EVENT ALERT: ALONZO AND TRACY MOURNING HOST A NIGHT OF CHARITY AND ENTERTAINMENT DURING NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

Well this is the week of the NBA All-Star Games, and New Yorkers are getting in high gear.  And while there will be a plethora of celebrities in attendance, some have more than just a good time on their minds.  Especially the power couple of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning, who will host a fund raiser for their foundation The Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Foundation, this Thursday, February 12, and NO 8 in Manhattan.

Alonzo and Tracy Mourning

And for those of you who are not aware of this wonderful organization, let me bring you up to date:  The Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Foundation, started over ten years ago, is an advocacy program that distributes contributions to a variety of children's and educational charitable programs, in Florida.  In addition to the foundation, Honey Shine, a mentoring program for young girls, and The Overtown Youth Center, and a high school named in his honor are ways in which the former Miami Heat NBA star is paying it forward.


Thus far they've raised over $10,000 for youth, and are currently helping over 1000 families defeat the challenges of poverty and educational problems.   

About Mourning Family Foundation

The Mourning Family Foundation (MFF) is a not-for profit 501 (C)(3) public fundraising foundation created by Alonzo and Tracy Mourning. The Mourning Family Foundation was created to inspire others through advocacy, education, and enrichment services and allows donors with varied interests in children’s issues the benefit of giving to several charities from their one contribution. Since 1997, Mourning Family Foundation has raised over $10 million for various programs that aid in the development of children and their families, particularly those in socioeconomically challenged communities.

6:00pm-8:00pm: All- Star Weekend “Power of Influence Through Sisterhood” 

Tracy Wilson Mourning and Gayle King, co-anchor of CBS This Morning and Editor at Large for O, The Oprah Magazine, will host the “Power of Influence Through Sisterhood,” a charitable event to support the Honey Shine, Inc mentoring organization under the Mourning Family Foundation (MFF) umbrella. The event features a “Lets Talk About It” cocktail party, a lively discussion about the importance of mentorship and the role it plays in creating strong girls and women. Special guests will include hip-hop pioneer, feminist, and founder of Hip Hop Sisters Foundation and EducateOURMen initiative MC Lyte, NBA players, NBA wives, and a host of other high profile celebrity guests. 

Gayle King

8:00pm – 12:00pm - Zo's All- Star Weekend “Groove with a Purpose”

Co-hosted by Alonzo and Tracy Mourning and Rizk Ventures, “Groove with a Purpose” is a FUNraiser to support the under served youth that are served by the Mourning Family Foundation’s programs and services. Celebrity DJ MC Lyte will make the crowd move all night long! Guests will include NBA players and an array of celebrity guests. Red Carpet sponsors: Centric Television and Zacapa Rum.

MC Lyte

"All-Star weekend is always full of good energy and great people. We are hopeful our foundation event will create a platform for individuals of influence to have a discussion about our power to make a huge impact in our communities nationwide. Many of us have been so blessed and it is our responsibility to give back wherever we can” said Tracy Wilson-Mourning, Founder, Honey Shine, Inc.

 

This is going to be one fantastic event

Stay blessed &

ECLECTICALLY BLACK

   Gloria 

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