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Photos: Bills and Sabres alumni hand out food in Buffalo

From the Complete coverage: 10 killed, 3 wounded in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket series
  • May 20, 2022
  • May 20, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026
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Former Buffalo Bills star Bruce Smith joined fellow Hall of Famers Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas, along with other Bills and Sabres alumni and owners Terry and Kim Pegula and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in handing out groceries on East Ferry Street at the Resource Council of WNY.

They were there to volunteer in the wake of Saturday's mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, in which a gunman killed 10 and wounded three others.

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Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Catherine Roberts, president and CEO of the Resource Council of WNY, shares information about the organization as Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres alumni, Bills and Sabres owners owners Kim and Terry Pegula, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret volunteer to distribute donated food and toiletries on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

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Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Volunteering (from left) are former Buffalo Bill and former Erie County Executive Ed Rutkowski, former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Bills defensive end Bruce Smith.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabre alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas hands a woman a bag of goods at the Resource Council of WNY.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabre alumni volunteer

Roger Goodell greets Thurman Thomas as Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres alumni arrive to volunteer.

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Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owner Kim Pegula talks with Catherine Roberts, president and CEO of the Resource Council of WNY.

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Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owners Kim and Terry Pegula talk with Buffalo Common Council Member Ulysees O. Wingo Sr. in May.

Buffalo News file photo
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owner Kim Pegula helps fill bags of donated food and toiletries at the Resource Council of WNY.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Former Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret came to distribute donated food and toiletries at the Resource Council of WNY.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula helps distribute food.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Former Buffalo Sabres goalie and current broadcaster Marty Biron helps out Tishekia Knox, whose cousin Roberta Drury was killed in the shooting.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Sabres alumni Patrick Kaleta and Marty Biron joke around with Tishekia Knox. She said it lifted her spirits because her cousin Roberta Drury was killed in the shooting.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly helps distribute bags of goods.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabres alumni volunteer

Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Bruce Smith helps distribute bags of donated food and toiletries at the Resource Council of WNY.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Bills and Sabre alumni volunteer

Former Buffalo Sabres forward Rob Ray drops off food at the Resource Council of WNY.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
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