John Morrell from Wenham volunteers at Cradles to Crayons with a little help from Boston Celtics Guard Avery Bradley

Wenham resident John Morrell and Boston Celtics Guard Avery Bradley Join TD Bank for a Cradles to Crayons Volunteer Day

(Brighton, MA)  August 21, 2013 – Members of the Celtics CommUNITY crew, which is presented by TD Bank, joined Celtics Guard Avery Bradley and employees from TD Bank and Ticketmaster to volunteer at the Cradles to Crayons facility in Brighton. The volunteers helped to assemble over 400 bags filled with clothes, shoes and sneakers, and toys to help kids in need. 

Photo Credit Steve Babineau Sports Action Images

About Cradles to Crayons

Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is an innovative Quincy-based nonprofit organization that equips homeless and in-need children with the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued. While meeting the immediate needs of low-income children, C2C also sets a foundation for lasting change by providing meaningful, tangible volunteer opportunities to thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations each year.

About The Boston Celtics

A charter member of the Basketball Association of America (which evolved into the National Basketball Association) since 1946, the Boston Celtics have won a record 17 NBA Championships, including eight (8) in a row from 1959-1966, winning their first title in 1957 and their most recent in 2008. The Celtics have long stood for equality, and respect, including hiring the first African American Coach and starting the first all black starting five. In addition, 35 former Celtics players, management or staff have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In December 2002 the team returned to local ownership for the first time since 1963. For more information on the Celtics, log on to www.celtics.com.