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The Los Angeles Clippers READ TO ACHIEVE Program challenges children in elementary, middle and high school to take time out to read. Each participating child in elementary, middle and high school is asked to track the number of books they read and the minutes they spend reading. In addition, students can participate in the Storybook Challenge by working as a team with their class to create a Storybook.
The Clippers also challenge high school students to participate in the READ TO ACHIEVE “POETRY SLAM N’ JAM” by taking time out to celebrate the written word through a creative poem or rap. All students participate in the program in a quest to become Los Angeles Clippers Student Reading All-Stars. School visits by Clippers players, game tickets, books, bookmarks, t-shirts and grants are also incentives provided for the program. The goal of READ TO ACHIEVE is to build a lifelong love of reading in young people by providing greater access to books and technology while encouraging families and adults to read regularly with young children.
The Los Angeles Clippers would like to thank the following schools for participating in the Los Angeles Clippers Read to Achieve program:
68th Street Elementary, Atwater Avenue Elementary School, Brightwood School, Capistrano Elementary, Castlebay Lane Elementary, Centinela Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Chapman Elementary, Dearborn Street Elementary, Dominguez Elementary School, Figueroa Elementary Street School, Foshay Learning Center, Frank del Olmo, Jane Addams Elementary, Lakewood School, LaSalle Elementary School, Liberty Blvd. School, Limerick Avenue Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Moffett Elementary School, Palms Elementary School, Rosecrans Elementary School, San Rafael Elementary School, Saticoy Elementary, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, West Vernon Avenue Elementary, Willard Elementary School, Buford Elementary School, Beulah Payne Elementary, Clara Barton Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Madison Elementary School, Heliotrope Elementary, Virginia Road Elementary, Kentwood Elementary, Vista Middle School, Bret Harte Middle School, Dodson Middle School, Sepulveda Middle School, West Middle School, Stevenson Middle School, Madrona Middle School, Cochran Middle School, Carnegie Middle School, Holmes International Middle School, Vista Middle School, Gardena High School, Lincoln High School, South East High School, Santee Education Complex, Harbor Teacher Prep Academy
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The Los Angeles Clippers Read to Achieve for Financial Literacy Program challenges students in elementary and middle school to take time out to read to earn Read to Achieve Dollars. Each participating student is asked to track the minutes they spend reading. Minutes read become currency as the students strive to become literate in the world of student finance and understand how dollars make sense.
Students will have opportunities to double their investment and earn additional Read to Achieve dollars by reading from a select list of children’s books that focus on financial literacy. They will also be able to select items to purchase using their reading currency. At the end of the program the five elementary school students and five middle school students with the most Read to Achieve dollars left will become members of the Clippers Financial Bank Shot Board.
High School students participate in an essay contest to express their knowledge of how earning, saving, spending and borrowing can affect their financial future. The top five essays will be selected. These five students will round out the Clippers Financial Bank Shot Board at fifteen members.
- Student Financial Tips
- Tell us your financial tips for a chance at extra Clippers dollars! (.pdf)
- Read to Achieve Dollars Item List (.pdf)
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The Los Angeles Clippers Foundation is pleased to offer an opportunity to assist college-bound students. Four $2,500 Stay in School Scholarships (two females, two males) are offered to seniors planning to attend a four-year college. Scholarships are made available to students residing in the greater Los Angeles area.
- 2007-08 Scholarship Rules, Deadlines, and Info (.pdf)
- Click here to download a 2007-08 Scholarship Application (.pdf)
- Previous Winners
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The Los Angeles Clippers are proud to deliver our Fastbreak to Fitness Program to schools and recreation centers in Los Angeles. This program is designed to reinforce the importance of fitness and exercise to youth in our community. The Fastbreak to Fitness program is directed at elementary and middle school aged students who strive to become part of the Clippers Fitness Squad. Clinics held by Clippers players and coaches, books, Clippers items and exciting events are also incentives provided for the program.
Every day physical activity allows children and teens the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle. A moderate amount of physical activity such as running, jogging and playing sports, added into a child’s daily routine, can have significant health benefits.
