Help the People of Haiti
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Taino Towers Gymnasium & Red Carpet Theatre - 240 E. 123rd St., NYC
City Employees Union Local 237 of the Teamsters, along with community partners is organizing a fundraiser— Hoops for Haiti—to help Haitians who remain injured and sick in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. The goal of Hoops for Haiti is to raise funds for the Registered Nurses Response Network, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, which has sent multiple deployments of volunteer nurses to the island.
The idea for the Hoops for Haiti campaign originated with Local 237 retiree Helen Mashburn, an NBA mother and chair of the union’s Retiree Sunshine Club. The full day of activities will include a BASKETBALL CAMP for neighborhood youth led by current and retired NBA players, a SUPPORT HAITI CULTURAL EVENT, CONCERT & SILENT AUCTION, and RAFFLES.
Please join Local 237, our community partners, and Helen in making Hoops for Haiti a success.
- Download the Concert Flyer
- Download the Camp Enrollment Form
- Opportunities for Sponsorship
- Community Partners
- Contact
HOOPS FOR HAITI QUARTET
The fundraiser will be held at Taino Towers Gymnasium & Red Carpet Theatre - 240 E. 123rd St., NYC on Saturday, October 8, 2011 and will include a full day of activities:
- basketball camp for neighborhood youth taught by current and retired NBA players;
- silent auction of basketball memorabilia;
Maria Cruz (center), executive director of Taino Towers, presenting a $1500 check for the Hoops for Haiti fundraiser to sponsor youth at the basketball camp.
L-R: Steve Anderson, APL Anderson Productions Ltd; Marta Moreno Vega, president Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Centre, African Diaspora Insitute; Jesus "Tato" Laviera, poet, playwright, performance artist; Nancy B. True, event planner, Teamsters Local 237, Maria Cruz, executive director Taino Towers, Steve Gordon, trustee Teamsters Local 237, Jose Galarza, owner Sabor Borinqueno Restaurant; Hollis Copeland, retired Knick; Susan Milisits, assistant director Retiree Division, Teamsters Local 237; Winston George, deputy director Retiree Division, Teamsters Local 237.
L to R: Winston George, deputy director Retiree Division, Local 237; Maria Cruz, executive director Taino Towers; Gregory Floyd, president Local 237; Haitian General Consul Felix Augustin; poet/playwright Jesus "Tato" Laviera; Nancy B. True, event planner
Contact
For more information: e-mail hoopsforhaiti@local237.org;
or contact Nancy B. True at
212-807-0555 (office), 646-484-1211 (cell)
Teamsters Local 237
216 W. 14th St., 8th fl.
New York, NY 10011
