June 7, 2005: Hidden Hills Elementary School constructed the Fifth Annual
Milk Jug Mosaic. The milk jug mosaic was a Phoenix Suns logo design that was created out of 3,500 gallon milk jugs, water, and colorful dye.
March 29, 2005: The Suns are teaming up with APS and the Arizona Character Education Foundation.for
a new program aimed at character-building education and sports-related opportunities for kids.
March 2, 2005: The Suns hosted a birthday party for Dr. Seuss as part of the league's
Read to Achieve program on March 2 at America West Arena. All-Star guard Steve Nash read a book to a group of 100 school kids with the help of the Suns Gorilla to celebrate the 101st birthday for one of the greatest children's authors of all time. Click here to
watch a webcast of the entire event, which was held in conjunction with National Read Across America Day.
Jan. 28, 2005: Riding a three-game winning streak and in the midst of their longest road trip of the season, the Suns stopped off at the
Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. to receive and deliver a dose of inspiration.
Nov. 1, 2004: The Suns opened yet another Reading and Learning Center, this time as a result of the Assistance League of Phoenix's $100,000
Playmaker Award, courtesy of Phoenix Suns Charities.
Oct. 26, 2004: The Suns players were on hand for an announcement of the Suns
partnership with The Home Depot as the presenting sponsor for the team’s regular season home opener on Nov. 3, as well as the unveiling of “The Home Depot Improve-A-Court” program.
Oct. 1, 2004: As a part of Charles Barkley’s induction into the the Sun's Ring of Honor last March, a $25,000 renovation of the Peoria Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix and the naming of the facility’s
Reading and Learning Center in his honor.
July 14, 2004:Thirty non-profit organizations are getting a nearly
$1.8 million windfall thanks to the sale of the Phoenix Suns NBA franchise.
Members of the Suns' staff, including Ring of Honor members Dick Van Arsdale and Connie Hawkins, spent an afternoon
serving meals and volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul in honor of National Hunger Awareness Day on June 3.
May 20, 2004: Phoenix Suns senior vice president Tom Ambrose, who has served in a variety of public and community relations roles over a
31-year career with the NBA franchise, will assume the day-to-day responsibilities for the Suns community affairs department as well as that of executive director of Phoenix Suns Charities.
March 19, 2004: Two of the Phoenix Suns philosophical staples are giving back to the community and honoring the past. Both ideals were put into place at dedication ceremonies for the
Salvation Army's South Mountain Youth Center's basketball court.
March 1, 2004: The Suns brought their point guards out in force and dished out a major assist Monday afternoon when the
Assistance League of Phoenix was presented with the 2004 Phoenix Suns Charities Playmaker Award.
Feb. 23, 2004: Mark West is one of the most grounded individuals in or outside the sporting world. He remains that way despite an offer from some Arizona military personnel to take a spin in an F-16 fighter jet during a recent
tour of Luke Air Force Base in conjunction with Black History Month.
Dec. 22, 2003: The Phoenix Suns Dancers, joined by The Gorilla,
delivered toys to the children of Childhelp USA. The delivery was the culmination of “Kids 4 Kids”, a toy drive organized by the Suns Dancers to provide toys for kids in the Childhelp USA program.
Amaré Stoudemire will present the Herbert Kieckhefer Branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix with more than $30,000 won on
Wheel of Fortune's NBA Week Friday, November 21, then treat the kids to an early Thanksgiving dinner.
Oct. 23, 2003 The Suns tipped off the
2003-04 Read to Achieve program with a visit to Silvestre Herrera Elementary School in Phoenix in a continuation of the league-wide initiative to promote the value of reading to kids.
Sept. 17, 2003: Suns forward Shawn Marion helped christen a new basketball
court named after him at the Carl Hayden Community Center in west Phoenix. The court and adjacent playground were funded by Marion's contributions to the United Way.
April 4, 2003: Suns players took time out of their playoff push preparation to help dedicate the new
Phoenix Suns Reading and Learning Center, located at the Carl Hayden Community Center, which will bring thousands of much needed reading materials and resource to the youth of the community.
Feb. 14, 2003:The Phoenix Suns and America West Arena will host the first-ever
Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) pitting the top Native American high school teams from Arizona and around the country this July.
May 3, 2002: The Suns recognized 13 Arizona citizens and health-related agencies for their successful contributions toward the
promotion of health and recreation throughout the state.
April 24, 2002: Twenty kids from AIDS Project Arizona Kids Central traveled to San Diego on
a Sea World adventure recently, courtesy of the Suns and Southwest Airlines.
April 2, 2002: The Suns' competitive wheelchair basketball team advanced to the
national
championship game on March 30 before falling to a younger and faster
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater team.
