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Franchise Tag: Raptors, Nuggets and Grizzlies Reaching Out to Youth

The Toronto Raptors recently played host to more than 13,000 kids for the first ever Raptors Read To Achieve Open Practice. Students and teachers from across the province enjoyed a morning of entertainment with the team.
The Read To Achieve program helps schools:

Develop students reading skills
Create an authentic purpose for reading
Reach all learners
Develop a [...]

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Blazers Feed 4,000 at Annual Harvest; Lakers Open New Learning Center

The Portland Trail Blazers recently hosted 4,000 guests at the team’s annual Harvest Dinner. The dinner, which served homeless and critically low-income individulas and families, was executed entirely through volunteer efforts of Blazers staff, players, coaches, community partners, local media members and corporate partners (Portland Trail Blazers).
L.A. Story: In California, Janis Carr wrote that [...]

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Franchise Tag: Rays’ Community Corner Helps Charities in Tampa Bay Region

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox last night in ALCS Game 7 to advance to this year’s World Series.
The Rays’ success this year led to their second-highest season highest attendance total at Tropicana Field. That worked out well for several Tampa Bay region charities. Maybe it’s no coincidence that for [...]

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Franchise Tag: NL Champs Reaching Kids With Phillies Phundamentals Program

After advancing to their first World Series since 1993 last night, the Philadelphia Phillies are the buzz of the sports world. Today, Progress Avenue takes a look at Phillies Phundamentals, the team’s after-school/summer camp program for children 7-12 years old that uses baseball to teach and reinforce academic skills. Phillies Phundamentals is broken [...]

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Franchise Tag: Rams Foundation’s Cornerstone Programs Target Youth

The St. Louis Rams Foundation focuses the majority of its resources on several Cornerstone Programs, designed to positively impact youth in the areas of education, literacy, health and youth football.

Community First

Community First allows schools and non-profit youth organizations the opportunity to earn tickets to Rams home games by “putting the community first” and developing and [...]

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Bengals Holding All Pro Dad Father & Kids Experience Today in Cincinnati

The All Pro Dad Father & Kids Experience is being held today at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The event is hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz. Founded with the help of Tony Dungy, the All Pro Dad fatherhood program helps to educate fathers on the best ways to become an [...]

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Frye Hosts Leadership Academies; Bobcats’ D.E.A.R. Program; Kids Welcome Rookies

Portland Trail Blazers C Channing Frye conducted the first ever Channing Frye Leadership Academy in Portland June 16-18 for 60 boys and girls. The academy focused on helping the youth develop skills that they can apply off the court. The week before the Portland academy, Frye hosted 120 kids to his second leadership [...]

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