Photo: White House Blog -- 2010 NBA World Champion Los Angeles Lakers and President Obama came together for an afternoon of education and service projects with some Washington DC kids December 13, 2010
The repeat World Champion Los Angeles Lakers went to the White House to celebrate a championship win last year. So this time around, they did something different to honor their latest accomplishment.
Earlier this month, on December 13, the Lakers visited with members of The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Part of the time was spent with the kids assembling care packages and writing letters to wounded military men and women, as well as putting together special gift kits for the homeless in DC. For fun, the players and coaches joined with the kids in a skills building game called, “Big Brain Academy Challenge.”
Also, helping sponsor the event, the league’s global social outreach program, NBA Cares.
“The Lakers have a proud tradition of performing community service in the L.A. community, and I’m glad that they took the time to help us during the holiday season here in Washington, D.C. We celebrate that spirit of service off the court — because it’s very hard to do what these guys do on the court, but everybody can serve off the court,” President Obama said later at a ceremony honoring the Lakers. The full text of the President’s remarks on the White House website.
More on this event in this story on the Lakers website. You can get updates on the Lakers in the sports section, in the middle column, of this blog.
