Every year, the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation hosts programs in Georgia and Washington states that afford children with low socio-economic backgrounds, mental and physical challenges and who are at risk with experiences that help them reach their potential. These programs take place in both states; for information on programs in your state, click on the Washington or Georgia page.
"Coach’s Corner" Ticket Program
Children from local organizations are chosen to receive a block of four tickets to select football games each year, compliments of Jim and Shannon Mora and the Foundation, through the “Coach’s Corner” Ticket Program. Past recipients of the ticket program include:
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Gwinnett Children’s Shelter
Special Olympics Georgia
Thank you to Brian Reynolds and Chatham Capital for providing tickets for teens to attend a the Atlanta Thrashers vs. San Jose Sharks game at Philips on Oct.24 – we truly appreciate their ongoing support of the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation!
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation Holiday Shop
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston campus is home to many young children with serious illnesses. During the holiday season, the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation seeks to keep the spirit alive by giving patients the opportunity to shop for gifts for their families, right there at the hospital.
At the Holiday Shop, each child is able to select two items for their parents or guardians. Foundation and hospital volunteers assist them in wrapping their gifts with festive paper, bows, gift tags and writing cards.
In addition to the shop, the Foundation donates items to the hospital for their playrooms.
Click here for more information, or here for a photo gallery of previous Holiday Shops.
The Jim Mora Flag Football LeagueBoys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta runs a flag football program which consists of various levels of play and competition for Club members. Clubs provide in-house and intramural leagues for various age groups. (Youth ages 6-8 participate in in-house games amongst other club members. Older youth, ages 9-11, 12-14, and 16-18 participate in intramural leagues where they play and scrimmage other clubs and compete in various tournaments.)
After an intense and highly competitive eight-week schedule, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta wide league culminates with the Annual Turkey Bowl—a one day winner-take-all tournament that determines the champions for each age division-- hosted on Thanksgiving eve.
Here are the champions of the 2008 Turkey Bowl:
9-11 boys Warren/Holyfield
9-11 girls Brookhaven (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
12-14 boys Newnan (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
12-14 girls Brookhaven (a Jim Mora Flag Football League site)
Click here for a photo gallery of the 2008 contest.
In 2005, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta hosted the 3rd Annual Turkey Bowl, in which 12 clubs and more than 300 athletes competed. In 2006, more than 18 clubs and 400 athletes competed in the 4th Annual Bowl. In 2007, all 21 Metro Atlanta clubs participated, more than 750 athletes in total.
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation supported the event by adding team jerseys and trophies, individual medals and a plaque for the best tailgate party. Coach Mora lends his name to the League and donates funds through the Count On Me Foundation to the program to encourage involvement and support.
For more information, please log onto: www.bgcma.org or contact the Senior Director of Club Services at (404) 688-8319.
Jim Mora Volunteer Coach AwardBoys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Each year, a local Boys & Girls Club Volunteer Coach is selected in Coach Mora’s name by a panel of local community leaders and honored for his or her dedication and commitment to the Boys & Girls Clubs at the annual ESPN G.O.A.L. Awards ceremony at ESPN Zone in Buckhead. The Volunteer Coach Award winner receives a check for $1500 for the Club, as well as an autographed football by Coach Mora. In 2006, Coach Marvin Pyles from the James T. Anderson Club was honored as the Coach of the Year. In 2007, Coach Walter Lee from the Paulding County Boys & Girls Club was chosen by the panel for this honor.
For more info on the G.O.A.L. Awards, please log onto www.bgcma.org or contact the Senior Director of Club Services at 404-688-8319.
Special Olympics Georgia's Outstanding Coach of the YearSupported by the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation
The Jim Mora Count on Me Family Foundation recognized Special Olympics Georgia’s Outstanding Coach of 2008, Pam Smith, at the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet in July. The award, given to Rockdale County Special Olympics Georgia Coach Pam Smith, is named in honor of Coach Mora. Smith received a letter of recognition from the former Atlanta Falcons coach and a special pro sports memorabilia pack for her outstanding work both on and off the field.
"Sacks for Kids" ProgramSupported by the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding.
The “Sacks for Kids” Program is an ongoing community outreach program in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding.
The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation teamed up with Verizon Wireless to lend a helping hand to patients in need by providing the hospital with backpack sacks for kids leaving the hospital to carry home their belongings and medications. More than 2,500 backpacks were donated to the hospital for the program.
Thanks to Verizon Wireless for their support with the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation’s Sacks for Kids Program at the Hughes Spaulding.
Family Fitness Video Projectwith HealthMPowers
Jim and Shannon Mora and their family took part in a family fitness video in partnership with HealthMPowers, formerly Kids’ Health. The Moras were the “featured (celebrity)” family on the video, which is available for HealthMPowers’ schools in metro Atlanta, Ga. as well as other selected organizations.The DVD is designed to help families find fun and easy ways to get moving at home, at work, at school or in the community.
Under the direction of HealthMPowers’ Executive Director Christi Kay, the Moras demonstrate activities families can do together - from a “commercial” competition (exercising while television commercials are on during viewing hours) to using canned food to strength train and get a quick upper body workout at home. The DVD contains six different exercise sequences along with tips to increase family physical activity and decrease screen time. For more information on the video, go to www.Healthmpowers.org.