15 Lucky Winnipeg Kids Report to NBA Training Camp

NBA Canada has announced that a Winnipeg contest winner and his friends learn to dribble, shoot and pass
with the pros at the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes NBA Training Camp on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Dakota Community Centre.  Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes contest winner Jake Ritchie and 14 of his
friends will have the experience of a lifetime at a private full-day
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes NBA Training Camp, where they will learn
basketball skills and drills from a professional NBA coach. 
The kids will also practice cool dance moves with NBA dancers, all
while being entertained by NBA mascots.  Ritchie won the Kellogg’s
Frosted Flakes contest by a random draw at www.frostedflakes.ca.

 

             

 

WHO:

• Jake Ritchie, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes NBA Training Camp contest winner and 14 friends


• J.B. Bickerstaff, assistant coach, Minnesota Timberwolves


• The Toronto Raptors’ mascot, “The Raptor”


• The New Jersey Nets’ mascot, "Sly"


• 2 New Jersey Nets Dancers


• NBA Canada representatives

WHEN: 

• Wednesday, July 8, 2009


• The Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes NBA Training Camp is open to members of the media from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Note: 

This event is closed to the public



WHERE:

• Dakota Community Centre


• 1188 Dakota Street


• Winnipeg, MB

-30-



For more information, please contact:



Carolyn Abbass            

Paradigm Public Relations                                             

416.203.2223 ext. 221                           

cabbass@paradigmpr.ca           



Shanna Smith

NBA Canada

416-364-5610

shannasmith@nba.com