East Rutherford, NJ—NETS players Chris Douglas-Roberts and Terrence Williams, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, NETS legend Darryl Dawkins, and The Salvation Army will deliver toys to 60 children on Monday, December 21 from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street. 

The toys are being donated by the Barclays/Nets Community Alliance, which includes a partnership among Barclays, the NETS, and Forest City Ratner Companies.

Presented by National Grid, a NETS sponsor, the event will provide toys to children who otherwise might not have received any during the holiday season.

Overall, the Barclays/Nets Community Alliance is donating to the Salvation Army over 1,100 toys for Brooklyn youngsters, as well as funding children’s holiday parties at each of the five main Salvation Army centers that serve Brooklyn, including in Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, and Sunset Park.

This is the second consecutive year that toys are being donated under the Barclays/Nets Community Alliance, which works to improve the lives of young people in Brooklyn and surrounding communities through sports and other activities, including education and health care.

MEDIA INVITED

WHO:            NETS players Chris Douglas-Roberts and Terrence Williams, Brooklyn   Borough President Marty Markowitz, NETS legend Darryl Dawkins, representatives from The Salvation Army,   and 60 Brooklyn children.

WHAT:          NETS players to distribute toys to children.

WHERE:       Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street.            

WHEN:          Monday, December 21, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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