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The Chicago Bears have partnered with AthletiCo to launch the First Down for Fitness challenge. This program supports Play 60, the Bears’ youth health and fitness campaign designed to help tackle childhood obesity. Play 60 focuses on making the next generation of kids the most active and healthy by encouraging them to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The objective of First Down for Fitness is for kids to meet or exceed a daily activity goal of 60 minutes per day, during a 6-week period. Children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lake County have committed to Play 60 by participating in the First Down for Fitness challenge!
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Bears School Outreach
Hello to Our Heroes
Each Tuesday during the football season, Bears players visit Chicago Public Schools to speak to, motivate, and interact with students as part of the Bears School Outreach program. .gif)
Through the “Hello to Our Heroes” program, Bears players help middle school students write letters to members of the military who recently returned from serving overseas. This program, which is sponsored by Staples, was developed by the Chicago Bears in 2005 to support the military and help boost the morale of American soldiers. In support of this program, a Bears player visits a different local school once a month during the football season to help students write letters to members of the military. These letters are sent to the USO of Illinois for distribution overseas. 
For the fifth consecutive school year, the Chicago Bears and ComEd have partnered together to bring the “Tales to Tackle” reading program to students throughout Chicago and the suburbs. Last year, this reading incentive program reached over 7,800 middle school students in almost 100 different schools. The main component of the “Tales to Tackle” program is a reading notebook, which includes photos of Bears players. The notebook also includes a list of suggested books and has plenty of space for students to write book reports and allows the students to keep track of the books that they read during the program..gif)
Bears Care currently has a three-year relationship with St. Thomas the Apostle School, via the Big Shoulders Fund’s Patrons Program, and presented a check in the amount of $300,000 on June 6. Through the Big Shoulders Fund’s innovative Patrons Program, Bears Care will serve as the Patron of St. Thomas the Apostle School for the 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. .gif)
Play It Smart is an educational program targeted at high school football players from economically disadvantaged environments in which family and community support are often lacking. The program, designed to transform student-athletes’ passion for sport and intense dedication to their team into a force for greater good in their lives, is remarkably successful. Play It Smart participants graduate from high school and go on to college at rates well above those of their peers. 
Play 60 is the NFL's youth health and fitness campaign. Designed to help tackle childhood obesity, Play 60 focuses on making the next generation of kids the most active and healthy by encouraging them to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
The Chicago Bears, Walgreens, and the American Heart Association joined forces to present the “Play 60 Challenge” fitness program in Chicago area schools. The program teaches middle school students the importance of exercise and physical fitness by creating an engaging and fun environment around health that compels them to be active for at least 60 minutes a day…every day.
"Bear Hugs" was created to lift the spirits of sick children in hospitals throughout Chicagoland with the help of Bears mascot "Staley." Through "Bear Hugs," Staley visits various children’s hospitals each month. He delivers teddy bears, spends time with young patients and spreads his cheer throughout the medical facilities. 
The Chicago Bears, Sportservice, and MillerCoors encourage fans to sign up to be Designated Drivers. If you are 21 years of age or older, pledge not to drink alcohol beverages at a Bears game, and will provide responsible transportation for all members of your group, please stop by a Fan Services booth to receive a Designated Driver wrist band and coupon for a complimentary soft drink.
Bears season ticket holders unable to attend a Bears home game may donate tickets to Special Olympics Illinois through our Bears Share ticket donation program. This program gives Special Olympics athletes and volunteers the opportunity to experience a game. 
Novartis, Walgreens and the Bears have teamed up to provide free, comprehensive support for adults with high blood pressure. Free blood pressure screenings are taking place at the Weber Ultimate Tail Gate area prior to the Bears home games on September 21, September 28, October 19 and November 2. 
The Bears were proud to partner with Jewel-Osco to host the 21st Annual Chicago Bears/Jewel-Osco “Coat Drive.” Bears fans had the opportunity to donate new and gently used coats which benefited The Salvation Army and public schools throughout Chicagoland. Coats were collected at Jewel-Osco stores throughout the Chicago area. Thank you for supporting the 21st Annual Bears/Jewel-Osco “Coat Drive” and giving back to those in need. The Chicago Bears, Jewel-Osco, Wm. Meyers Movers, and The Salvation Army joined together to make this coat drive a success.
The Chicago Bears annually support the NFL/United Way “Hometown Huddle” volunteerism program, which is an NFL-wide day of service that provides NFL players from each team the opportunity to participate in a variety of community-service activities. In October 2009, the Bears and United Way of Lake County supported North Chicago High School by providing much-needed improvements to the school’s weight room and training room. This program supports the Bears “Play 60” initiative by providing students at North Chicago High School, as well as members of the North Chicago community, with a safe, new area to be physically active..jpg)
Cornerback D.J. Moore joined over 25 Bears staff members, including President and CEO Ted Phillips and Senior Director of Business Development Brian McCaskey, on Tuesday, October 6 from 10:30– 11:30 a.m. to help green and beautify a stretch of land along the Dan Ryan Expressway (77th St. & Lafayette) in Chicago. The Bears partnered with Chicago Gateway Green on this initiative to support their “Tree Partnership Program,” which aims to transform vacant land into tree-filled green spaces and engage communities in beautifying and caring for their environment. Staffers joined Gateway Green volunteers and local school children in planting trees, mulching and picking up litter. This event is part of the Bears “Paws for a Cause” program, which gives our organization the chance to join together and support worthwhile community organizations through hands-on volunteerism.
Each year, the Bears Rookie Class participates as a group in four hands-on volunteer activities as part of the Bears “Rookie Rally” program. This program was created by the Bears Community Relations department to involve the team’s first-year players, as a group, in charitable activities throughout the season. The “Rookie Rally” program helps the rookies learn more about their new community, serve several worthwhile charitable organizations in the area, and bond together through volunteerism. 