NEW YORK, NY:
New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin's fifth annual "Champions for Children" Gala raised more than $680,000 for his Jay Fund Foundation, which provides financial assistance to families of children with cancer.

A multitude of Giant players, including Eli Manning, Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Mathias Kiwanuka, Hakeem Nicks, Domenik Hixon, David Diehl, Rich Seubert, Chris Snee and Shaun O'Hara, were on hand to walk the red carpet, host tables, and mingle with fans.

The event also featured a silent auction, dinner and awards ceremony, which honored Gary R. Chartrand, Executive Chairman of Acosta Sales and Marketing and Anthony Sichenzio, Managing Director of Newedge Group for their philanthropic efforts on behalf of children.

Since it's inception in 2005, the event has raised more than $3 million for The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, which was created in the honor of Jay McGillis, a member of the Boston College football team who developed leukemia while a member of the team.

Coughlin established the foundation when he took the Jacksonville Jaguars head coaching position in 1996. He had been inspired by McGillis' battle with leukemia in the early 1990s as the head coach at Boston College. The foundation remains prominent in Jacksonville and Coughlin brought the cause to the New York area when he took over as head coach of the Giants in 2004.

Further information can be obtained at www.tcjayfund.org.

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