Season of Giving

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CLEVELAND –&nbsp;The&nbsp;Cleveland Cavaliers&nbsp;continue to uplift the Northeast Ohio community and spread goodwill during the holiday season through their annual&nbsp;Season of Giving championed by Cleveland-Cliffs. During November and December, the Cavaliers hosted 23 events that served more than 54,000 community members, providing over 60,500 meals and contributing 470 hours of volunteer service from team members. Each event was thoughtfully designed to deliver essential resources and create memorable moments of joy for families across Northeast Ohio.

“The Cavaliers Season of Giving, championed by Cleveland-Cliffs, is a tradition that reflects our shared commitment to support and uplift our neighbors across Northeast Ohio,” said&nbsp;Pam Frasco Cleveland Cavaliers Senior Vice President of Social Impact and Executive Director of the Cavaliers Community Foundation.&nbsp;“As one organization, from the players to front office team members and community partners, we are able to make a meaningful impact during the holiday season and beyond. The joint collaboration that drives this yearly effort highlights the power that can come from our exceptional community.”

Highlights from this year’s Season of Giving include:&nbsp;

Thankful For ALL Holiday Dinner The Cleveland Cavaliers served 150 students and families from Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Project ACT at Rocket Arena. Guests enjoyed turkey and traditional fixings served by Cavs players, coaches, senior leadership and team members. Project ACT provides support services to children and youth in need so they can focus on success in the classroom.

Cavaliers Annual Holiday Hospital Visit Members of the Cavaliers Team brought holiday joy to patients throughout the city with the annual season of giving hospital visit at Cleveland Clinic. Each participant received a gift from the Cavaliers and had time to meet select players in attendance.  

Holiday Pajama PartyThe Cavaliers brightened the holiday season for 100 women and children at Laura’s Home with a celebration that included pajamas for all, milk and cookies, holiday story time and additional holiday festivities. Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center offers specialized, wraparound services designed to empower families and individuals to live healthy lives.  

Holiday Meal Packing In partnership with volunteers from Cleveland-Cliffs, Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Team Members from Rocket Arena the Holiday Meal Packing prepared over 52,000 meals for distribution by the Children’s Hunger Alliance.   

More information about the Cavaliers community initiatives or to learn how you can get involved, visit&nbsp;cavs.com/community.

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Cleveland Cavaliers Host Another Successful Season of Giving Championed by Cleveland Cliffs providing more than 60,500 meals to Cleveland’s Community

CLEVELAND&nbsp;– The Cleveland Cavaliers brought joy to Northeast Ohio this holiday season with their annual "Cavaliers Season of Giving"&nbsp;championed by Cleveland-Cliffs.&nbsp;

Through a series of 24 events, the Cavaliers impacted over 65,000 community members needing extra support and love during the holiday season. This included packing over 63,500 shelf-stable meals, delivering 1,000 winter coats and hats to children, donating over 680 books promoting literacy, visiting pediatric patients in the hospital and much more. This annual initiative continues to showcase the organization's dedication to giving back and making a positive impact, particularly during the holiday period when many in the community need it most.

"Cavaliers Season of Giving embodies our team’s commitment to making a positive impact across Northeast Ohio,” said&nbsp;Kevin Clayton, Cleveland Cavaliers Chief Impact Officer.&nbsp;"Our entire front office, team and coaching staff gets involved, and it is truly a way for us to rally around the community that supports us day in and day out.”

The annual giving initiative features a series of events supporting many different community members with coat drives, shopping surprises, food drives, assembling holiday cards for the Cleveland VA Hospital, and more. A selection of events from this year’s Cavaliers Season of Giving follows:

Kids Coat Distribution with The New Store&nbsp;

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland-Cliffs assisted in distributing new winter coats to 800 kids and provided snacks to children from the Mansfield Community as part of The New Store program. All winter coats were new, offering kids a variety of high-quality, brand-name coats to keep students warm during the winter months.

