunction with play 60, the NFL movement for an active generation. Ravens players damien Berry, Chykie Brown, Tandon Doss, Andre Gurode, Bryan Hall, Vonta Leach, Torrey Smith and Cary Williams participated alongside the youth in challenges such as "quidditch," "dragon egg challenge," "broom hockey" and "kickball." At the end of the tournament, the school received a trophy for their participation and the winning team was awarded the complete Harry Potter book series. Each student also received shoes donated by Under Armour, a special triravens tournament backpack filled with healthy snacks donated by United Way of Central Maryland and a Ravens water bottle. After the tournament, each participant was invited to a celebratory lunch held at the stadium.
