REMINDER/Mitsubishi Motors Jams With the LA
Clippers; Mitsubishi Junior Clippers Basketball Tournament
and Celebration Set
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WHAT: Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA), the Los
Angeles Clippers, and the Los Angeles City Recreation and
Parks (LACRP) are hosting a fun-filled afternoon at the
Mitsubishi Junior Clippers JAM, a mini basketball tournament
and end-of-year celebration for program participants and
their families.
Featured activities include:
-- an interactive NBA Jam Van
-- rides
-- games
-- a Read to Achieve area with guest readers and an
opportunity for participants to enter to win a
Mitsubishi mountain bike
-- a 3-on-3 corporate challenge
WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2002
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. prior to the Clippers game against the Utah
Jazz
WHERE: STAPLES Center, Parking Lot #3
1111 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles
WHO: Denise Booth, Director of Community Relations for the LA
Clippers
John Patterson, Western Regional Director, Mitsubishi Motors
Carl Cooper, LACRP Citywide Youth Sports Committee
Chairperson
WHY: The JAM celebrates the 2001-2002 season for the Mitsubishi
Junior Clippers, a program designed to work exclusively with
inner-city children ages five to 15 to promote the
fundamentals of basketball, sportsmanship and athletics as an
alternative to negative influences. Now in its second year,
the program has expanded to include more than 1,500
participants from eight recreation centers throughout Los
Angeles.
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. was established in
1981 by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Tokyo, and markets a
full line of vehicles, including coupes, convertibles, sedans
and sport utility vehicles. More information about the
company can be accessed at www.mitsubishicars.com.
