CAVS HARVEST FOR HUNGER CAMPAIGN IS A SOARING SUCCESS
The Cleveland Cavaliers 2022 Harvest for Hunger campaign presented by TrustedSec collected $9,000 to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank (GCFB), thanks to the generosity of Cavs and Monsters fans who dropped off canned and non-perishable foods and made monetary donations and participated in the 50/50 “Super Jackpot” Raffle that ran from Monday, March 28th – Sunday, April 3rd. Fans also helped Hope Soars Ohio reach over 12% of their goal of $50,000 for GCFB early on in the campaign! The Cavaliers organization doubled the impact by matching the hundreds of pounds of food donated by fans, matching funds raised through Hope Soars Ohio, and matching part of the proceeds that benefited GCFB during the 50/50 “Super Jackpot” Raffle!
To provide a creative and convenient assist to the Harvest for Hunger campaign, the Cavs were proud to support the Hope Soars Ohio program developed by the Beachwood High School Marketing /Junior Achievement students to inspire hope and uplift the local and global communities through pop art installations. The Hope Soars Ohio inflatable Cavs butterfly was on display at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for Cavs and Monsters games in March and provided fans another way to donate to the GCFB by scanning a QR code.
During the pandemic and with rising food costs, the need and demand to provide nutritious meals to families in our community is greater than ever. A $1.00 donation previously provided four nutritious meals, and today it provides for three meals, making support for the GCFB even more important.
For the Love of Reading CAVS HOST TWO MOBILE BOOK FAIRS powered by FirstEnergy
The Cavs Mobile Book Fair powered by FirstEnergy made its way to two locations in March to impact over 700 youth who were given the opportunity to select two new books at no cost to them courtesy of Scholastic.
The first stop was at the Boys & Girls Club of Lorain County at the Desich Family Campus, March 22-25th, and a week later the Cavs Mobile Book Fair traveled south to the Crouse Community Learning Center in Akron on March 31- April 1st.
At each stop Cavaliers staff were on hand to help the kids pick out their books and assist with the “checkout” process. The Cavs Mobile Book Fair in partnership with FirstEnergy and Scholastic is an ongoing program with the Cavs to promote literacy and a love for books among the youth in the community.
MATH HOOPS LIVE presented by Rocket Mortgage STUDENTS GET ASSIST FROM CAVS PLAYERS CEDI OSMAN AND LAURI MARKKANEN
The Cavaliers and Learn Fresh are proud to deliver NBA Math Hoops presented by Rocket Mortgage to students and educators throughout Ohio. NBA Math Hoops connects math education to the game of basketball and the current statistics of the NBA/WNBA’s biggest stars. The program is centered around a board game, mobile app and 12-week curriculum that is tied to the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.
On Tuesday, March 29th, 30 students from Mayfair Elementary (East Cleveland) and Huntington Elementary (Brunswick) schools were invited to compete in a game of NBA Math Hoops Live on the Cavaliers practice court at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
It was a fun-filled competition with the court set up like the actual NBA Math Hoops game board. The two teams of students were excited to get a big assist from some special guests! With the roll of the dice, when the students completed their math problems Cavs players Cedi Osman and Lauri Markkanen along with mascot Sir C.C. took their place on game board to shoot for the winning hoops.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CLASS OF 2022 CAVS/HUNTINGTON SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Ten graduating seniors from Northeast Ohio high schools were each awarded a $2,000 college scholarship provided through the 2022 Cavaliers and Huntington Scholarship program.
Criteria to receive the scholarship was based on a 500-word essay submitted by each student along with their high level of community service, high school transcript, ACT and/or SAT scores and a letter of recommendation.
The recipients were honored at a pregame banquet and recognized during a halftime ceremony at the Cavs vs. 76ers game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday, April 3rd: