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.
On August 24 he will be honored as Dallas Image Maker of The Year at a Coca
Cola Company and Boost Mobile sponsored summer camp in Dallas.
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
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For interviews with Jason Terry and general media inquiries please contact
Diane Larche', Publicist for Jason Terry and the foundation at
diane@jasonterryfoundation.org
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