The Rasheed A. Wallace Foundation | Community Involvement

NBA Team Up Day

On Wednesday, October 29, 1998 Rasheed Wallace visited the youth at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club. Along with J.R. Rider, Gary Trent and Blazers General Manager Bob Whitsitt, Wallace helped out with Halloween decorations and showed the kids some fall spirit on a day where basketball was not a top priority. For Rasheed and his teammates to go into the local clubs and organizations means so much to the kids, which is why he continues to do it. Rasheed will always put the extra effort into the community where he lives. "It's hard not to remember what it was like growing up, so I always want to give back what I can," Wallace commented.

In addition to the Boys and Girls Club, Wallace will also spend some time with the elderly at the Urban League's Senior Center. Wallace and his fellow players will play bingo with the group, among other activities.

Each of Rasheed's Blazer teammates are also participating in some aspect of NBA TeamUp Day, a league-wide effort to support local community projects. Kenny Anderson and coach Mike Dunleavy are to carve pumpkins with youngsters at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Arvydas Sabonis will read a book in Spanish to Hispanic students at a Beaverton elementary school, and Jermaine O'Neal will visit students at the Police Activities League youth center.

Other Charitable Involvement
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• Foundation Lends Helping Hand

• Rasheed Stays Involved

• Philly Coat Drive

• Sheed's Squad

• Committed Partners for Youth

• NBA Team Up Day