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October 1, 2003

Boston Celtics Legend Jo Jo White and CEO Wyk Grousbeck Visit Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod

Today 200 members of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod were given a special treat by the Boston Celtics and Pepsi. Boston Celtic’s great, Jo Jo White and Wyk Grousbeck, Celtics CEO and managing partner, were guests at the Club. Accompanied by the Celtics Director of Community Relations, Wayne Levy, who emceed the event, and Pepsi executive John Holloran, Grousbeck and White met with the kids and handed out game tickets for the Celtic’s opening night to any Club Member wearing Celtics green. Children were able to win game tickets by correctly answering trivia questions from White and Levy. Children were also given t-shirts, posters, Pepsi products and certificates for free bottles of Pepsi.

In addition to the wonderful prizes handed out to the children, Grousbeck and White presented Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club, Ruth Provost, with a $1000 check to support the programs that serve 700 Cape Cod children. Mashpee Selectman, John Cahalane, saying that Mashpee was privileged to act as host for the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod, presented the Celtics with a plaque declaring October 1^st “Boston Celtics Day” and in return accepted a framed and matted game shirt from Celtics CEO Grousbeck.

“We were thrilled to host the Celtics and Pepsi at the Club,” said Provost. “The kids have been making posters and welcome Celtics signs all week in anticipation of their visit. The Boston Celtics and Pepsi understand the value of afterschool programs for our children and stepped up to the plate to help support us so that we can continue to serve the children and youth of Cape Cod.”

The Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod is open to any child, age 6-18 Monday through Friday, from 2 until 7PM. The Club is open for “teens only” on Wednesday night from 7-9 and Friday night from 7-10. In addition, the Boys &Girls Club is open Saturdays beginning in November and is open for school vacation weeks. Membership is still only $15 a child for the year, and gives kids access to the gym, game room, art programs, computer room, and an a host of on-going programs. For information, call 508-477-8845.

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The Celtics and Pepsi donate $1000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod.  Pictured from left to right are: Ann Macdonald-Dailey, Board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod; Sue George, Board member; Bryan Hyde (kneeling) Board member; Jamie Regan, Board member; Janice Prickett, Club volunteer; Celtics legend Jo Jo White, Ruth Provost, Executive Director;  Wyk Grousbeck, Celtics CEO; and John Holloran, marketing manager, Pepsi.

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod listen intently to Celtic’s great Jo Jo White.

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