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| KaBOOM! All-Star Playmakers
The KaBOOM! All-Star Playmakers consist of national leaders and celebrities who take action for play on behalf of KaBOOM!, while promoting the importance of play.
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| Dr. Sanjay Gupta |
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If you know of someone who would be a great KaBOOM! All-Star Playmaker, share it with us by e-mailing Brooke Bennett. |
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CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, is helping KaBOOM! spread the word about the benefits of play. Dr. Gupta participated in a KaBOOM! playground build in New Orleans in the summer of 2008 and covered the all-volunteer event via LIVE reports as part of CNN’s Fit Nation programming, a multi-platform initiative to stop obesity. Dr. Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery; he writes a column for TIME magazine, is a contributor to CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and authored his first book in 2007, Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today. Dr. Gupta's CNN program, House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, featured the New Orleans build in July of 2008 and is dedicated to the latest health and medical developments.
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| Antawn Jamison |
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NBA Washington Wizards All-Star Antawn Jamison attended his first KaBOOM! build in conjunction with the 2008 NBA All-Star game and was immediately hooked! Soon after, Antawn committed to supporting the KaBOOM! Playmaker Network by building a playground in his hometown of Shreveport, La., in the fall of 2008 as well as to help KaBOOM! with promotional efforts for its WE Play! training in Charlotte on May 13 – even though he was right in the middle of the playoffs! No stranger to lending a helping hand, Jamison was awarded the NBA's Community Assist Award in 2003 for his incredible community service efforts in North Carolina. As a former winner of the Magic Johnson Award, presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an NBA player who combines excellence on the court with outstanding cooperation with the media, and a two-time honoree by The Sporting News as one of the "Good Guys" in sports, Jamison is also a fixture at Washington Wizards community events. |
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KOOL-AID is a proud sponsor of the KaBOOM! Playspace Finder, the Playmaker Network, and Do It Yourself Tools. Learn more about the KOOL-AID and KaBOOM! partnership.
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