Ron Jaworski donates $5K to support Rowan’s West Campus Farm, tackle food insecurity

Supporting Rowan University’s efforts to tackle food insecurity, Philadelphia Eagles legend Ron Jaworski donated $5,000 to support operations on Rowan’s West Campus Farm April 9.

Jaworski, who as Eagles quarterback led the team to its first Super Bowl berth in 1980, passed the ceremonial check to President Ali Houshmand and Board of Trustees Member Joe Cosgrove during at an impromptu meeting in Bunce Hall.

The funding will support Rowan’s fresh produce distribution program. Last year, the program delivered more than 15 tons of produce to families in need through area food pantries. The farm is maintained and managed by Rowan students and volunteers.

While on campus, Jaworski also spoke to students in Instructor Alex Yoh’s Sports & Event Planning course, some of whom will volunteer for the Ron Jaworski Celebrity Golf Challenge in June. A long-running fundraiser, the golf challenge supports at-risk youth by helping to fund playgrounds and ballfields, sports equipment and summer meals in underserved communities.

In February, seven students from Yoh’s fall event planning course traveled to New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX to support another Jaworski fundraiser, the 2025 Ditka & Jaws Cigars with the Stars party. His foundation, Jaws Youth Playbook, invests in at-risk youths and underserved communities by building playgrounds and ballfields, providing sports equipment and supporting summer meal programs.