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Mission Statement |
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The Jason Terry Foundation is a youth based
organization, focused on helping others obtain
dreams (H.O.O.D.), through education,
self-empowerment, and community involvement.
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Jason Terry has been giving back to communities
across the country through The Jason Terry
Foundation, founded in 2000. The primary focus
of the foundation is to provide inner city
youths the opportunity to further their
education beyond high school.
The theme of the foundation is (H.O.O.D.) the
acronym for Helping Others Obtain Their Dreams.
Jason the product of a household of 10 children
in Seattle, and now himself the father of four
girls, has a passion for working with children
and helping them to be the best they can be in
all they do. It is his goal to show children
that dreams do come true if you work hard and
stay focused on your goals.
For the second year, he has donated $100 dollars
for each of the three point goals he made with
his NBA Dallas Mavericks team to Gilda's Club of
North Texas, an organization providing a free
nonresidential meeting place for cancer patients
their families and supporters. This year he made
164 three pointers and donated $16,400 from his
foundation. Each year his donation is matched by
the Credit Union of Texas and an anonymous donor
bringing the total donation for the 2006-2007
season to Gilda's Club to nearly $50,000. He
donated $17,100 for the 2005-2006 season.
Gilda's Club has named him a "Most Valuable
Player" for his generous contributions.
Building Leaders for Tomorrow (BLFT) Summerscope
camp is honoring
Jason Terry with the 2007 Image Leader Award In
Sports for his
profound impact on Dallas youth and commitment
to his community. BLFT, a free week-long sports and entertainment
program for youth ages
11 to 17 not only features motivational messages
from industry
notables and celebrities, but also incorporates
wellness education and
life skills development as part of the camp
curriculum. The award presentation is Tuesday,
August 21 at 10:30 a.m. at West Dallas Community
Church. To register for the camp log onto
www.buildingleadersfortomorrow.com.
In addition to the thousands of dollars raised
through his two year UNCF All Star Hoops
Showdown Celebrity Basketball Tournament at
Phillips Arena, including a personal donation of
$25,000, the foundation holds annual camps for
boys and girls in multiple cities and has
contributed a computer lab at South Shore
Community Center in Jason's hometown of Seattle.
Summer basketball camps are held annually in
Tucson, the home of his almer mater the
University of Arizona and will be held again
this year in Seattle at Franklin High School
where his jersey was retired in February. He has
also held his camp in Atlanta at Clark Atlanta
University Gymnasium.
At Christmas time in 2003, Jason put smiles on
the faces of children at Atlanta's Hughes
Spalding Children's Hospital when he visited
with teammates bringing toys provided by the
Jason Terry Foundation. That same year the
foundation donated teddy bears and Jason's team
jerseys to the Marine Corp Toys For Tots
campaign.
Because of all of his outstanding community work
in 2003, The NBA awarded him the July Community
Assist Award and he received a $5,000 donation
from the NBA to the charity of his choice.
In addition Jason's foundation has hosted a
Reading Timeout for the children of the Atlanta
Hawks/ Thomasville Heights Reading & Learning
Center, took part in the Thomasville Summer Camp
closing ceremonies, presenting awards to reading
contest winners and conducted free basketball
clinics for several Boys & Girls Clubs at the
Whole Foods Market in Roswell, a suburb of
Atlanta. He was also presented with the Frank
Ski Foundation Athlete of the Year Award for his
philanthropic efforts throughout the
Atlanta-area community.
For more information on the foundation contact
Rahsaan Horne, Vice President at
rahsaan@jasonterryfoundation.org or
404 514-0826. For interviews with Jason Terry
and general media inquiries please contact Diane
Larche', Publicist for Jason Terry and the
foundation at
diane@jasonterryfoundation.org or 404
273-3227. |
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Jason Terry and Caron Butler’s Coat and Blanket Drive
Jason Terry and Caron Butler are asking fans to help blanket the Metroplex this November by making a donation to their coat and blanket drive, benefiting Metroplex shelters.
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