Raiders host cancer survivor for a chocolate making class
As part of the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative, the Raiders partnered with the American Cancer Society to host 30 cancer survivors for a chocolate making class at the Raiders Practice Facility.
Participants are given Raiders branded chef hats and cooking aprons as part of the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
The Raiders Practice Facility was decorated with balloons for the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Participants check in before the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
A participant is handed her Raiders branded chefs hat and apron after checking in for the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Chocolates from around the world is put out on display before a taste testing during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
A participant gets a hand putting his Raiders chefs hat on during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders players are introduced during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders offensive lineman Andre James (68) talks with participants during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Instructor Sean Taylor talks about where cocoa beans come from during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Instructor Sean Taylor talks about the health value of cocoa beans during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders long snapper Trent Sieg (47) breaks open a cocoa bean during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Instructor Sean Taylor talks about the chocolate making process during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders punter AJ Cole (6) and a workshop participant work on breaking down the cocoa bean during the Calif.Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders linebacker Kyle Wilber (58) and a workshop participant work on breaking down the cocoa bean during the Calif.Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders punter AJ Cole (6) watches as a workshop participant using heat to blow the skin of the cocoa beans during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders long snapper Trent Sieg (47) and participants jot down notes after tasting chocolate from around the world during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Instructor Sean Taylor talks with Raiders linebacker Tahir Whitehead (59) during the chocolate tasting portion of the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders offensive lineman Andre James (68) scraps the chocolate off the mixing machine during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders long snapper Trent Sieg (47) pours chocolate into a piping bag during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders linebacker Marquel Lee (52) holds the molding tray down as a workshop participant pipes chocolate into the mold during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell (96) scoops up spices to add to the chocolate during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders linebacker Kyle Wilber (58) adds spices to the chocolate during Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders linebacker Marquel Lee (52) watches as a workshop participant adds coconut to the chocolate during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Raiders punter AJ Cole (6) shows off the chocolate he and a pair of workshop participates made during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
Players and workshop participates gather for a photo after making their chocolate during the Crucial Catch chocolate making class.
