ALLSTATE ALUMNI 3 ON 3 CLASSIC TIPS OFF IN NEW YORK
Basketball City hosts regional of Allstate tourney March 5 Registration deadline for men and women's teams is March 1
NORTHBROOK, Ill. February 22, 2005 - If you and your college buddies still think you're pretty good on the hardwood, former New York Knicks men's basketball star John Starks and Allstate Insurance Company want you to put your skills to the test - playing for a chance at a trip to St. Louis and a $10,000 contribution to your school's alumni association.
The Allstate Alumni 3 on 3 Classic, New York regional will take place March 5 at Basketball City. The winning team will qualify for a trip to St. Louis the weekend of April 1 to face off in the national finals against winners from regional tournaments in Chicago, Charlotte and San Francisco. Allstate will make a $10,000 contribution to the alumni association of the men and women's team that win the finals.
In addition, participants in the semifinals of the Allstate Alumni 3 on 3 Classic in St. Louis will find themselves on TV when the games are broadcast on CSTV Monday, April 4 (9:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. PDT). The championship game airs Monday, April 11 (9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT).
To register, players should assemble their teams and log on to www.Allstate3on3.com. The deadline to sign up is March 1.
"The Allstate Alumni 3 on 3 Classic encourages college basketball fans to take pride in their alma mater and compete for bragging rights on the court," said Starks.
During their New York regional, Allstate says it will also be teaming up with Starks to make charitable donations to the New York Knicks and Power to Learn Reading Lounge program and Police Athletic League.
The New York Knicks and Power to Learn Reading Lounge initiative (www.powertolearn.com) will receive a donation compliments of Allstate that will send 300 kids to the Knicks vs. Hawks game on Sunday, April 17. These kids, currently participating in the Knicks/Power to Learn Virtual Reading Zone, will receive these tickets as a reward for their reading achievements. The nation's second largest home and auto insurer, turned tournament sponsor, will also make a donation to the Police Athletic League, one of New York City's largest, nonprofit, independent youth organizations that offers New York City boys and girls.
"Allstate knows how much basketball means to the New York, and the company believes in supporting our youth as a way to promote safe and vital communities in New York and across the country," said Allstate Exclusive Agent John Rose of the Rose Insurance Agency. "The New York Knicks and Police Athletic League are deserving recipients because they incorporate basketball into enriching the lives of youth."
To be eligible for the single-elimination Allstate Alumni 3 on 3 Classic, participants must have a degree from an accredited college or university and meet certain other eligibility requirements. Each region will have one division for men and one division for women.
Get Signed Up:
Who: College graduates; all levels of play; men and women hoopsters
What: The Allstate Alumni 3 on 3 Classic
When: Registration: NOW, online at www.Allstate3on3.com
Games: March 5, Basketball City
Allstate Insurance Company:
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate helps individuals in more than 16 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through more than 12,900 exclusive agencies and financial specialists in the U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. EncompassSM and Deerbrook® Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, annuity, retirement, banking and investment products through distribution channels that include Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers.
New York Knicks/Power to Learn Reading Lounge:
The NY Knicks and Power to Learn Reading Lounge combines the importance of literacy with the power of technology to help young people develop a life-long love of reading. At www.powertolearn.com, this program motivates kids to read by combining their favorite sports personalities with rewards and incentives, including personalized postcards from their favorite Knicks players as a reward for reading and the opportunity to watch as their favorite players present video-versions of popular children's books. In addition, schools can get involved in the Virtual Reading Zone, which provides students with book donations and incentives based on reading goals set by their teacher.
Power to Learn:
Power to Learn, Cablevision's nationally recognized educational initiative, empowers K-12 learning in the tri-state area by making technology in the classroom useful and facilitating the home-school connection. More than 2,000 schools and libraries throughout Cablevision's New York metropolitan service area will receive high-speed Internet access and more than 85% of schools in Cablevision's service area will receive free cable television service as a result of this initiative. In addition, teachers, students and parents benefit from innovative educational content and tools available on www.powertolearn.com, a broadband Web resource dedicated to facilitating K-12 learning and the home-school connection.
Police Athletic League:
The Police Athletic League (PAL) is New York City's largest, nonprofit, independent youth organization. Founded in 1914, PAL is the official youth agency of the New York Police Department and serves 70,000 New York City boys and girls each year with summer and after school recreational, educational, cultural and social programs.
CSTV:
CSTV is a multi-media company that consists of the first-ever 24-hour college sports television network, College Sports TV; the leading college sports online network, CollegeSports.com; and the first ever 24-hour college sports radio network, SIRIUS College Sports Radio. Through its numerous platforms, CSTV provides more live college sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband content, and reaches more college sports fans, than any other company.
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