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Target Hunger Thanksgiving Event
Houston Rockets Staff team up with Target Hunger to pass out turkeys and other foods before the holiday. Watch |
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Rockets Helps Rebuild Houston
The Rockets had the day off Thursday, so Carlos Delfino and Donatas Motiejunas took full advantage of their free time by spending the afternoon helping to rebuild a Houston area woman's home. Watch |
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Houston Rockets Give Back 2011-12 Year In Review
A look back at the Rockets' work throughout the Houston community in 2011-2012. Watch |
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Houston Food Bank - 6.25.12
With the summer temperatures already soaring well into triple digits, the Houston Rockets put together a team effort to help the city beat the heat. click here |
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10,000 Hugs To Help
Rockets Launched 10,000 Hugs to Help, a fundraising initiative benefiting the Robin & Joshua Berry Trust Fund.
See the amount raised to date - click here |
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December 16, 8:00am-2:00pm - Blood Drive @ Toyota Center
The Rockets will host the Annual Blood Drive benefiting the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. |
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Monday, December 19 - Snow Day at Casa DeEsperanza
The Rockets made it snow for the children and families from Casa. Read story |
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Wednesday, Dec. 7, 5pm-7pm - Ronald McDonald House Houston
The Rockets will host a holiday party for the children and their families. Read story |
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RPD Halloween Party at House of Blues: Benifiting Kids Meals - Oct. 30
$5 donations at the door benifit Kids' Meals. A charity dedicated to delivering nutritious meals to the doors of children in need. For more info and to let us know your coming Video recap |
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Rebuilding Houston Together - Oct. 12
In partnership with Reliant Energy, Rockets will help to renovate and repair the home of an elderly Houstonian.
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United Way Days of Caring - Oct. 11
The Houston Rockets teamed up with Target Hunger to help out Ketelsen Elementary School as part of the United Way's Days of Caring event. Read story
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Rockets Academy Summer Camp
Three-Hundred Boys & Girls Club members took part in the Rockets Academy, designed to reduce summer learning loss by
engaging members in various educational projects throughout the summer; i.e., writing & science workshops, math labs, field
trips, etc. Sixty-five middle and high school students spent the day at Toyota
Center learning about careers in sports from Rockets, Toyota Center and Levy staff. Several club members also took part in mini
internships with the Rockets in marketing, scoreboard and graphics departments. |
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Cell Phones For Soldiers
A Cell Phones for Soldiers drive was hosted at the opening of the Captain America movie at Edwards Theatre. Cell Phones for
Soldiers helps armed forces around the world keep in touch with families. |
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Patrick Patterson Turkey Give Away
Houston Rockets Forward Patrick Patterson headed out to Houstons Southside to giveaway Turkeys in the Royal Palms Apts on griggs road this a quick recap of the good deed. Video by David Stunts. Watch |
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Jeremy Lin Thanksgiving Event
Jeremy Lin and Kelvin Sampson hand out turkeys and other Thanksgiving food supplies to the less fortunate within the Houston community. Watch |
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July COTM
Mission - Casa de Esperanza de los Niños—the House of Hope for Children—is a safe place for children in crisis due to abuse, neglect or the effects of HIV. Casa de Esperanza provides residential, medical and psychological care according to the needs of each child. http://www.casahope.org |
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Rockets Run 2012
More than three thousand Houstonians, ranging in age from 6 to 78, took part in the 10th annual Rockets 5K Run - presented by Bowen, Miclette & Britt benefiting Autism Speaks - on an overcast day that provided the perfect backdrop for an event that seems to get bigger and better every year. STORY |
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Friday, Nov. 18, 8:30am - 12:30pm - Target Hunger, 2814 Quitman
Rockets staff will distribute 2500 turkeys and holiday food bags to families in need. |
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Tuesday, Nov. 22, 7:30am - Noon - SEARCH Homeless Services, 2515 Fannin
Rockets staff will help to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch to homeless men and women at the Resource Center. |
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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 7:30am-Noon - SEARCH
Rockets staff will help to prepare and serve breakfast and lunch to homeless men and women at the Resource Center. |
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Health Fair - Sept. 24 - Toyota Center
Families from underserved communities received complimentary optical and dental checkups, heart screenings and flu shots, as well
as nutritional information and healthy snacks. In addition, all children received a Rockets backpack and school supplies.
Houston cardiologist and Rockets HEARTS partner, Dr. Asif Ali spearheaded efforts to rally the support of more than 60 medical
volunteers, in addition Rockets employees who donated their time as well. Read more |
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Sept. Charity of The Month
Holthouse Boys and Girls Club
Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout October, Rockets employees volunteered at
the Holthouse B&GC, where they spent time assisting children with homework, arts & crafts, computer lab, gym activities and games.
Visit http://www.bgclubs-houston.org/
"It was absolutely amazing!!! The kids were so much fun. We all want to go back and do something special for these kids. The only suggestion is to schedule more of these opportunities because it was fabulous. " Kelsey Smith, Rockets Employee |
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Beat The Heat
A generous donation of $10K to Sheltering Arms Senior Services provided much needed relief to some of Houston's most vulnerable citizens. The agency purchased 100 air conditioners for elderly and disabled Houstonians, as well as single mothers with children. Rockets CEO Tad Brown, Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, and Rockets mascot Clutch, helped to install the first unit at the home of elderly sisters Dora and Mildred. |
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