Give 716 Day 2024 raises over $1.1 million for WNY charities

The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres Foundations are proud to announce that the fourth annual Give 716 raised more than $1,105,129 in donations to benefit charities across Western New York.

Individual donors and local business partners stepped up to raise funds over a period beginning at 7:16 p.m. on July 15 and ending on July 16. More than 500 WNY-based charities benefited from the funds in 2024.

“The support from Give 716 this year has been incredible,” said event organizers Michelle Roberts (Bills Foundation) and Rich Jureller (Sabres Foundation). “Bills and Sabres fans continue to step up and give back to these incredible charities that mean so much to our community.”

Special thanks to the following partner organizations who hosted work hours, provided generous grants, and participated in creative promotions to benefit this year’s initiative.

• M&T Bank
• KeyBank Bank
• Highmark Western New York
• Wegmans
• Trusted Nursing Staff
• The McDermott Family
• Fresh Azuna
• Danforth
• WIVB
• Buffalo News
• 26 shirts
• Audacity
• Buffalo Bills Foundation
• Buffalo Sabres Foundation

Our goal with Give 716 is simple: to unite Bills and Sabres fans with the Western New York community in one epic day of giving.

The Bills and Sabres first partnered for Give 716 in 2021 and the initiative has raised more than $4.4 million in its first four years.