Rebuilding Together and the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service
Article type: RT in the News
Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun, hosted nearly 200 NBA volunteers during the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service on February 13, 2009. The NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service included:
All-Stars: Amar’e Stoudemire, LeBron James, Joe Johnson, Rashard Lewis, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Jameer Nelson, Brandon Roy, David West, Mike Bibby, Roger Mason
NBA Legends: Ced Ceballos, Bill Laimbeer, Michael Cooper, Jerome Williams, Dan Majerle
NBA D-League Players: Ronald Dupree, Antonio Meeking, Josh Davis, Chris Richard
WNBA Players: Cheryl Ford, Tangela Smith, Bridget Pettis (Phoenix Mercury assistant coach)
Together they helped revitalize the Central City South neighborhood in Phoenix. Volunteers focused on painting and revitalizing six homes on a two-block stretch along Pima Street between 16th and 19th Avenues.
Media Coverage included:
Power of people can alleviate recession blues
Valley's neediest get NBA assist
And coverage on these local stations:
KPHO - CBS News 5
KSAZ - Fox 10 News
KCNC - CBS 4 News