Saturday night, every student can be a hero just by kicking back on the field of Sanford Stadium to watch a movie on the Jumbotron.

The third annual “Film on the Fifty” invites students to come watch “The Incredibles” to benefit H.E.R.O. for Children.

Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out for Children is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of life for children in Georgia infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

The guests of honor Saturday will be the children H.E.R.O. reaches out to. Members hope a fun night of movies and games will help improve the quality of their lives.

“The hard thing is the kids are born into (HIV/AIDS) – you can’t help what you’re born into,” said Emma Allmond, the public relations and marketing director for H.E.R.O. “(‘Film on the Fifty’) enables the kids to do things normal kids do and get away from the disease for a while.”

Started by 2003 University graduates Ryan Gembala and Garrett Gravesen, H.E.R.O. has established itself as the only group of its kind in the state, with board members including Vince Dooley and Mark Richt.

“Film on the Fifty” even was listed in Sports Illustrated as one of the top 100 events to do on a college campus.

Members of the organization said H.E.R.O. is unique because the proceeds directly fund events for children that improve their quality of life, rather than to general research or medical care.

“I’m so excited about (‘Film on the Fifty’) because I actually get to see where all the money goes,” said Abbey Vandewiele, a junior from Marietta who is on H.E.R.O.’s public relations committee. “Instead of raising a lot of money and sending it off to some foundation somewhere, the money we raise goes straight toward funding fun events for the kids to enjoy.”

About 60 kids from the Atlanta area who are affected by HIV/AIDS in some way will be brought up to Athens on Saturday for a field day that will include Chick-fil-A, games and the movie in Sanford Stadium.

Allmond said they hope to make the kids feel special by letting them break through a banner the way Georgia football players do before a game.

“It’s their big night,” she said. “It’s their night to shine.”

Even though the focus is on the children, Allmond said many students come just to have a good time with each other.

“People get there early and throw the football and stuff,” she said. “So many more students come than kids, but this way, students can at least have fun knowing it’s going 100 percent to a good cause.”