Sharks Participate in Jason Taylor Foundation’s Cool Gear for the School Year

(Left to right) Victoria Pecci, Jason Taylor former NFL player, Samantha Gestido and A.J. Franklin

Providing service to the community is a hallmark here at NSU.

The Nova Southeastern University athletic department recently assisted the Jason Taylor Foundation in their 11th annual Cool Gear for the School Year event, sending over 60 young students on a shopping spree at Old Navy.

The Jason Taylor Foundation gave each student $300 to spend on clothes for the upcoming school year. The foundation also brought in several celebrities to help shop, including former and current Miami Dolphin players, Dolphins and Miami Heat cheerleaders and other local celebrities.

For the second straight year, NSU student-athletes were invited to serve as celebrity shoppers. Women’s soccer’ s Samantha Gestido (Sr., Hialeah, Fla.) and Victoria Pecci (Jr., Oswego, Ill.) joined A.J. Franklin (Sr., Pensacola, Fla.) of the track and field team represented the Sharks.

Since launching the program in 2005, the Jason Taylor Foundation has provided more than $198,000 in clothing to over 600 deserving kids.