Media Alert - Tangerine and Canada Basketball national team player Rob Sacre to shoot hoops with Vancouver youth

VANCOUVER, May 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Tangerine invites you to its Vancouver Community Gym event, as part of its #BrightWayForward program – a day focused on basketball skills training and empowerment programming for local youth, in partnership with Canada Basketball.  

Tangerine will be joined by Vancouver-raised national team and NBA player, Rob Sacre, and over 150 local youth who will be participating in empowerment and basketball skills training led by Basketball B.C. There will also be a special presentation from Tangerine, a Q&A session with Sacre, and a performance from UNITY Charity featuring beatboxing, breakdancing and spoken word poetry.

Photo, video and interview opportunities available.

WHAT:	Tangerine hosts Vancouver Community Gym with Rob Sacre, as part of its #BrightWayForward program
WHO:	Tangerine Chief Operating Officer, Ian Cunningham
	Canadian National Team & NBA Player, Rob Sacre
	Local youth (ages 9-13)
	Basketball BC
WHERE:	University of British Columbia
	War Memorial Gymnasium
	6081 University Blvd,
	Vancouver, BC
WHEN:	Sunday, May 15, 2016
	12:00 p.m. – Rob Sacre running basketball drills with youth (opportunity for b-roll)
	12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Media Interview Availability
	1:15 p.m. – Special Presentation and Q&A with Rob Sacre
VISUALS:	Rob Sacre running basketball drills with local youth
	Rob Sacre and local youth photo-op at empowerment graffiti mural
	UNITY Charity performance featuring beatboxing, breakdancing, and MC and spoken word poetry.
PARKING:	Recommended Parking Lot – North Parkade
	Complimentary Parking Code – TCB37K
ON-SITE   CONTACT	Derek Kirk, Tangerine, 416-316-0149

SOURCE Tangerine

Derek Kirk, Tangerine, 416-316-0149