Jalen Hurts has spent the last year trying to keep city schools cool during the summer, and he’s taking his efforts to another level. On the Friday before kickoff in Sao Paulo, the Jalen Hurts Foundation announced that throughout the 2024 NFL season, for every touchdown the Eagles quarterback scores this year, they will donate $5,000 to improve air conditioning at ten additional Philadelphia schools.
The Jalen Hurts Foundation continues its Keep It Cool Initiative by launching a season-long TDs for ACs campaign. In the 2024-25 season, the foundation will donate $5,000 per Jalen Hurts touchdown to improve air conditioning at ten additional Philadelphia schools. With almost 100 schools and 50,000 students still lacking proper cooling, your support is vital. Fans can contribute to the Keep It Cool Initiative by making a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation.
Together, we can create a better learning environment and help students thrive despite extreme heat.
Hurts is now getting his message out to the rest of the country, and on Tuesday, Philadelphia’s star quarterback appeared on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ where he discussed his Touchdowns for Air Conditioners initiative.
“It was always in me to be impactful and a service in the community…”@eagles quarterback @JalenHurts talks about how foundation is supporting local schools in Philadelphia and why he’s taking this season “one game at a time.” pic.twitter.com/9SEVGGeJp2
— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 19, 2024
The Eagles star quarterback signed a five-year, $255 million contract extension last spring and put his new money to work, looking to impact the community. In May, Hurts donated $200,000 to Philadelphia schools for new air conditioning in 10 schools.
Now, the Jalen Hurts Foundation plans to address the needs of the nearly 100 remaining schools without air conditioners.
Hurts previously provided $200,000 worth of air conditioners to ten Philly schools: Clara Barton, Gloria Casarez, Castor Gardens, D. Newlin Fell, Thomas Finletter, Fliter Academic Plus, Benjamin Franklin/Science Leadership Academy, Edward Gideon, Abram Jens, and T. Roosevelt. The district listed these schools as earmarked for new air conditioning units.
