nba green week?!?

green nba

Through their NBA Cares program, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has recognized April 2 – 10, 2009 as NBA Green Week.  If you’ve watched any NBA basketball this week, you’ve probably noticed the players (on the bench) wearing a t-shirt with this logo …The program is designed to both create awareness about forward progress regarding ecological concerns as well as help raise money for the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) – a national and worldwide non-profit organization committed to bettering the world’s environment www.nrdc.com.

I think it’s great when organizations like this help to create awareness within the communities in which they operate in.  I also believe the NBA does a lot more for their surrounding communities than the MLB or NFL – I could be wrong, but it seems that the NBA is out there in the public eye … when you have time, click on the links above to learn about what they’re doing this week …