Bills, Sabres, Bandits Raise More Than $1M For Community After Buffalo Shooting

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motivated shooting at a Tops Friendly Markets in a predominantly Black neighborhood on May 14 that killed 10 people and injured three.In a joint effort, NHL’s Sabres, the NFL’s Bills, and the NLL’s Bandits have sold T-shirts for a $25 donation with the phrase “Choose Love” and team logos.

According to ESPN, all proceeds go towards the Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund, which supports the survivors of the deceased and others directly affected, and the Buffalo Together Community Response Fund, which addresses other needs in the community related to the mass killing.All three professional teams’ staff, players, and coaches donned the shirts on May 18 while volunteering in the upstate New York community.Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said, “‘Choose Love’—it’s a motto that I think maybe that we should start adopting as a country…It’s the golden rule: treating those as you’d wanna be treated.

Again, what happened here was…it’s disgusting, despicable, and there are so many different words you can use, and none of them are nice.”Allen continued, “We’re here to brighten people’s days and try to help move past this and share the grief with our community and let them know that we care and we wanna hold that with them.”A post shared by Buffalo Sabres (@buffalosabres) “We’re here to listen to what we need to do.

We have an open ear to hear from the community how we can help.” Taiwan Jones, running back for the Bills said. “What we do know is we have to be here; we have to show up.