HORNETS: Community Activities

City Park Planting—June 20, 2008 Hornets staff members recently spent a day working to revitalize City Park by weeding, landscaping and planting flowers. The organization’s front office staff will be participating in other community activities throughout the off-season to show their commitment to the rebuilding of the city and to give back to the community	Click Here For Photos
Fan Up Second Line—May 2, 2008 Hugo, Honeybees and the Soul Rebels marched in a second line down Decatur from Café du Monde to Harrah’s Casino and then through the French Quarter to celebrate Fan Up Friday and the second round of the playoffs	Click Here For Photos
Hornets Express Streetcar Ride—April 18, 2008 Hugo and Honeybees rode in a Hornets Fan Up decorated streetcar down St. Charles Ave. cheering and passing out giveaways to celebrate Fan Up Friday.
Hornets Fan Up Playoff Pep Rally—April 17, 2008 Nearly 4,000 fans attended this event on Fulton St. that included an entire team appearance, music by The Topcats, Hugo, Honeybees, Used to Bees, Hornets Drum Line and emcees Rob Nice and Brittany	Click Here For Photos
Free Music Fridays in Mandeville—April 11—June 7, 2008 The Hornets are a presenting sponsor of this live concert series on the Northshore that includes appearances by Hugo and Honeybees
Second Harvest Food Drive—April 6, 2008 Fans were encouraged to donate five canned food items prior to the Hornets vs. Warriors game in exchange for a Chris Paul youth jersey. Donations exceeded 6,000 pounds which will provide more than 4,700 meals to hungry residents, making it one of the most successful food drives at a professional sporting event in Second Harvest history
Ochsner Hospital Visit—March 6, 2008 Jannero Pargo and Peja Stojakovic visited the pediatric and chemo units at Ochsner Hospital to visit with children and bring a smile to their day
Junior Honeybee Dance Clinic—March 2, 2008 150 girls between the ages of 5-12 participated in an afternoon with the Honeybee squad learning a new dance routine to perform in-game at the March 5 game
Guys and Dolls Bridal Expo—Feb. 25, 2008 Weddings Noir magazine partnered with the Hornets to provide wedding resources to brides-to-be before the Hornets vs. Wizards game. About 35 tables lined the concourse with information on photographers, locations, dresses and salons
Rasual Butler Wellness Drive—Feb. 20 and 22 Fans were encouraged to donate personal wellness items such as soaps, shampoo and other toiletry items for Rasual’s drive to donate to youth organizations in South Africa
“Black Magic” Post-game Screening—Feb. 20, 2008 Directly following the Hornets vs. Mavericks game, fans were encouraged to stay in their seats to watch a one-hour screening of ESPN’s “Black Magic” film. The film tells the story injustices that characterized the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of basketball players and coaches who attended mostly Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Chris Paul joins a celebrity cast of narrators including Academy Award Nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson and jazz great Wynton Marsalis
Krewe of Mardi Paws Parade—Feb. 10, 2008 Hugo was honored as “celebrity monarch” and led hundreds of dogs and their owners in this annual Northshore parade. Hornets Drumline, Stingers and staff members also marched through the parade, and our sales crew had a table with an enter-to-win drawing for an autographed team basketball
All-Star Balloting Playground Event—Feb. 7, 2008 David West spent an evening playing basketball games with approximately 100 kids from the Jefferson Parish Recreation League as a thank you for the entire league filling out over 70,000 ballots during All-Star voting
Endymion Parade—Feb. 2, 2008 Hugo rode in the most exclusive Mardi Gras parade, tossing beads and stuffed dolls to thousands of fans
Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Basketball Clinic—Jan. 27, 2008 Hilton Armstrong and Julian Wright taught about 100 kids basic basketball skills at a clinic on the campus of UNO
Jefferson Parish Family Gras Sports Saturday—Jan. 26. 2008 The Hornets sponsored “Sports Saturday” at the Metairie outdoor event, where fans were encouraged to wear their favorite team’s gear. Family Gras is an outdoor weekend festival in Metarie with live concerts, parades and other activities. Hugo and Honeybees were on hand to interact with fans
Krewe of Little Rascals Parade—Jan. 20, 2008 Hornets staff members, family members, Honeybees and the Bookmobile walked in this family-oriented Mardi Gras parade, tossing books, bookmarks and Hornets All-Star beads
Young Leadership Council’s “Wednesdays at the Square”—October 2007 Hugo, Honeybees and our sales staff set up a table every Wednesday at this weekly event which draws several thousand people to listen to live music and enjoy food and drinks in a downtown park
Young Leadership Council 12 Hornets staff members joined and are active in the YLC to find ways outside of the organization that the Hornets could be represented throughout the community
Hornets Swarm at the Square Tip-off Luncheon—Oct. 29, 2007 The entire team made an appearance at this lunchtime pep rally where we provided lunch to approximately 2,500 attendees who enjoyed Honeybee autographs, hot dogs and player autographs	Click Here For Photos
Boo at the Zoo Meet and Greet—Oct. 27, 2007 Hilton Armstrong, Adam Haluska and David West signed autographs for children at this Halloween event at the Audubon Zoo
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure—Oct. 7, 2007 Approximately 40 staff members, players and family members participated in the race as a team.
Summer Hoops Kids Clinics—July 2007 - Annual basketball clinics for kids at local gyms - Three camps held on the Northshore - Hilton Armstrong assisted with five camps	Click Here For Photos