Pau Gasol/NBA Cares Charity Challenge
NBA STARS FACE OFF IN FIRST-EVER NBA CARES CHARITY CHALLENGE
[UPDATE] May 10, 2010 -- Congratulations to Pau Gasol for winning the inaugural NBA Cares Charity Challenge! Pau received 38% of the fan votes to win $10,000 for UNICEF. The donation will help Pau reach his goal of building schools in Africa to provide children with much needed educational and athletic opportunities.
Fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite player/charity through the NBA’s Facebook fan page. Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, and Dwyane Wade each received $5,000 for their charity of choice. Thank you to all the Lakers fans who voted for Pau and UNICEF!
[Original Post]: NBA All-Star Pau Gasol is participating in the first-ever NBA Cares Charity Challenge and he needs your help! Pau is competing against NBA All-Stars Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, and Dwyane Wade for fan support via the league’s Facebook fan page in an attempt to win $10,000 for his favorite charity, UNICEF.
Beginning today and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 9, fans can view videos featuring all four players and each working with his charity of choice. Throughout the weeklong program, fans will be able to vote for one of the four player's videos on the NBA’s Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/nba). The player that collects the most fan support will win $10,000 for his selected charity, while the other three charities will receive a $5,000 donation.
Charities players are competing for include:
Player Charity Video
Pau Gasol (LAL) UNICEF Watch video
Carmelo Anthony (DEN) Special Olympics Watch video
Steve Nash (PHX) Educare Watch video
Dwyane Wade (MIA) Project Medishare Watch video
“NBA players have always eagerly embraced the challenge of improving the quality of life in communities around the world,” said Kathy Behrens, NBA executive vice president of social responsibility and player programs. “This challenge provides another way for our fans to connect with their favorite players and is a great example of the commitment the entire NBA family has to bringing attention to important issues on a global scale.”
For more information about the players and their charities, please go to www.nba.com/nba_cares/charity_challenge.html
Click here to Vote for Pau on Facebook
About NBA Cares:
NBA Cares is the league's social responsibility initiative that builds on the NBA's long tradition of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world. Through this umbrella program, the NBA, its teams and players have donated more than $120 million to charity, provided more than one million hours of hands-on service to communities around the world, and created more than 465 places where kids and families can live, learn or play. NBA Cares works with internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes, including: KaBOOM!, Rebuilding Together, Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, UNICEF, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.
