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NBA Stars Raising Funds And Awareness For St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
March 27th, 2012 | Posted by Leah Hollar in Basketball,Charity
NBA Cares ambassadors, including Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Dwyane Wade will be hitting the court this week shooting hoops not only for their teams but for a worthy cause. Hoops for St. Jude week, which began yesterday, involves NBA players and teams raising awareness about the fight against childhood cancer.
Ambassadors began helping raise awareness about the program prior to this week, and fans can get involved by donating and bidding on an auction online.
“By supporting Hoops for St. Jude fans can help the doctors and scientists continue their lifesaving research and treatment,” said Pau Gasol, who has a background in the medical field. “A donation to St. Jude means not only saving one child’s life, but thousands of children’s lives around the world.”
Programs such as Hoops for St. Jude are crucial for the research hospital. More than 75 percent of the hospital’s $1.7 million-a-day cost to operate comes from funds obtained through public programs.
To donate or find out more, visit St.Jude.org/Hoops.
Photo: PRNewsFoto/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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