Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Team
To Take On “Duarte Route 66’ers” April 30
DUARTE, CA, March 21, 2010 – High-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines are in store when the Harlem Ambassadors bring their unique brand of Harlem-style basketball to town to take on the Duarte Route 66’ers on Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Duarte High School Gym.
“It’s going to be a great night of fun for the community,” said Frank Haynes, event chair. “The Harlem Ambassadors are legendary for putting on a great show with non-stop laughs that the entire family can enjoy. Providing the other half of the entertainment will be the Duarte Route 66’ers, featuring the heretofore unknown athletic prowess of team players that will include Duarte City Manager, Darrell George; Mayor, Tzeitel Paras-Carraci; and Mount Olive High School principal, Kevin Morris.
Proceeds from the event, co-sponsored by the Duarte Community Service Council and the City of Duarte, will benefit the nonprofit Duarte Community Service Council to assist needy families in the Duarte community.
The Duarte Community Service Council has been helping Duarte families in need with emergency food and welfare services since 1947. It also provides assistance to needy students with school uniforms, school supplies, eye exams and glasses. The Service Council helps bring holiday cheer to as many as 300 families a year, providing them with food and gifts through its annual Christmas Basket program, and donates scholarships to Duarte High School seniors who are planning to major in a medical field, among other activities. The majority of the Duarte Community Service Council’s funding comes from donations. This is the first major fundraiser for the organization in many years, said Haynes.
Tax-deductible sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from $100 as a friend of the Duarte Community Service Council to $2,500 to be an Event Sponsor. Tickets for the basketball show are on sale in advance from the Duarte Chamber of Commerce and online at www.duartechamber.com, Joe’s Place, Duarte Elks Lodge, Duarte City Hall, Senior Center and Teen Center. Ticket prices are $9 in advance, $10 at the door for senior citizens and students, 12 years of age; $11 in advance and $12 at the door for adults. Children 2 years of age and under are free. For more information or to become an event sponsor, call Frank Haynes at (626) 303-7191 or Dorothy Smith at (626) 359-9487.
