Through the various initiatives of NBA CARES
we will extend our efforts to
support important health, education and community development causes
in an
affirmation of our players' dedication to their communities. SILVER SPRING, Md. Havens on
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- The NBA, Players and Teams Commit To Raise $100 Million
,
Volunteer 1 Million Hours and Build 100 Youth Sites -
NEW YORK, The NBA
, its players and teams
unveiled a new initiative called NBA CARES, Commissioner David Stern announced
today. Through NBA CARES, the league, players and teams will raise and
contribute $100 million
for charity, donate more than 1 million hours of
hands-on volunteer service to communities worldwide
, and build more than 100
places where kids can learn and play over the next five years."
The
year-round effort begins this month as the NBA and its teams prepare
to tip off the new season by
holding interactive fan events and community
outreach activities in all 30 NBA cities.
-- MLK
Holiday Celebration and Black History Month Events
The NBA will be partnering with Southwest
Airlines to bring the National
Civil Rights Museum exhibit to four local NBA team markets during
the
season., EZ Scores, a Silver Spring,
Maryland based LLC that delivers up to the minute
sports scores and statistics
over the phone via voice activated technology, is headed to the Final
Four in
St.
While in St. Louis, EZ Scores is also planning a $250,000 dollar giveaway
of
their product. Louis, the EZ Scores team will once again be teaming up with
John Brovold, president
of J. J. EZ Scores cards will be
given away at point of sale to all customers who make a purchase
at a J.R. The
program, which is expected to unveil sometime in 2006, will allow fans to gain
scores
and statistics for high school sporting events.women teams
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"For years, the NBA, our players and our teams
have together and
independently reached out to communities to touch the lives of people in need.
During NBA All-Star, NBA CARES will feature a weeklong caravan of
community events including the
entire NBA Family and one of the first of 100
youth sites for children to learn and play will be
unveiled in Houston. NBA / Jr.
-- HIV/AIDS Global Advocacy
The NBA and its players will
continue to support HIV/AIDS advocacy in a
variety of ways, including player Public Service
Announcements,
leadership in the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, grassroots
events around the world, and through charitable donations to foundations
such as the Magic
Johnson Foundation for AIDS Research.EZ Scores Heads to Final Four in St. Louis to Introduce College
Affinity Program and Plans for a High School Sports Program
Louis, Missouri to unveil their new
college affinity program. Enterprises is an official licensed vendor for NCAA
products and has 6
locations in downtown St. Louis during Final Four weekend. There is no limit
to what we can deliver
."
About EZ Scores:
EZ Scores, LLC is a Maryland based company that offers up to the
minute
sports scores and statistics over the phone. EZ Scores, LLC is managed by WFC,
LLC located
in Maryland.com.school girls
League Launches 'NBA CARES' Global Outreach Initiative Supporting Education Youth and
Family Development and Health-Related Causes
The NBA will work with a myriad of internationally
-recognized youth-
serving organizations, including: UNICEF; Reading Is Fundamental; Boys and
Girls
Clubs of America; Charities Aid Foundation; American/International Red
Cross; Feed the Children;
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS; KABOOM!;
Habitat for Humanity; Make-A-Wish; and Prevent Child
Abuse America. Lyons, president of the
U. Fund for UNICEF. WNBA aims to develop a life-long passion
for the game of
basketball by providing a support structure that not only encourages
participation, but also makes the game fun and rewarding to the over
2 million players,
coaches, officials and parents involved in the
program globally.
-- Read to Achieve
The NBA and its family of players touch the lives of more than
50 million children a year
through Read to Achieve, a campaign to help
kids develop a life-long love for reading and encourage
adults to read
regularly with children. Enterprises, in addition to many other
merchants
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Also, EZ Scores will unveil its college affinity program at the Radisson
Hotel during the
NABC Convention, which is being held in various locations
around St.boys school
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-- Trick-or-Treat for
UNICEF Program
The NBA and WNBA and its teams began partnering on this initiative in
2001 to help raise money for children around the world during Halloween.
The
affinity
program's goal is to help fund university programs, alumni
associations, and athletic departments
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firm dedicated to telecommunications networks
and solutions for voice and
telephone technologies. EZ Scores' policy is not to promote illegal gambling
in any way, shape, or form.com.basketball sports
"All corporations have a social responsibility to contribute
to the
health, welfare and advancement of the communities in which they operate, but
professional
sports leagues carry a special obligation," said Stern.
"NBA CARES will not only improve the
lives of individual children, but
will also serve entire communities," said Charles J. "They should
be congratulated on a bold vision and we
look forward to being a partner with them on NBA CARES.
NBA/Jr. EZ Scores plans to
start beta testing this new product in September 2005, in time for the
upcoming high school football season.youth women
This far-reaching community outreach initiative builds
on the NBA's long
tradition of addressing important social issues with an emphasis on programs
that
support education, youth and family development, and health-related
causes. "The
remarkable celebrity
that NBA players hold empowers them to effect change.
The NBA will celebrate NBA CARES in November
and December, with teams and
players hosting coat drives, turkey giveaways and serving food at soup
kitchens. This new project is a visionary combination of celebrity,
volunteerism and leadership
."
"This new program, which will meet a critical need in our communities,
continues the long
standing policy of the league and its players giving back,"
said Kurt Aschermann, SVP, Chief Marketing
+ Development Officer of the Boys +
Girls Clubs of America. Community outreach efforts will be lead
by current and former NBA players attending the camp.B.
The college affinity program
is one of many new things that EZ Scores has
on the horizon. On Saturday, EZ Scores CEO Chris O
' Donnell was interviewed
by J. EZ Scores intends to add all high
school and intramural sports
for both boys and girls alike. CEO Chris O'
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CONTACT: Seth Mininsohn of EZ Scores
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seth@ezscores.girls high
Additional sites will be created during the NBA Finals
when the Eastern and
Western Conference Champions build and dedicate new youth sites in their
respective
cities.
NBA CARES will come full circle in the offseason with a packed summer
schedule of
sanctioned charity games, Basketball without Borders on all four
continents and the United Nations
International Youth Day.
-- Jr. With the support of national partners such as
RIF, Scholastic
and Dell, Read to Achieve has already created more than
100 Reading and Learning Centers and
more than 150 Reading Corners and
donated more than 750,000 books and magazines throughout
North America
in an effort to provide young people with greater access to reading
materials and technology. Up to 25,000 people will receive a $10 dollar prepaid card,
similar to
the one given away in February at the Super Bowl in Jacksonville,
Florida. In St. Louis.E.B. The
convention will be attended
by basketball coaches from all levels and from all over the country.
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basketball sports
S. "For years, the NBA and its players have been outspoken
and steadfast supporters
of UNICEF's mandate to serve the world's poorest
children."
Through NBA CARES, the league
will continue to support ongoing outreach
initiatives, including, but not limited to:
-- National Book Festival
Each year the NBA partners with the White House, First Lady Laura
Bush
and the Library of Congress to participate in the National Book Festival
in Washington
, D. WNBA Program
The Jr.
-- Basketball without Borders
The focus of the community
outreach efforts for Basketball without
Borders will be education, grassroots basketball development
, product
donation and HIV/AIDS awareness.E.
Enterprises location. The
convention will
be a perfect opportunity for EZ Scores to launch the new
program and meet with some of the more influential
people in college
basketball. There are 5 to 10 million people
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