The Cavaliers worked with Cleveland Metropolitan School District's Project ACT, a program dedicated to supporting homeless children and families, to serve a group of 200 people. Families enjoyed turkey and all the traditional fixings of a holiday meal at the dinner, served by Cavs players, coaches, members of senior leadership and team members.

Holiday Food Distribution at May Dugan Center

In partnership with Greater Cleveland Food Bank, volunteers from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse helped pack fresh and shelf-stable food and distributed it to local neighbors. During the distribution, the Cavs unveiled a new Cavaliers-branded 28-foot refrigerated produce truck utilized to deliver the distributed food. The team packaged and distributed&nbsp;nearly 6,000&nbsp;meals to members of the local community.

Giant Eagle Supermarket Surprise and Delight

Several Giant Eagle customers were surprised to find Darius Garland and Jaylon Tyson as their register clerks when checking out groceries. Not only did they ring up items, but they also took care of the bill, offering an amazing act of kindness right before the holidays.

The 2024 Cavaliers Season of Giving offered a diverse range of events to benefit all community members. These efforts and more were made possible through collaborations with various community partners. Organizations such as Cleveland-Cliffs, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, American Cancer Society, Cleveland Clinic, Children's Hunger&nbsp;Alliance&nbsp;and Giant Eagle played crucial roles in supporting these community-focused initiatives.&nbsp;

For more information about the Cavaliers community relations efforts or to learn how you can get involved, visit&nbsp;Cavs.com/Community.

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Cleveland Cavaliers Season of Giving Championed by Cleveland-Cliffs Delivers Cheer Across Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND- In honor of the Cleveland Cavaliers Season of Giving delivered by UPS, the partners delivered good cheer and gifts with a Surprise and Delight visit to three local small and family-owned businesses on Thursday, December 7. Cavs in-arena host Ahmaad Crump and the Cavs Dance Team, along with UPS representatives stopped in at Fire-Dex in Medina, StoveGuard in Independence and the Item Bazaar storefront, Electronic Flip in Warrensville Heights to drop off Cavs swag and Crumbl cookies to show appreciation for their long hours during this hectic time of the year. “Small and family-owned businesses are the pillars of the Cleveland community,” said Shelly Cayette, Cavaliers Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. “This holiday season, we’re thrilled to partner with UPS to show appreciation to Fire-Dex, StoveGuard and Item Bazaar employees during one of the busiest times of the year.”

At each stop, staffers enjoyed the surprise holiday gathering mingling with UPS representatives and the Cavs entertainment crew. Crump thanked employees for their dedication to the work they do and shared season’s greeting from the Cavaliers organization. The event concluded with the Cavs Dance Team treating everyone to a special performance.

“UPS is committed to moving our world forward by delivering what matters,” said Chris Byrne, UPS President of Marketing Strategy and Brand. “And what matters to us is the growth and success of small businesses and the communities they serve – especially as we get deeper into our busiest time of year. We love partnering with the Cavs to recognize Cleveland-based small businesses for their hard work and dedication.”

Fire-Dex is a family-owned business with 90 employees who provide head-to-toe Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) care and maintenance for first responders. Fire-Dex prides itself on its mission to serve those who serve.

Item Bazaar, a Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business program, was founded by John Carroll University alumni Alex Tenenbaum in 2000 to sell new and used books. In 2007, the company transitioned from selling books to video games and media. Electronic Flip is a storefront of Item Bazaar that&nbsp;specializes in a large selection of pre-owned media, retro video games, collectibles and pre-owned electronics.

StoveGuard is a family-owned small business founded by Mathew McCarthy whose mission is to maximize time spent with family. The 25-employee company provides families around the country with stove, oven and grill guards to reduce kitchen clean-up to allow for more family time in the living room.

