The Indianapolis Colts, including Colts General Manager Chris Ballard and his family, and Indianapolis-based Cargo Services, Inc., hosted a Books for Youth backpack distribution where more than 30 Indiana kids in foster care received the gift of reading.

The Books for Youth initiative provides 25 age-appropriate books in backpacks to Indiana youth in foster care. The statewide program, sponsored by Cargo Services for the past 16 years, has collected nearly 900,000 books and distributed close to 9,000 backpacks to children in foster care.

Colts Players and Cheerleaders spent the day making spirits bright by bringing holiday music, gifts, and cheer to patients at Riley Hospital for Children as part of their annual caroling visits at the hospital.

The Indianapolis Colts and Versiti Blood Center of Indiana hosted the 23rd Annual Bleed Blue Blood Drive and Holiday Fest at Lucas Oil Stadium. This year's event was the largest single-day blood drive in the state and featured games, on-field activities, and a 365-photo booth for families as well as appearances by Colts mascot Blue and the Colts Cheerleaders.

With the support of Meijer and the Indianapolis Colts, 20 youth from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana had the opportunity to shop with the 2022 Indianapolis Colts Rookie Class to purchase toys, clothes, and other items needed around holiday time.

Largest single-day blood drive in Indiana, Versiti and Colts to welcome more than 1,000 donors

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The Indianapolis Colts present linebacker Shaquille Leonard as the team's 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Nominee.

Matt Taylor and Larra Overton sit with Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard who is the Colts' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide. Considered one of the league's most prestigious honors, an NFL player is recognized for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. Leonard discusses his community service in Indianapolis and his hometown of Lake View, South Carolina.

Colts defensive end Yannick Ngakoue reveals the story behind his cause for My Cause My Cleats. Yannick will wear cleats supporting Coburn Place, a safe haven housing choice for survivors of domestic violence and their children in the Greater Indianapolis area.

In celebration of My Cause My Cleats, Colts defensive end Ben Banogu and safety Julian Blackmon will wear Kicking The Stigma cleats in an effort to spotlight mental health awareness and help remove the stigma associated with mental health disorders and illnesses.

More than 60 Indianapolis Colts players – as well as the Irsay family, General Manager Chris Ballard and Interim Head Coach Jeff Saturday – will wear customized cleats and shoes that highlight charitable organizations in Indiana and across the country during this season's My Cause My Cleats game this coming Sunday at Dallas.

My Cause, My Cleats celebrates the positive impact that players make in their communities by providing them with a unique opportunity to highlight the charitable partners that they are passionate about on their cleats. On December 4 at the Dallas Cowboys, 58 members of the Colts organization, including players, interim head coach Jeff Saturday, General Manager Chris Ballard, and the Irsay family will sport custom-designed cleats.

The Indianapolis Colts, US Foods, Citizens Energy Group, Hensley Legal Group, Lucas Oil Products, Meijer, and UPS teamed up to distribute Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Indianapolis families in need. Colts players, Cheerleaders, and local volunteers helped pack and distribute food through both drive-thru and walk-up stations at Lucas Oil Stadium.

This year, the Indianapolis Colts, US Foods, Citizens Energy Group, Hensley Legal Group, Lucas Oil Products, Meijer, and UPS teamed up to distribute Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Indianapolis families in need. During the event, Colts players and Cheerleaders alongside local volunteers helped pack and distribute food through both drive-thru and walk-up stations at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Colts Vice Chair/Owner Kalen Jackson joins Larra Overton and Matt Taylor in studio to discuss the growth of Kicking The Stigma, the Irsay family initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma associated with these illnesses and dedicating the Monday Night Football game versus the Steelers to spotlight mental health awareness.

As a part of CrucialCatch, the Indianapolis Colts joined with A Kid Again Indiana and Ashley HomeStore to host the Colts Heroes Fashion Show, supporting young people battling cancer and life-threatening illnesses. Colts players, Cheerleaders, and team mascot "Blue" were all on hand in costumes to walk the runway alongside more than 20 costumed kids from A Kid Again - a national organization with a mission to foster hope, happiness, and healing for children with life-threatening health conditions and their families.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Indianapolis Colts hosted a book fair to provide local students with free books and to stress the importance of education and reading. This year's book fair brought in over 600 books donated to Ernie Pyle Elementary and the day concluded with punter Rigoberto Sanchez reading to and sharing heritage with students at the IPS elementary school.

Colts hosted the inaugural Unified Flag Classic, a joint event in efforts between the Colts, Special Olympics Indiana, and the Indiana High School Athletic Association, that invited student-athletes with and without disabilities to participate together in flag football games.

The Indianapolis Colts hosted a Hispanic Heritage Football Camp for over 175 students, grades 2-6, at Ernie Pyle Elementary School #90 in Indianapolis. The students took part in an interactive program aimed to introduce kids to the game of football while also teaching non-contact football skills such as catching and throwing.

More than 150 volunteers from the Indianapolis Colts and local partners joined together for the 14th Annual Playground Build to construct a new play space at Deer Run Elementary School in Indianapolis.