Magic Players Spend the Day “Decking the Halls” of Central Florida

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Here is the official word from the Orlando Magic:

Magic Players Spend the Day “Decking the Halls” of Central Florida

On Wednesday, December 22, Orlando Magic players Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, Ryan Anderson and Brandon
Bass “decked the halls” of Central Florida providing youth and families with gift cards for shopping sprees, coats, toys and holiday
cheer. The day began with Howard distributing gift cards to 100 kids from Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida for a holiday
shopping spree with the All-Star center at Toys “R” Us. Howard then provided 100 children from Community Concept Services, Inc.
(CCSI) with the opportunity to select a new coat, courtesy of Burlington Coat Factory. Following that, Nelson distributed gifts to two
local families. Nelson, along with the help of his family, went shopping for the gifts on December 15 from wish lists the children
provided. To close out the day, Redick, Anderson and Bass took 75 youth from Boys Town to Target for a personal holiday shopping
excursion with the three teammates.

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