Event Recap : Top Spin Charity Celebrity Tournament on November 6th, 2013

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

Kenyon Martin and Jerry Stackhouse

Ron Harper 

Alan Anderson

Deron Williams

John Wallace

Jason Pierre-Paul

Shaun Livingston