The Los Angeles Clippers would like to thank the following schools for participating in the Los Angeles Clippers Fastbreak to Fitness program:
Saticoy Elementary, Lakewood School, Rosecrans Elementary, Jane Addams Elementary, Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary, Dominguez Elementary School, Del Amo Elementary School, Cheremoya Elementary, San Jose Street School, Bethune Middle School, 186th Street School, and San Jose Street School
In addition to the Fastbreak to Fitness Program, the Los Angeles Clippers challenge teachers, students and family members to GET UP and START WALKING with the “Get Fit Walking Club”. Participating schools are asked to registered their school and track the number of minutes members of the “Get Fit Walking Club” spend walking before school, during lunch, after school and/or on the weekends. The school that tracks the most minutes will receive a special walk with a Clippers Player!
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The Los Angeles Clippers Thanksgiving event has served more than 3,300 Thanksgiving meals to homeless individuals at the Bread and Roses Café and provided more than 5,800 families with food at St. Joseph's Center. Additionally, since the 1998-99 season, the Foundation clothed more than 5,000 individuals during the Teamwork at the Table Clothing Drive.
In the month of November the Clippers team up with corporate partners to serve hot Thanksgiving Meals complete with all of the trimmings to members of the Bread & Roses Cafe in Venice. Immediately following the Bread & Roses Cafe event, everyone reconvenes at St. Joseph's Center. Three hundred (300) pre-selected families receive Thanksgiving Food Baskets with turkeys and all of the trimmings. Clothing is also donated to help outfit the families from St. Joseph's Center during the winter months.
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The Los Angeles Clippers Foundation is committed to promoting positive educational, civic, environmental and humanitarian values through community outreach programs. Our donations are primarily focused toward non-profit organizations benefiting children located in Southern California. Monetary donations are made, as are tickets, merchandise and autographed memorabilia. The Foundation will continue to team up with sponsors, community organizations and media outlets in providing quality community programs, scholarships and other opportunities for the youth in and about the greater Los Angeles area.
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The Corporate Kids Zone Ticket Program makes the 2007-08 Clippers’ Basketball Season a special one for local youth. In conjunction with the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation, businesses host a group of children and make it possible for them to join in the fun and excitement of watching a Clippers home game. All children receive a Corporate Kids Zone t-shirt, gift bag, food coupon, a chance to watch pre-game warm-up courtside and the opportunity to meet players.
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Clippers Season Ticket holders have the opportunity to give back to the Community by donating their unused game tickets to children. The community relations department will use all donated tickets to provide tickets for at risk youth to attend games.
Organizations interested in receiving a Charity Seats ticket donation please click here for more information and to get your organization added to the Charity Seats list.
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The Clippers, ampm and the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks have collaborated to promote the fundamentals of basketball, sportsmanship and athletics as an alternative to negative influences. In 2001 the program began with 750 participants from three centers: Normandie, Shatto & Queen Anne.
Now in the eighth year, the program has grown to include over 2,000 participants from 10 recreation centers representing all regions of LACRP. Recreation centers include Normandie, Shatto, Rosecrans, Lake View Terrace, Jim Gilliam, Alpine, Robertson, Rancho Cienega, Central Park, and EXPO Center. The Junior Clippers program serves inner-city children, ages 5-15. The season runs from early January through the end of March, culminating with a championship tournament in early April. The Junior Clippers program also includes three clinics. Two of the clinics are held at inner city recreation centers and one held at STAPLES Center prior to a Clippers home game. The Clinic Series includes basketball fundamentals, health & nutrition, and sportsmanship.
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The Los Angeles Clippers Foundation works with corporate sponsors to provide tickets for youth to attend a Clippers home game. This is a very special night for thousands of less fortunate children in Southern California. Big Buddy Night is an opportunity to bring the excitement of the NBA to kids who would otherwise not be able to attend a professional sporting event.
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The Los Angeles Clippers Chairmen, brought to you by your Southern California Dodge Dealers, is in its seventh year as part of the Clippers family. The Clippers Wheelchair players are not only Chairmen of the Court they also participate with Clippers community outreach to children directing youth to a positive life path.
In 1997-98, the first-ever NWBA All-Star Game for its NBA-affiliated teams was held in New York as part of All-Star Weekend. Chairmen team member Sal Diaz represented the Clippers Chairmen at the 2004 NWBA All-Star game held during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles in February of 2004.
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA), along with the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association (CWBA) offers the NBA a 50 year history of organized and competitive sports for people with disabilities. Wheelchair basketball began as rehabilitation for soldiers returning from World War II and was formalized as a competitive sport in 1948, just one season after the NBA.
