06/26 — The good work of the Jets' rookie class continues.

First-round TE Dustin Keller and fifth-round QB Erik Ainge spent time Wednesday with some of the New York area's most amazing kids when they visited patients at St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside, Queens.

The two — perhaps a dynamic pass-connection duo in the Green & White's future — had the chance to create memories that will last a lifetime for children at St. Mary's who are some of the most sick and seriously injured children in the region.

St. Mary’s is one of the nation’s premier providers of healthcare for children with special needs and life-limiting conditions. The facility provides intensive rehabilitative and specialized medical care to close to 4,000 children each day in the New York metropolitan region and beyond through its family-centered inpatient, home care and community programs. For more information on St. Mary’s, visit www.stmaryskids.org.

Jenkins Shows His Artsy Side

Big defensive tackle Kris Jenkins was named national spokesperson of the charity Life Pieces to Masterpieces at a reception and fundraiser in his honor on Tuesday at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C.

The event was sponsored by Perennial Sports & Entertainment and featured a spoken-word performance by the young men of Life Pieces and an auction of art and memorabilia.

All proceeds from the event benefited Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a non-profit organization committed to lead, guide and influence at-risk youth. Life Pieces to Masterpieces is an arts-based, comprehensive youth development organization. It serves boys and young men, living in the low-income and public housing east of the Anacostia River in Washington.