All-Star Garnett named Kennedy Citizenship Award
28/4/2006 15:08
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett was named the winner of the
NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award yesterday, an honor given to a player
or coach for outstanding community service.
"I am happy that I can help make
a difference in the communities, and blessed to be in the position where I am
able to lend support. Hopefully, this will encourage others to do the same," the
nine-time All-Star said in a prepared statement released by the NBA form New
York.
As part of his Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, Garnett donated US$1.2
million to television personality Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network to build 24
homes - one house per month for the next two years.
He also participated in
an NBA Players Hurricane Relief Game in Houston, in which each player donated a
minimum of US$10,000 in cash and supplies.
Garnett has also developed an
ongoing partnership with the Minneapolis Urban League to assist hurricane
survivors in Minnesota and has hosted affected families in his suite at the
Target Center arena.
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