The Giants might not be putting smiles on people’s faces with their play on the football field, but several players have given back to the community this Christmas and holiday season to spread cheer to those in need.

Here are some efforts that have stood out:

ELUEMUNOR SURPRISES 25 WITH SHOPPING SPREE

Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor teamed up with the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation to create a special afternoon for 25 children battling cancer on Dec. 15 at Target in Clifton, N.J.

Each child received a $150 Target gift card and enjoyed a personalized shopping experience with Jermaine and his teammates, including center John Michael Schmitz, Austin Schlottmann, Marcus Mbow, Jake Kubas, Bryan Hudson, Reid Holskey and Casey Rogers.

“I don’t feel like enough attention is given to those kids and the battle they’re fighting, their everyday lives and what they go through,” Eluemunor said before the Giants faced the Vikings. “So I told myself whenever I got enough funds to truly give back, it’s all about them from start to finish.

“They still somehow find a way to smile despite what they’re going through, and the amount of money their families have to put into that, they may not be able to afford a gift or Christmas in general,” he added. “So it’s important to give the parents a day off and give the kids all the attention in the world to show them how important they are.”

The company Fully Promoted joined as an event partner to provide exclusive event T-shirts for all participating children. And Eluemunor said the relief he sees on the kids’ faces every year is priceless.

“There’s always kids who buy different things,” he said. “This year we had one kid buy everything on sale so he could get a bunch of things. Another little girl made sure she got gifts for every single one of her siblings. Last year I had kids buying groceries and clothes because they couldn’t afford them. You see things like that and feel grateful that I can do this for them.”

Eluemunor hosted this event on top of his second annual Turkey Giveaway in November in Lodi, N.J, where he provided Thanksgiving turkeys for 200 families with a personal donation, along with fixings and sides to complete the families’ holiday meals.

The American Eagle Food Pantry of Northern New Jersey also contributed Thanksgiving sides and set up distribution stations.

“If I can just influence a group of kids and show them there’s hope, that with the fight they’re going through now, that doesn’t define you,” he said. “To keep fighting, keep battling and you have your entire life ahead of you. You can do whatever you want. I try to get that point across to them.”

SECAUCUS GRATEFUL FOR SLAYTON

Wide receiver Darius Slayton, through his Left-Hand, Right-Hand Foundation, partnered with Pay Away to give local members of the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson Valley a once-in-a-lifetime shopping spree at the Walmart Supercenter in Secaucus, N.J.

Slayton helped 25 members of the Boys and Girls Club Hudson Valley shop in the Park Place Walmart Superstore to fulfil their holiday wish lists.

Slayton founded the Left-Hand, Right-Hand Foundation in 2022. The name of the foundation is based on the Bible passage Matthew 6:3-4: “This giving is not to get glory from men, but to give glory to God who made this all possible.”

Pay Away‘s non-profit mission is to inspire hope and spread kindness.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

The Giants and the United State Postal Service’s USPS Operation Santa collaborated to host a letter-writing event in late November with Hackensack Meridian Health’s Tackle Kids Cancer.

Giants players Tyrone Tracy Jr., Daniel Bellinger, Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Tyler Nubin joined more than a dozen children battling cancer to do arts and crafts, write letters to Santa and put smiles on the faces of local families during a challenging time.

WILSON KEEPS GIVING BACK

Quarterback Russell Wilson continued his weekly visits to Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in Manhattan and delivered presents, hugs and smiles to the children.

Wilson and his Grammy-winning wife Ciara announced in November that their ‘Why Not You’ Foundation is making a $3 million gift to Mount Sinai to support therapeutic spaces and programs for pediatric patients and their families.

And Wilson continues to walk the walk inside the hospital himself.