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 The Phoenix Suns organization recently teamed up with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help give the gift of hearing. Video | Photos (Barry GossageNBAE/Getty Images) Suns Shine on Stage For Charity At the 2009 Suns & Stars Gala, Suns players including Alando Tucker, Louis Amundson and Shaquille O'Neal brought down the house by showing they had just as much talent off the court as they did on it. More: Video | Photos
Nash Makes Wishes Come True
All-Star guard Steve Nash welcomed some kids from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, taking them to practice, hosting lunch and giving them the royal treatment at a recent game.
Suns in Holiday Spirit
The Suns continued giving back to the community during the holiday season when they helped Lift Up America distribute food to the Valley's less fortunate on Friday afternoon, Dec. 19. STAT Receives NBA Community Assist Award Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire has been named the recipient of the NBA Community Assist Award for October, in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and for his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work. Stoudemire is being honored following his recent support of the Zee Community Development Foundation (ZeeCD) after traveling to Sierra Leone this summer and experiencing first-hand the conditions under which more than six million poverty stricken residents are living.
Reading and Learning With the Suns
In partnership with Toyota, the NBA and the Phoenix Suns have teamed up to create the Suns first YMCA Reading & Learning Center at the Tempe YMCA. Suns guards Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa and Goran Dragic, joined Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier to host the ribbon-cutting ceremony, explore the new space, read books and try out the brand new computers with YMCA members on Tuesday, Nov. 11. $100,000 Playmaker Award Presentation Phoenix Suns Charities, the philanthropic arm of the Phoenix Suns, presented their annual $100,000 Playmaker Award to the Valley of the Sun, Chris-Town YMCA during an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Chris-Town YMCA. The grant will be used to help fund the Chris-Town YMCA’s $4.3 million expansion project, adding 16,000 square feet to the facility, which opened in 1956. Construction is expected to begin in April 2009 and will include an expanded fitness center, teen center, community health clinic and the addition of a 10,000 square foot gymnasium.
Hill Raises MRSA Awareness
Suns forward Grant Hill recently appeared on ABC News to create awareness about the dangers of MRSA. MRSA, which is a potentially life-threatening Staph infection that once plagued Hill himself, affected 90,000 Americans last year. Video
Shaq Helps Open Reading and Learning Center
As part of Toyota Project Rebound, an unprecedented, season-long community outreach initiative by the NBA and Toyota, the Suns hosted the dedication of a new Reading & Learning Center at Hartley & Ruth Barker Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale on Wednesday, April 2. Suns star Shaquille O’Neal, NBA Legend Bob Lanier and Suns broadcaster Tom Leander were on hand at the event. Refurbishments included new carpeting and paint, furniture, computers and educational resources.
Trader Joe's "Hoops Against Hunger" The Trader Joe’s “Hoops Against Hunger” Campaign is using the Phoenix Suns high-scoring offense to fight hunger. Trader Joe’s is donating $150 for each regular season Suns win during the 2008-09 regular season to St. Mary’s Food Bank. For their help in fighting hunger in the Phoenix area, the Suns thank Trader Joe’s, “Your Neighborhood Grocery Store.” Click here to see the 2007-08 Hoops Against Hunger Check Presentation!  
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