Connecticut native Grady Clark had a wish come true when he was invited to Gillette Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Grady got to meet his favorite player, former Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski, and the two spent time together playing the Madden video game. Clark also got a tour of the stadium, including the Patriots locker room, where he met Chase Winovich and Duron Harmon.

In honor of Black History Month, the Patriots welcomed 130 high school students from Everett and The English School on Feb. 27 to visit The Patriots Hall of Fame, where they heard from guest speaker Paul Burton, who shared his father Ron Burton's inspirational legacy both on and off the field. After listening to Paul speak and watching the Ron Burton Training Village film, the students engaged in a Q&A with Paul, Derek Rivers, and Terez Hall.

New England Patriots players and cheerleaders took part in the Read Across America campaign this week by reading to school children while also emphasizing the importance of reading. Stephen Gostkowski read to kids at Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Elementary School (North Attleboro), Derek Rivers read to kids from Somerville and Medford at Tufts University, Obi Melifonwu read to kids at Baldwin Early Learning Center (Brighton) and to kids at the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club, and the cheerleaders read at The Webster School (Everett).

The New England Patriots Foundation, in partnership with Bass Pro Shops, the New England Patriots Alumni Club (NEPAC) and Patriots co-captain Devin McCourty, hosted "Gifts from the Gridiron," a holiday shopping spree at Bass Pro Shops at Patriot Place for 50 children from local homeless shelter programs on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Children ages nine to 18 were matched with a personal shopper, including current and former Patriots players, their wives or significant others and Patriots cheerleaders. Each child received a $400 gift card, compliments of the Patriots Foundation, Devin McCourty, NEPAC and Bass Pro Shops.