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.
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.
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.
