The Rasheed A. Wallace Foundation funds programs for youth and sponsors activities that benefit the lives of the less fortunate. Some of these programs and activities include the Rasheed Wallace Basketball Camp, The We Care Food Drive, Trail Blazing for Children, Sheed’s Squad, the Ornament Drive and various grants to schools and recreation centers. Each program promotes social, cultural and academic development for youth.

Rasheed Wallace Basketball Camp
Sheed's Squad
Food Drive Program

Sheed’s Squad

Sheed’s Squad donates Portland Trail Blazer basketball tickets to various schools and youth organizations. Those schools become part of Sheed’s Squad.

The following is Sheed’s Squad 1999:

• Beaverton Police Activities League
• Boys and Girls Club
• Blazer Boys and Girls Club
• Fred G. Meyer Memorial Boys and Girls Club
• Hillsboro Boys and Girls Club
• Bridge Builders
• Committed Partners for Youth (CPY)
• Da Da Kidoga
• The Dougy Center
• Franklin High School
• Henry Hill Elementary School
• The "I Have a Dream" Foundation
• Jefferson High School
• Mothers Against Gang Violence
• Northside YMCA Black Achievers Program
• Native American Rehabilitation Association
• Open House Ministries
• Oregon School for the Blind
• Oregon Youth Authority
• PIVOT (Partners in Vocational Opportunities Training)
• Portland House of Umoja
• Portland Street Academy
• REACH Community Development, Inc.
• Riverbend Youth Center
• Roosevelt Community Family Resource Center
• Salmon Corp of Portland
• Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI)
• Thomas Middle School
• Touchstone families from Woodlawn Elementary School
• Waverly Children’s Home
• Whitworth Elementary School
• Youth Employment Institute

FOOD DRIVE PROGRAM
MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Rasheed Wallace, Portland Trail Blazers
WHAT: The Rasheed A. Wallace Foundation’s 1999 "WE CARE FOOD DRIVE" competition.
WHEN: Food collection dates were Monday, November 1 to Monday, November 15, 1999.
WHERE: 9 Philadelphia high schools were willing to take your non-perishable food donations. Each school picked their own designated helpers.

1. Northeast High School – Cottman & Algon Avenues
2. Roxborough High School – Ridge Avenue & Fountain Street
3. Martin Luther King High School – Stenton Avenue & Haines Street
4. Olney High School – Front Street & Duncannon Avenue
5. Simon Gratz High School – 18^th Street & Hunting Park Avenue
6. Edison High School – Front & Luzerne Streets
7. University City High School – 36^th & Filbert Streets
8. Benjamin Franklin High School – Broad & Green Streets
9. South Philadelphia High School – Broad Street & Snyder Avenue

WHY: In an effort to stem the tide of hunger, feed those less fortunate individuals and families in our community and foster a sense of community pride amongst our students, we endeavored to collect non-perishable food items at nine (9) local area high schools. The collected items were donated to the Greater Philadelphia Food Bank and other relief agencies for distribution to families and individuals throughout the Philadelphia region.

NOTE:Each school received $500 just for participating! The winning school, Simon Gratz was notified of their win during the press conference on Thursday, November 18, 1999 by Rasheed. Rasheed also presented Gratz High School with 50 tickets to the Blazers’/76ers’ game.

Amazingly enough through all the excitement, everyone was able to have their picture taken with Rasheed and his wife Fatima.

For More Information on the Food Drive contact:

The Rasheed A. Wallace Foundation
2207 Chestnut Street
Second Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

215.563.8007
215.563.4803 fax

8948 SW Barbur
Suite 192
Portland, OR 97219-4047

503.699.6515
503.635.5650 fax

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