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Cleveland Cavaliers and UPS Surprise & Delight Three Local Small and Family-Owned Businesses

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The Cavaliers were busy this November and December working with agency partners to make the holidays a bit brighter for families in Northeast Ohio. The Cavaliers Season of Giving driven by UPS was a huge success, giving back in ways of volunteering, packing meals, gifting toys, cheering up families spending time in the hospital, and surprising shoppers getting groceries! The Cavaliers thank all who helped us ring in the new year by doing what we love, celebrating and giving back to this great city of Cleveland!

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Season of Giving Recap

Cavaliers Welcome 150 Special Guests from Cleveland’s Project ACT for Family-Style Thanksgiving Dinner at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Cavs Players, Coaches, and Team Executives Serve the Traditional Holiday Meal to Underserved Families to Tip Off Cavaliers 2022 Season of Giving Delivered by UPS

The Cleveland Cavaliers 2022 Season of Giving&nbsp;Delivered by UPS&nbsp; tipped off on Thursday, November 17th&nbsp;with their “Thankful for ALL” holiday dinner at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for families&nbsp;that are part of&nbsp;Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Project ACT. The surprise hosts for the evening were Cavs players, coaches and team executives who served the 150 special guests the traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey with all the fixings.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“This dinner is a very special event for our students, and it is one of the most exciting things that they have the opportunity to do, especially the children that don’t have the chance to sit down at a Thanksgiving dinner. It’s something that they will always remember,“ said Marcia Zashin, Project ACT director. “We’ve been coming to have this holiday dinner with the Cavs for 11 years and it’s the highlight of our year.”

The serving staff for the night included Cavs players Isaac Okoro and Lamar Stevens, joined by Head Coach J.B.  Bickerstaff, assistant coaches Luke Walton and Andrew Olsen along with members of the Cavs front office and senior leadership team.  The hosts welcomed their guests table-to-table while serving the family style sit-down dinner of turkey, mash potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie and more!  Cavs mascots Moondog and Sir C.C. were on hand to bring their usual fun and shenanigans to the evening.

The&nbsp;Thankful for ALL holiday dinner&nbsp;was generously donated by Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse’s official food and beverage provider, Aramark.&nbsp;

Click&nbsp;here&nbsp;for photo gallery of the Thankful for ALL dinner.

Beginning with Thanksgiving through the holidays, the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate&nbsp;Season of Giving Delivered by UPS&nbsp;a host of events designed to help spread the joy of the holiday season to those in the Northeast Ohio community.

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Thankful for ALL Holiday Dinner

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Thankful for ALL Holiday Dinner, as part of Season of Giving, Delivered by UPS

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Cinemark at Valley View turned into Who-ville on Saturday, but Alec Burks was anything but The Grinch. On the contrary: instead of trying to steal Christmas, Burks and the Cavaliers provided an extra special holiday experience for the Whos….otherwise known as children from the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Cleveland and Lorain.

The Cavs invited 100 kids from the clubs to attend a private party at the theatre, where Burks handed out gifts to everyone. The youngsters were then treated to a private showing of the new movie “The Grinch” and got to enjoy complimentary popcorn and drinks. There were many smiles seen and laughs heard as the kids watched the mean one and his dog Max conspire against the Whos.

And that was just the beginning of the fun day for the kids, which marked the culmination of the Cavs annual Toy Drive, as part of the annual Cavaliers Season of Giving.

Next up: the Cleveland Monsters hockey game! The group made their way to Quicken Loans Arena to watch the Monsters take on the Rochester Americans. They were also treated to food and drinks at the game.

It was a fun, action packed day and a perfect way for the kids to celebrate the holiday season.

About the Cavs and Monsters Toy Drive:
The Cavs and Monsters Toy Drive took place at all Cavs and Monsters home games from November 9th through December 15th.  Fans were invited to bring new, unwrapped toys to the games and more than 1,200 items were generously donated! So 1,200 underserved children will receive a new present for the holidays. All the items are being distributed to several nonprofit organizations in the Cleveland area.

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Cavs Host Fun Holiday Outing for Boys & Girls Clubs

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Isaiah Thomas Spreads Holiday Cheer

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