The day before the 2009 NFL season's first Sunday games started featured 2 Jills appearances in Chautauqua County.
The first appearance was a tailgate party sponsored by DFT Technology Plus and located in the TJ Maxx Plaza in Dunkirk, NY. The attendees, of which there were many, got free hot dogs and registered for prizes like a flat screen TV or a Terrell Owens autographed jersey. Put together as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County, DFT brought in former Bills LS Adam Lingner as well as Jill, Jessica, Angelina, and Joya of the Buffalo Jills to sign autographs and pose for pictures.
When I got there, Jill and Joya were inside the DFT store visiting with customers while Jess and Angelina were out front with Adam and the fans enjoying the beautiful day. In addition to posing for photos and signing autographs, they were letting people know about an Open Practice the Jills were putting on a few weeks later. The fans were all happy to see the Jills, especially the younger fans, but perhaps the most excited were members of Dunkirk's cheerleading squad, who not only posed for photos with their heroes but performed a cheer for them. Their excitement only skyrocketed when they heard about the Open Practice.
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| Angelina and Jess with some young fans |
After I'd been there for a while, Jill and Joya came out to join us and pose with some more fans as well as Adam before it was time to draw the winners for the day's prizes.
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| Joya, Jess, Angelina, and Jill with a pair of Dunkirk cheerleaders |
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| Angelina, Joya, Jill, and Jess with former Bills LS Adam Lingner |
After things wound down in Dunkirk, it was off to Merritt Winery in Forestville for Septemberfest. A fundraiser for Camp Good Days, the event featured Danny Gare and Baby Joe Mesi in addition to appearances by the Jills all day long. I made it there as Jennifer and Ayeshia were about halfway through their shift and were visiting with fans on the grounds of Merritt Estates. I accompanied the two of them the rest of the day as they posed for pictures and signed autographs. There were a few younger fans that seemed particularly entranced by Ayeshia and she was more than happy to pick them up and pose with them for the camera while Jenn was checking out all the merchandise for sale.
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| Ayeshia and Jenn with a young fan |
See all the pics at
https://buffaloprocheerbuffalojills.shutterfly.com/pictures/5718
From the Bandettes comes a photo from before the March game against Toronto when the squad was signing their new posters. Lauren spent 4 seasons on the squad and says that 2015 was her last...though we did hear that from LB a few times before she retired. We'll see for sure in less than 6 months. Jennifer and LaToya were rookies in 2015 and while LaToya left the squad early, hopes are that we'll see at least Jennifer back in action in 2016.
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| Lauren, Jennifer, and LaToya |
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