Season of Giving Continues: Hawks Players Distribute 1,500 Gifts to Underserved Youth at Special Holiday Party

On Saturday, the ATL Hawks hosted a special holiday party in collaboration with Santa For A Day­, a non-religiously affiliated non-profit organization that answers letters to Santa from underserved children, ages 5-12, living in public housing properties and provides them with holiday gifts, basic needs, and educational supplies.

It was a rainy afternoon in Atlanta, but the rain did not damper the fun festive holiday-themed activities, that included hot chocolate, Papa John’s pizza, games, and arts and crafts with in-game host Shamea Morton, Harry the Hawk, ATL Hawks Dancers, the Flight Crew members as well as various team executives.

The highlight of the party happened with a surprise appearance from Atlanta Hawks players Clint Capela, John Collins, Cam Reddish and Delon Wright who helped distribute gifts and participate in fun holiday-themed activities with the youth and their families.

#aboutyesterday …📸 @atlhawks hosted a holiday party in collaboration with Santa For A Day­🎅Hawks players Clint Capela, John Collins, Cam Reddish and Delon Wright made a surprise appearance at the party and helped distribute 1,500 gifts to underserved youth in the community❤️🎄 pic.twitter.com/vSiTyrLPgF

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“We are grateful to have an opportunity to bring some holiday cheer to this special group of children in the Atlanta community with both gifts and with surprise appearances from Cam, Clint, John and Delon,” said Hawks Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Andrea Carter.

“On behalf of the Atlanta Housing board and staff, I extend holiday greetings and a warm thank you to our partners Santa for a Day and the Atlanta Hawks for their generosity to our young residents and their families,” said Atlanta Housing President and CEO Eugene Jones, Jr.

 Earlier this month the Hawks ‘Season of Giving’ initiatives featuring, Hawks star John Collins continued their efforts through a partnership from the Atlanta Hawks Foundation, Vision To Learn and Fulton County Schools’ where more than 150 Camp Creek Middle School, students received new eyeglasses of their choice and free vision screenings.

Just when you thought the spirit of giving was complete, the Hawks and Georgia Power teamed up for a tree-lighting event, with Collins, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Marietta, Ga.) and provided about 100 military service members with Christmas trees and other gifts.

For more information about the Hawks’ efforts in the community, visit Hawks.com/community.