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According to a press release, Tobias Harris will donate to Habitat for Humanity of Philadelphia to provide three months of mortgage payment assistance to 12 families experiencing financial hardship in North and West Philadelphia. He’ll also give lunch on Tuesday to 250 health care workers at Temple University Hospital in a partnership with Chick-Fil-A. The final component of Harris’ charitable contributions is a donation of 20,000 children’s books for home libraries in Philadelphia through the Read by 4th program. It's a fitting donation for Harris, a proud and voracious reader.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods Inc. are teaming up during the 2019-20 season to support Habitat for Humanity in Milwaukee with the “Tipoff for Homes” initiative. For every tipoff the Bucks win throughout the upcoming regular season, Sargento will donate $500 to Milwaukee Habitat. “We’re proud to team with Sargento to help support Habitat for Humanity in Milwaukee,” said Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin. “The Bucks place an emphasis on community betterment, so to have our play on the court impact a great community partner, with an assist from Sargento, is great teamwork all around.”
While there, Collins participated in Basketball Without Borders, helping some of the continent’s best young players with various drills and techniques on how to improve as players. He also participated in Habitat for Humanity and helped build 10 homes for families in South Africa. That trip changed Collins’ view of his life in the United States. “We have a lot more advantages given to us that we take for granted here,” Collins told The Athletic. “I realized that a little bit more when I came back. I think it changed my perspective on a lot of things.”
Lowry took 11 family members with him on the trip and, in between doing charity work, including building 10 homes for Habitat for Humanity on Thursday, found time to go on a safari. “I got a chance to really see lions, an elephant, giraffe, leopard, wild dogs, impala, all up close and personal,” Lowry said on an international NBA conference call.
Through his CP3 Foundation, Chris Paul has helped build homes via Habitat Humanity, the foundation has given away meals to families, made large food donations, and Paul has participate in numerous charity fundraisers. Thursday night was no different for the Triad native. He was the guest speaker at the Winston-Salem Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club fundraising dinner.
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Jessica sat down with SLAM to recall the special visit her tornado-stricken community received from NBA star Dwight Howard in the aftermath of the tragic disaster. Nima Zarrabi / @NZbeFree: We found out that Dwight Howard was coming down here to help through the D12 Foundation. He was going to be in Birmingham one day and Tuscaloosa the next. We signed up to volunteer through Habitat for Humanity and went down to Birmingham. We didn’t even think Dwight would be out there the whole day but he was out there, working with us. There was rebuilding going on and we helped clean debris, hung some installation in one house, cleaned out a few other houses and hung some siding—some odds and ends around all the different job sites.
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard spent part of Thursday working with Habitat for Humanity on repairing houses destroyed in the April 27 tornadoes. After the tornadoes hit, Howard sent members of his D12 Foundation to gather information about the damage. "It's very tough to look at," the NBA All-Star said. "I don't know what people who lost their homes are going to do. It hurts me to see all this. It's a humbling experience. I'm going to do as much as I can. I want to do as much as I can in two days and try to help rebuild Alabama. "Money and anything materialistic would not give anybody who lose their homes satisfaction. But if you spend time with people and let them know you genuinely care that means more than anything else."
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