Children’s of Alabama recently received two grants totaling $60,000 from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation’s Starr Children’s Fund.

The fund, dedicated to raising money for pediatric cancer research and treatments, was begun by former Alabama and NFL great Bart Starr and his wife Cherry. It is part of the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, named after Starr’s professional coach, the Green Bay Hall-of-Famer who died in 1971 of colon cancer.

In this week's Faith on the Field, Rob Maaddi speaks with two remarkable guests: NFL linebacker Demario Davis and Shannon Starr, granddaughter of Hall of Famer Bart Starr. Both are dedicated to impactful causes that aim to bring positive change to communities.

When it comes to a sweet treat, TJ Watt goes all out on a recipe that combines two desserts into one: his wife Dani’s Carrot Cake Banana Bread with White Chocolate Chips.

Dani, who is expecting her first child with the future Hall of Famer, shared her easy quick bread recipe in the “Cooking with the Starrs” cookbook. The book was created by Bart Starr’s family foundation, the Starr Children's Fund, and features 32 recipes from the Starr family and other famous footballing families in the NFL—including T.J.’s brother Derek’s wife, Gabriella, and Travis and Jason Kelce’s mom, Donna.

The Starr Children’s Fund published “Cooking with the Starrs,” a cookbook filled with over 30 recipes from iconic football families in memory of the late Cherry Starr and her Starr Children’s Fund. The cookbook features recipes from women of the NFL.

Before her death in February at age 89, Cherry had come up with the idea for the cookbook as a new initiative to benefit childhood cancer research, a cause that was dear to her and Bart, the late legendary Packers quarterback to whom she was married for 65 years.

All proceeds from the book, which came out Tuesday, benefit the Bart & Cherry Starr Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Fund at Children’s of Alabama for bone marrow treatment.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - The Starr Children’s Fund published “Cooking with the Starrs,” a cookbook filled with over 30 recipes from iconic football families in memory of the late Cherry Starr and her Starr Children’s Fund.

The cookbook features recipes from women of the NFL. The recipes range from traditional family recipes to game day specials, sweet treats and more.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Cousins Subs® is announcing the return of its initiative benefiting the Starr Children’s Fund to support pediatric cancer care and research.

Throughout September, Cousins Subs and its Make It Better Foundation will donate $15 from every 20-piece Party Box sold, up to $50,000, to the Starr Children’s Fund as part of its Catering for a Cure initiative.

OCONOMOWOC — Oconomowoc High School students raised $2,750 from a Miracle Minute just before the start of their football game against Waukesha West on Friday.

For one minute, Oconomowoc High School students passed around buckets in the crowd for football fans to donate money to the Starr Children’s Fund, benefiting pediatric cancer care and research. All of the money raised will go to the Starr Children’s Fund.

PEWAUKEE, Wis. - A Village of Pewaukee burger and custard joint is taking 15% of its profits on Thursday, Aug. 15, and putting them toward a good cause.

The fundraiser also honors Packers No. 15" – Bart Starr.

NEW LONDON (WLUK) -- The legacy of a NFL great and Green Bay Packers legend and his family will live on even stronger thanks to a new attraction in northeast Wisconsin.

The Bart and Cherry Starr Museum opens to the public Friday, June 21. It's located at Rawhide Youth Services in New London. The museum commemorates the enormous impact Bart and Cherry had on families.

WAUKESHA — Buffalo Wild Wings has partnered with the Starr Children's Fund to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Through July 31, 10% of the bill will go toward the Starr Children's Fund if a customer mentions the fund to the server. The fundraiser started on May 15.

The locations participating in this fundraising program are the Sunset Drive in Waukesha restaurant and the 27th Street restaurant in Milwaukee.

NEW LONDON (NBC 26) — Bart Starr is perhaps best known for his iconic career with the Packers. But, his family says his true passion was helping others with his wife Cherry.

A new museum in New London, on the campus of Rawhide Youth Services, hopes to honor the couple's legacies.

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – It’s been nearly 54 years since NFL coach Vince Lombardi died of cancer in 1970. In his honor, Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation has awarded funding to four organizations fighting the disease: Aurora Health Care, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, Children’s of Alabama and Johns Hopkins University.

Cherry Morton Starr, 89, passed away peacefully at her Birmingham home with her family and close friends at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bart Starr (2019) and her son Bret (1988). She is succeeded by her son Bart Starr, Jr. (Elaena), grandchildren Shannon (Ryan), Jenny, and Lisa, and her six great-grandchildren (Bryan, Teddy, Violet, Dillon, Skyler, and Caden). She was a figurative mother to many more.

Cousins Sub's presented the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundations (VLCF) Starr Children's Fund with a check for fundraising efforts from their Catering for a Cure Campaign.

The event took place on Friday, Nov. 3. Throughout the month of September, Cousins Subs and their Make It Better Foundation pledged to donate $15 from every 20-piece Party Box sold, up to $50,000, to the Starr Children's Fund.

A new discovery in childhood cancer could be the next step in learning how to best fight and treat a challenging pediatric cancer. New research from Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute, funded by the Starr Children’s Fund and Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, shows that cancer genes thought to be on at constant high levels might vary in being on or off depending on the phase of cell duplication. This pediatric cancer discovery, which has been published in Leukemia Research, creates more opportunities to learn critical subsequent information in the fight against cancer in children.

In order to help kids with cancerous brain tumors, Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco has to cobble together grants from different foundations to fund her work.

Sometimes, it means looking up who the foundation was named after. Rodriguez Blanc, an assistant professor at Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, has received grants from cancer foundations named for two legendary sports figures. One is from the V Foundation, founded by the late North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN personality Jim Valvano. More recently, she got a $100,000 grant from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation and the Starr Children’s Fund, named for respectively the former Green Bay Packers coach and his star quarterback, Bart Starr.

GREEN BAY – Cherry Starr is carrying on a tradition the way her late husband would want her to.

After he retired from his Hall of Fame football career, former Packers quarterback Bart Starr would write letters to other QBs and NFL friends around this time of year, wishing them well during the upcoming season.

During a month dedicated to childhood cancer awareness, San Francisco 49ers QB Trey Lance is doing his part to bring some joy to those affected by pediatric cancer. The second-year quarterback paid a visit to the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital this week to spend time with the patients and staff ahead of the start of the 2022 NFL regular season.

Hall of Famer and Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Bart Starr has passed away at the age of 85.

“The game has lost a true Hall of Famer but we have all lost a truly great man. Bart Starr was an American icon whose legendary football career transformed Green Bay, Wisconsin into Titletown U.S.A. More importantly, he lived a life of character defined by his grace, poise, respect and commitment. The Hall of Fame will forever keep his legacy alive to serve as inspiration to future generations,” shared Hall of Fame President David Baker.