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All-Star Classic for Wheelchair Charities Returns to The Garden on September 9

Stephon Marbury, Ron Artest, 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year Chris Paul Scheduled to Play
The 15th annual All-Star Classic for Wheelchair Charities returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, September 9th at 4pm. Tickets go on sale at the MSG Box Office and Ticketmaster.com on Monday, August 21st at noon. Prices range from $10 to $129.50.

Scheduled to play are Stephon Marbury, Ron Artest, 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year Chris Paul, Speedy Claxton, Sam Cassell, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Desmond Mason, Rafer Alston, Charlie Villanueva and Damon Jones. More players will be announced shortly.

The All-Star Game for Wheelchair Charities has been held annually since 1991 (skipping 2001), and has raised more than $1.5 million for patients at Goldwater Hospital. Wheelchair Charities, Inc., founded by Henry J. (Hank) Carter in 1973, is a non-profit organization, which assists in-patient and out-patients at Goldwater Memorial Hospital on Roosevelt Island. The money has gone towards the purchase of motorized wheelchairs, computers, specialized beds and specially equipped buses. Wheelchair Charities’ mission is to improve the quality of life for paraplegic and quadriplegic patients at Goldwater.

Last updated: September 7, 2006

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