Despite being weeks away from suiting up for the Carolina Panthers, former Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon is still supporting the place he and his family will always consider home.
Dillon and his wife, Gabrielle, presented a $30,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County at Horseshoe Bay Farms in Egg Harbor on Monday morning. The Dillon Family Foundation matched a $15,000 donation from an anonymous donor to support a new teen-led cooking and nutrition program. The program will empower older Boys & Girls Club members to teach younger children healthy cooking skills using fresh, locally sourced ingredients from Horseshoe Bay Farms. Dillon says it combines two of his family's passions: dining and Door County. The running back has continued giving back across northeast Wisconsin this offseason and says he does not expect that to change, no matter where his career takes him.
Last year, the Dillon Family Foundation donated $25,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County to create and maintain garden beds at the organization's Sturgeon Bay headquarters. Boys and Girls Club of the Bay and Lakes Region CEO Johanna Wicklund is excited for the opportunities their latest donation will help provide for its members.
You can also support the program by donating at least $30 to the Dillon Family Foundation to receive the Dining with the Dillons cookbook, which features not only the family's favorite recipes but also recipes from restaurants in Green Bay and Door County.
The Dillon Family Foundation has donated more than $100,000 to Door County charities since July 2024, Dillon's final season with the Packers.
