Clemson Players Help Brighten Day of Young Patients
By: Robert MacRae July 18, 2024

This is what it’s all about.

This week, several Clemson football players helped brighten up the days of young patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Of course, the Tigers will open the upcoming season with a marquee matchup against Georgia in the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Game at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31 (12 p.m., ABC).

On Wednesday, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Aflac Kickoff Game posted about Clemson Football bringing some cheer to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, sharing pictures and videos of quarterback Cade Klubnik, running back Phil Mafah and linebacker Barrett Carter doing their part to make the day a little brighter for patients.

According to the Aflac Kickoff Game website, Aflac and Peach Bowl, Inc. are teaming up again to “Kickoff for a Cause,” which focuses on both organization’s initiatives to support children facing cancer. Since 1955, Aflac independent sales agents, employees and The Aflac Foundation, Inc. have given more than $180 million to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Peach Bowl, Inc. has donated more than $20 million to create the Peach Bowl LegACy Fund that is currently supporting 14 clinical drug trials for children.

–Photo courtesy of Aflac Kickoff Game on X (@AflacKickoff)