Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, who has just been voted to make his sixth All-Star appearance, will kick off a special celebration dedicated to Orlando’s youth and community organizations with D12 Foundation Day on February 14 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Downtown Recreation Center, home of the Parramore Kidz Zone, 649 W. Livingston St. Orlando, 32801.
Howard will bring together numerous local partners that share his committment to enriching the Orlando communitiy and its youth. He will mark D12 Foundation’s one-year anniversary starting with Mayor Buddy Dyer’s proclamation of D12 Foundation Day from the City of Orlando, and then host fun-filled festivities for over 300 kids and guests.
A five-time winner of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation’s Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award for his local efforts, Howard launched the D12 Foundation one year ago on February 14, 2011. D12 focuses on supporting programs that empower today’s youth locally and globally, and enhance their development in areas integral to their futures including education, childhood hunger, service and character development, leadership and health. Over the past year, Howard and the D12 Foundation have supported a range of organizations and local projects, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, US Dream Academy, Florida Hospital for Children, Special Olympics of Central Florida, Beta Center, St. Jude’s Hospital, Blessings in a Backpack, Parramore Kidz Zone and Boys & Girls Clubs.
“I love having this opportunity to give back and celebrate the kids and community partners. We need to continue to be an inspiration for a bright future for the youth of Orlando and beyond,” Howard said of D12 Foundation Day.
