Pro-Ballers Lend Support for DreamCourt at Boys & Girls Clubs of Houston

Just fourteen pro-basketball legends and also NFL players wielded their star capacity to raise $26, 000 for construction of an DreamCourt™ at the actual Holthouse Boys & Girls Club.

Members on the Houston Texans and also retired players from the Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers and also Harlem Globetrotters signed autographs throughout a fundraiser at the actual Dr. Gleem Car Wash on Fri, May 22, from 8 a. meters. to 6 v. m. Houston residents were invited in the future out to the auto wash at 5803 Bellaire Blvd. for you to mingle with activities celebrities, enjoy a elite car wash and provide to this worthwhile cause. DreamCourts are state-of-the-art basketball facilities inbuilt lower-income communities by using a collaboration among WorldVentures Foundation™, Nancy Lieberman Groundwork and Sport Court®.

"This was a classic star-studded occasion and also I'm so honored to own had the Houston Texans and also my former field hockey counterparts join you in raising funds so local children will surely have a new DreamCourt to call their very own, " said Nancy Lieberman, Basketball Hall-of-Famer, coach and executive director on the Nancy Lieberman Groundwork.

The hoops-star lineup included former Houston Rockets Rodney McCray, Moses Malone, Marcus Camby, Paul James, Robert Reid, and also ex-Rockets Coach Steve Egan. Former Harlem Globetrotters Howard Jones, Reggie Dixon and also Sweet Lou Dunbar joined up with them, along having former Philadelphia 76er, Harvey Catchings, and also Ollie Taylor, who played to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Which represents the Houston Texans had been Jonathan Grimes, Andre Hal and also former player, Chester Pitts. Clutch system, the Houston Rockets mascot, found 1 p. meters. and some on the Rocket Power Dancers seemed.

"On the heels on the Muhammad and Lonnie Ali DreamCourt launching in Phoenix on May 6, it is humbling to have even more celebrity support in serving children who need us, " said Gwyneth Lloyd, account manager director of WorldVentures Groundwork. "Our volunteers matched this event in collaboration with Doctor. Gleem owner, Kevin Jenkins, his / her daughter, Shelby, and also their wonderful management staff. It was a new team effort and i am thankful to all people involved. "

WorldVentures Foundation is a dedicated, national affiliate on the Boys & Girls Clubs of The us and leads support excursions to groups nationwide, where volunteers help with renovation projects. Of 17 DreamCourts designed to date, nine are placed at Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado front range, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Il, and Arizona. The multi-hoop DreamCourt slated to the Holthouse Club may feature Sport Court's Electrical power Game™ high-performance safe practices surface and vibrant blue and red accents.