The Colts defensive line surprised young men from the Bloom Project with Christmas gifts, creating a day full of smiles, laughter, connection, and holiday cheer.

The Bloom Project supports young men ages 12–18 by helping them grow, dream big, and prepare for what's next through mentorship, college prep, character development and life-building experiences.

The Indianapolis Colts and CSI Cargo Services partnered to provide over 30 foster children with backpacks filled with age-appropriate books through the Books for Youth program. Hosted by GM Chris Ballard and his family, the event featured Colts players, Cheerleaders, and mascot Blue, continuing an initiative that has collected nearly 900,000 books and distributed more than 10,000 backpacks statewide.

The Indianapolis Colts and Meijer hosted a special shopping event where kids from Indianapolis had the opportunity to "Shop with a Colt" at Meijer to pick out toys, clothes and gifts for themselves and others during this holiday season.

Participants from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana shopped alongside Colts players, Colts Cheerleaders and team mascot "Blue."

The Indianapolis Colts hosted the 13th annual Horseshoe Helpings, partnering with US Foods, Citizens Energy Group, Hensley Legal Group, Lucas Oil Products, Meijer, Prairie Farms, and UPS to provide Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Indianapolis families. Colts players, Cheerleaders, mascot Blue, and more than 100 volunteers distributed 43,000 pounds of food. In addition, 10 local churches received 50 meals each to deliver an additional 500 meals to elderly and in-need families unable to attend.

For the 13th annual Horseshoe Helpings, the Indianapolis Colts partnered with US Foods, Citizens Energy Group, Hensley Legal Group, Lucas Oil Products, Meijer, Prairie Farms and UPS, providing Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Indianapolis families. The event brought together Colts players, Cheerleaders, mascot Blue, and more than 100 volunteers to distribute 43,000 pounds of food.

On Tuesday, the Colts visited Emma Donnan School 72 to support A Longer Table (formerly the Patachou Foundation) in their mission to fight childhood hunger. Together, they served made-from-scratch meals to local students at Adelante Schools, making this lunchtime extra special.

More than 150 volunteers from the Indianapolis Colts and local partners joined together on "Colts Community Tuesday" for the 17th Annual Playground Build to construct a new play space at Butler Lab School #60 on Indianapolis' Near Northside.

The Indianapolis Colts teamed up with American Family Insurance to host the 7th annual Colts School Uniform Blitz. The event provided 600 children with a back-to-school shopping experience for clothes and supplies, aiming to eliminate school clothing as a barrier to attendance and academic success.

Michael Pittman Jr. and his teammates spread holiday cheer by wrapping gifts for children and families at the Dayspring Center. Through his generous donation of gifts and financial support, Pittman is bringing joy and hope to those experiencing homelessness this holiday season.

The Indianapolis Colts, in partnership with US Foods, provided Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Indianapolis families in need during the 12th annual Horseshoe Helpings event. Colts players, Cheerleaders, and local volunteers came together to pack and distribute food at Lucas Oil Stadium, offering both drive-thru and walk-up stations to support the community.

In an effort to battle childhood hunger, Indianapolis Colts players joined alongside The Patachou Foundation to serve made-from-scratch meals to local kids at Adelante Schools at Emma Donnan School #72. The school has implemented PataSchool, an initiative of The Patachou Foundation that restores working kitchens in schools, hires and trains culinary staff and provides free, nutritious and scratch-made meals to 100 percent of the schools' student body.

The Indianapolis Colts today announced a $1 million gift to support PataSchool, an initiative of The Patachou Foundation to transform school kitchens in Indianapolis into spaces where childhood hunger is met head-on with free, nutritious meals for every student during the school year and summer programs.