PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PING-PONG SHOWDOWN AT TOPSPIN CHARITY TO SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION IN NYC
Wednesday November 6, 2013
Location: Metropolitan Pavilion 125 w. 18th st.
TopSpin was founded in 2009 guided by the principle that every child
deserves access to a well-rounded, quality education. TopSpin seeks to provide
necessary resources for undeserved youth to succeed. Since inception, TopSpin
has quickly grown into one of New York’s premiere sports, entertainment and
media industry events, attracting 3,500+ influencers and professionals while
raising more than $1,000,000 for 14 nonprofit organizations. To learn more
about TopSpin and its work to date, please visit www.topspincharity.com,
and follow us on social media via our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TopSpinCharity) and Twitter
account (@TopSpinCharity).
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The The TopSpin Charity Celebrity Tournament event at Metropolitan Pavilion, which was produced pro-bono by MKTG INC, raised nearly $350,000 for five New York City youth education charities and was attended by 1,300 people.
TopSpin, a national philanthropic group, dedicated to empowering America’s youth through education, will bring together members of the sports and entertainment industries, including top sports executives and athletes from New York-based professional teams for its fifth annual charity table tennis tournament. More than 1,200 are expected to attend the event.
The
charity fundraiser will feature a Celebrity Tournament on the stadium-style
center court and an Open division for party-goers and table tennis aficionados to
show their skills. The event, which is being produced pro-bono by MKTGINC, will
also feature a sports memorabilia silent auction and a Tour GCXgolf simulator.
Celebrity participants
John Wallace, Ron Harper, Brooklyn Nets Deron Williams,
Brooklyn Nets Shaun Livingston, New York Giants Jason- Pierre
Paul, New York Giants Shaun Rogers, Jerry Stackhouse
Music by D-NICE – NY DJ and rapper
Ron Harper |
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Alan Anderson |
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