Dream Makers Youth Foundation Teams Up with WNBAs Atlanta Dream for its Annual Celebrity Wheelchair

ATLANTA - Aug. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Atlanta, GA - Dream Makers Youth Foundation (DMYF) has teamed up with The Atlanta Dream for the third year in a row to host its 11^th annual Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam, scheduled for Sunday, August 16^th at Philips Arena, right after the Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun game.

Dream Makers Youth Foundation’s Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam is a fast-paced, competitive game of wheelchair basketball where celebrities play wheelchair basketball for a cause, with and against disabled athletes. Participating celebrities thus far include: Paralympian Gavin Cloy, Former NFL players Stevie Baggs, Rennie Curran & Jamal Lewis, Rapper & Producer Pastor Troy, Rapper Bone Crusher, Gospel artist Edward Long, Radio personality L-Breezy, Model Nia Moore, Former ABA basketball player Willie Long, members of TITANIUM out of New Zealand, and celebrity trainers Ray Copney & John Lewis.

In addition to the Jam, there will be raffle prizes & giveaways, a musical performance by the group TITANIUM out of New Zealand, and MORE!

The purpose of the event is to encourage our community to focus on the abilities of the disabled, rather than their conditions. Tickets are only $20 and includes admission to both The Atlanta Dream game and the Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam.  Proceeds will help DMYF provide opportunities for the children they serve to stay active and live healthy lifestyles.

Corporate sponsors include: Cobb EMC, The Wine Cellars, and Georgia Power.

For more information, to purchase tickets, or to become a sponsor and receive exposure in front of an estimated crowd of 7,000 – 8,000 Atlanta Dream fans, please visit our website or contact Nikki Wilson @ 678-398-6693

or info@dmyf.info.

About Dream Makers Youth Foundation

DreamMakers Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides educational and recreational opportunities for children with disabilities throughout Metropolitan Atlanta. Dream Makers currently offers free tennis lessons, movie nights and parent empowerment series, and hosts a summer camp for children with mild to moderate intellectual delays, such as Down Syndrome, Autism, and Mental Retardation.