Hakeem Nicks' New Program Gives Kids Backpacks Filled with Healthy Foods

Posted Dec 14, 2012
As the New York Giants' star receiver Hakeem Nicks lined up to race kids from an after-school program at Union Settlement in East Harlem, he flashed the thumbs-up sign. Smiles filled the room. But Nicks, who was there Tuesday to promote a new program that will give at-risk kids backpacks filled with nutritious food to eat during weekends, knows that a healthy lifestyle often takes more than fun and games. (DNAinfo)

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