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Orlando Magic Announce Partnership with Special Olympics Florida!

In an effort to bring more awareness to Special Olympics Florida, the NBAÂ’s Orlando Magic announced their new partnership with Special Olympics Florida during their September 22 2007, Select a Seat event for season ticket holders.

The Magic kicked off the partnership by saluting FloridaÂ’s World Games basketball team, the Hamilton County Stompers, just days before they headed off to Shanghai, China to compete against the worldÂ’s best. The Stompers got a glimpse of what it would be like to be NBA stars, if only for a day, as the Orlando Magic gave the team a full day of VIP treatment.

After being shown to a private locker room, the team got their very first look at their Team USA competition uniforms, they suited up and took center court at the Amway Arena (Orlando). After some words of advice and a quick photo op with Magic superstar Dwight Howard, Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy, Assistant Coach Brendan Malone, and former Magic stand-out and current community ambassador Nick Anderson put the team through their paces during a full on-court clinic.

 

Stompers with Magic star Dwight Howard 

 

In between a catered lunch, meeting the Orlando Magic dancers and getting autographs from Magic players, the Stompers got a private pep talk from Nick Anderson and then signed autographs, posed for photos and accepted words of encouragement from Magic fans, as they sat side by side with Magic players and coaches at autograph tables.

The day was capped off with a special present to each player: an official Magic jersey with their name on it.

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The Magic want to make their fans into "fans" of Special Olympics, through ongoing awareness and participation opportunities, throughout the season.

December 21st will be "Special Olympics Night" at the Magic's game against the Utah Jazz. Everything will be Special Olympics: in the concourses, in the arena, on-court activities, you name it!

And we have special ticket packages available for the Utah game, with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics Florida.  See flier for more details.

 

About the Orlando Magic: On an annual basis, the Orlando Magic gives more than $2 million to the local community by way of event sponsorships, donated tickets, autographed merchandise, scholarships and grants. Orlando Magic community relations programming impact an estimated 75,000 kids annually. Over the last 18 years, more than $13 million has been distributed to local non-profit community organizations via the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. The OMYF, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, focuses on helping every child in Central Florida realize their full potential, especially those most at risk, by supporting programs and partnerships that empower families and change lives. Ticket highlights for 2007-08 include: a franchise-most 8,417 seats priced $25 or under per game, a $25 lower bowl ticket and, for the 10th straight year, tickets priced at $10 per game. For ticket information, log on to www.orlandomagic.com or call 407-89-MAGIC. Through NBA CARES, the league, players and teams will raise and contribute $100 million for charity, donate more than 1 million hours of hands-on volunteer service to communities worldwide and build more than 100 places where kids can learn and play over the next five years.  The Time is Now to make a difference. be Bold. be Blue 

 



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