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Blazers conducting free clinic Tuesday
By Staff Reports
Saturday, July 05, 2008 | No comments posted.
The Portland Trail Blazers will be in Coos Bay on Tuesday, giving a free clinic and visiting with fans and broadcast affiliates as part of their “Make it Better” statewide summer tour.
The clinic runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon, located at 3333 Walnut Ave., in Coos Bay.
The Nike Let Me Play clinic is for boys and girls ages 7 to 13. Those who want to participate are encouraged to call the club at 267-3635, though preregistration is not necessary.
The Blazers contingent, which will include Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub and radio analyst Antonio Harvey, also will speak at a Coos Bay Rotary luncheon and visit KHSN Radio, the Blazers’ affiliate on the South Coast.
The summer tour, sponsored by Kia Motors, includes visits to 19 communities in Oregon and Washington.
The tour, also supported by Providence Health & Services and Nike, was conceived to connect with fans throughout the state, continuing a tradition started by Bill Schonely, the legendary voice of the Blazers for the team’s first 26 years.
“In 1970, one of my first assignments from Harry Glickman was to put a radio network together, so I went and begged people to come aboard,” Schonely said in a press release. “Every summer after — often by myself — I would visit each affiliate, spend the day with their sales people, call on clients, even play a little golf if we were lucky.”
As many as 5,000 kids are expected to participate in the clinics statewide, and the group will visit several corporate sponsors.
The franchise has a long history of working in the community. The Blazers are the only professional sports franchise to receive the National Points of Light Award for excellence in corporate community service.
The team had a long-term partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Portland that led to the creation of the Blazers Boys & Girls Club, the first team-sponsored club of its kind.
In addition, the Albina Head Start McCormack-Matthews Center, which provides education and health services to preschool students and their families, was established in 2004 with nearly $1 million in contributions from Blazers owner Paul Allen, the team, and former Blazer Damon Stoudamire, a Portland native.
For more information on the Blazers, check out the team’s Web site at http://www.trailblazers.com.
The clinic runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon, located at 3333 Walnut Ave., in Coos Bay.
The Nike Let Me Play clinic is for boys and girls ages 7 to 13. Those who want to participate are encouraged to call the club at 267-3635, though preregistration is not necessary.
The Blazers contingent, which will include Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub and radio analyst Antonio Harvey, also will speak at a Coos Bay Rotary luncheon and visit KHSN Radio, the Blazers’ affiliate on the South Coast.
The summer tour, sponsored by Kia Motors, includes visits to 19 communities in Oregon and Washington.
The tour, also supported by Providence Health & Services and Nike, was conceived to connect with fans throughout the state, continuing a tradition started by Bill Schonely, the legendary voice of the Blazers for the team’s first 26 years.
“In 1970, one of my first assignments from Harry Glickman was to put a radio network together, so I went and begged people to come aboard,” Schonely said in a press release. “Every summer after — often by myself — I would visit each affiliate, spend the day with their sales people, call on clients, even play a little golf if we were lucky.”
As many as 5,000 kids are expected to participate in the clinics statewide, and the group will visit several corporate sponsors.
The franchise has a long history of working in the community. The Blazers are the only professional sports franchise to receive the National Points of Light Award for excellence in corporate community service.
The team had a long-term partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Portland that led to the creation of the Blazers Boys & Girls Club, the first team-sponsored club of its kind.
In addition, the Albina Head Start McCormack-Matthews Center, which provides education and health services to preschool students and their families, was established in 2004 with nearly $1 million in contributions from Blazers owner Paul Allen, the team, and former Blazer Damon Stoudamire, a Portland native.
For more information on the Blazers, check out the team’s Web site at http://www.trailblazers.com.
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