HAMBURG, N.Y. — After a day of practice and meetings, Damar Hamlin spent the two-year anniversary of his cardiac arrest with the people who played a pivotal role in saving his life.
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safety, along with his parents and brother, Damir, hosted the team’s athletic training staff, and their families, at a dinner to say thanks.
At almost two years to the minute since his cardiac arrest, he then surprised them with an announcement — Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation is starting a youth scholarship program in Buffalo in their honor.
The Buffalo Heroes Scholarship will support underserved high school and college-bound students who hope to attend Buffalo-area private high schools, trade schools or universities. Hamlin attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh with financial support.
The funding includes a total of $1,000 per student for 10 scholarships annually over a three-year period. Information for applying will be available at chasingmsfoundation.com beginning Feb. 1. Chasing M’s started a similar scholarship last year in Cincinnati on the first anniversary of his cardiac arrest.