Wade Receives 2012-13 Seasonlong Kia Community Assist Award

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is the recipient of the “2012-13 Seasonlong Kia Community Assist Award” in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work. Read more | Wade's World Foundation

What is the Kia Community Assist Award?

Every month, the NBA chooses one player from across the league to receive the Kia Community Assist Award. The award honors the NBA player who best reflects the passion that the league and its players have for giving back to their communities.
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Kia Team Spotlight

In addition to Kia's partnership with NBA Cares highlighting the Kia Community Assist Award winner each month, Kia partners with NBA teams throughout the year to make a difference in local communities.

Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors, Kia Motors and Youth Speaks partnered to present the Unified District Poetry Slam, as a part of the Poetry 1-on-1 program presented by Kia. Six Bay Area schools competed in a four round slam and the top three schools received a total of $5,000 in scholarships from the community partners.

Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers and Kia Motors hosted a Read to Achieve spring assembly for over 450 students at Beaver Acres Elementary to celebrate the student body surpassing Oregon’s reading standards. For the school’s achievement, Trail Blazers forwards Luke Babbitt and Joel Freeland read stories and donated a team signed basketball and new books for the school’s library on behalf of Kia.

San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs and Kia Motors visited students at Knox Elementary to join them for their reading club and emphasize the importance of education. The Spurs Coyote visited with the entire grade level before heading to a classroom to read with students. The Spurs Team Up Anytime presented by Kia is an initiative that rewards students who improve the community through activities tied to classroom curriculum.

Boston Celtics

On February 4, the Boston Celtics visited Henderson Elementary School students for a special Kia Read to Achieve event. Players Paul Pierce and Chris Wilcox along with legend Keyon Dooling read with students and talked about the importance of literacy. The Kia Read to Achieve program is a partnership between the Boston Celtics, Kia Motors and ReadBoston to promote reading among the city’s youth.

Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets, Kia and Reach Out & Read have partnered up for a month long book drive. In February, any person who visited a local Kia dealership in the Denver area and donated five children’s books received two tickets to an upcoming Nuggets game. Kia and the Nuggets also gave grants to over 30 local schools and reading centers, with the total donations surpassing $10,000.

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