The Lions Club and Boys & Girls Club will host a charity basketball game tonight at 7pm, at Long Beach City College between the Harlem Ambassadors traveling team and All-Star team of local officials and dignitaries. All proceeds from the game will go to the Downtown Long Beach Lions Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach.
The Harlem Ambassadors are an internationally acclaimed team, known for their tricks, high-flying dunks and on-court comedy routines.
“At our shows, we want the kids to know that they’re part of our team too,” says Ambassador Ladè Majic. “We invite as many kids as we can to come sit on the bench, have a front row seat during the show, and get involved in all of the fun stuff we do.”
The Ambassadors will face off against a roster of high-profile city officials and representatives, listed below.
F. King Alexander (President, CSULB)
Ed Barwick (President, Downtown Long Beach Lions Club)
Tony Batts (LB Chief of Police)
Josh Butler (Council District 5)
Alex Chavez (LBUSD)
Mario Cordero (President, Long Beach Harbor Commission)
Gary DeLong (City Councilman District 3)
Scott Dionne (Windes & McClaughry)
Laura Doud (City Auditor)
Cheryl Fox (President, Boys & Girls Club Long Beach)
Julie Heggeness (Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation)
Val Lerch (Councilman District 9)
Jesse Marr (Attorney)
Doug McConnell (MD Cardiovascular Surgeon LB Memorial)
Cliff Park (LBUSD)
Tom Reeves (City Prosecutor)
Gary Scott (Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences/ LBCC)
Bonnie Stoeppelman (CEO Sharp HOA Management, Inc.)
Wayne Ward (California Bank & Trust)
Tickets are $10 per person, and admission is free for children aged six and under.