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Los Angeles, CA – September 7, 2010 –  NBA players are teaming up with After-School All-Stars to turn their on-the-court accomplishments into opportunities for inner-city children. Launched last season, Hoop Heroes is a unique partnership among players, corporate sponsors and After-School All-Stars to raise money and awareness for after-school programs. With the help of corporate partners, the program raised nearly $113,000 last season. 

“I am happy to be part of Hoop Heroes,” explained LeBron James, forward for the Miami Heat.  “Like After-School All-Stars, my foundation also serves families in need. Working together, we can make a huge difference in the lives of more young people.” 

Los Angeles, CA – August 24, 2010 – Through a new partnership with Loans4Love, a socially responsible mortgage banking firm, the nation’s largest school-based after-school nonprofit organization, After-School All-Stars (ASAS), now provides the public and its supporters a new way to be philanthropic that combines the art of lending with the heart of giving.  When prospective homeowners purchase or refinance a new or existing home loan with Loans4Love, they will be able to donate 25 percent of their 1 percent origination fee to ASAS, thereby helping to provide free after-school programs for at-risk youth. 

Los Angeles, CA - April 13, 2010 - Mammoth Mountain, CA – Fifty low-income children from Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Diego will visit Mammoth Mountain as part of After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an organization founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Arriving at Mammoth on Friday, April 23, 2010, the children will enjoy three days of skiing, snowboarding and other activities on the slopes of Mammoth Mountain.

Los Angeles, CA – August 17, 2009 – On September 18-20, Ferrari North America will provide spectators of their Ferrari Challenge racing series with an opportunity to experience a Ferrari racing adventure, otherwise known as a “hot lap.” For a minimum donation of $100 to After-School All-Stars (ASAS), a national nonprofit that provides after-school programs to middle school youth, spectators can ride as a passenger in one of the racing Ferraris while a professional driver speeds around the New Jersey Motorsports Park track at more than 100 miles per hour. 

Los Angeles, CA – August 4, 2009 – In support of After-School All-Stars (ASAS), a nonprofit organization that provides after-school programs to middle school youth, Ferrari North American provided spectators of their Ferrari Challenge racing series with an opportunity to experience a Ferrari racing adventure, otherwise known as a “hot lap.” For a donation of $100 to ASAS, spectators of the recent July 25-26 Mont Tremblant race rode as a passenger while renowned National Hockey League player and Stanley Cup winner Patrice Brisebois sped around the track at more than 100 miles per hour. 

Los Angeles, CA - May 1, 2009 -  After-School All-Stars, a national charity founded 17 years ago by Arnold Schwarzenegger that provides after-school programs to at-risk middle school students, will be coordinating a national effort for the 21^st Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) on April 24 to 26.  Kids from across the country will volunteer their time to improve the well-being of their communities. 

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San Jose, CA - January 7, 2009 - The Board of Directors for the After School All Stars is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Salter to the Executive Director position for the San Jose Greater chapter.

San Jose, CA – September 18, 2008 – Two After-School All-Stars middle school students from its after-school programs in Greater San Jose were chosen to participate at the ServiceNation Summit in New York City. 

Los Angeles, CA – September 17, 2008 - As children all over the country head back to school and football players return to the field, five superstars have pledged to donate $1,000 to After-School All-Stars every time each makes a sack on the field. The “After-School Sack Attack” program was launched last season by San Diego Charger’s linebacker Shaun Phillips and kicks off the 2008 season with five defenders and counting. 

Los Angeles, CA – July 24, 2008 – After-School All-Stars (ASAS) announced today that Paul Wachter, founder and CEO of Main Street Advisors, has been elected Chairman of the board of directors, succeeding Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros.  ASAS is a leading national provider of high quality, comprehensive, school-based after-school programs in 13 U.S. cities.

New York, NY – July 8, 2008 – After-School All-Stars, a national organization focused on after-school programming for at-risk youth, announced today that After-School All-Stars New York (ASASNY) has been awarded two 21^st Century Community Learning Center (21^st CCLC) grants from New York State Department of Education totaling $6 million in renewable funding over five years.  The grants mark the first major funding allotment awarded to ASASNY from the State of New York. 

San Jose, CA – April 17, 2008 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 13, 2008, San Jose’s Lisette Abad, claimed a Bronze medal at the Pan American Games and secured a spot at the US Olympic Trials in June. To celebrate her achievement, Lisette will be greeted by the After-School All-Stars staff, program participants and supporters upon her return to San Jose on Saturday, April 19.

Miami, FL – February 4, 2008 – Middle school students participating in South Florida’s After-School All-Stars programs will soon have a chance to show off their basketball skills for one of the NBA’s most talented professional basketball players. Kobe Bryant, a newly appointed After-School All-Stars Ambassador and shooting guard for the LA Lakers, will dribble his way to Centennial Middle School where he will instruct 120 students at a basketball clinic on February 9. With donated Nike basketball equipment from Kobe and his guidance, the students will work on improving their basketball abilities as they rotate though eight activity stations that touch on skills such as rebounding, agility drills, passing, and jump shots. A few rounds of basketball “Knock-Out” led by Bryant are also slated for the afternoon clinic. 

Orlando, FL – February 1, 2008 – NBA star Kobe Bryant will help the City of Orlando celebrate the achievements of middle-school “Oscar” academic honor students on February 7, 2008. The newly appointed After-School All-Stars Ambassador will address over one thousand Orlando middle-school students during an event at Amway Arena. Bryant will also be presented with a key to the city by Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Betty T. Wyman, newly elected President, CEO and Executive Director of ASAS Orlando, and will discuss the importance of after-school programs during a question and answer session with the students.