The Las Vegas Aces are deeply committed to enriching and impacting our Las Vegas community, with a special emphasis on diversity and inclusion, health and wellness, and education. We are proud to lead the way by working through schools or community-based organizations, partnering with service-based volunteer organizations, and utilizing the WNBA platform to encourage the love of basketball throughout our city.
| ACES VISIT CENTENNIAL HGH SCHOOL AND BISHOP GORMAN TO DELIVER WORDS OF INSPIRATION |
The Las Vegas Aces coaching staff and F Theresa Plaisance visited Centennial High School and Bishop Gorman High School to share words of encouragement and advice to students and student-athletes.
| ACES SURPRISE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB DURING CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR |
The Las Vegas Aces visited the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada on Wednesday to celebrate their WNBA title.
Aces guard and 2022 WNBA Most Improved Player,Jackie Young, President Nikki Fargas, general manager and Olympic gold medalist Natalie Williams and mascot Bucket$ were among those in attendance who led the kids in a skills challenge and a Q&A.
| ACES CELBRATE THE START OF NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK AT WALTER JACOBSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Olympian and Aces Chief Business Development Officer, Jennifer Azzi, and Bucket$ joined the students at Walter Jacobson Elementary to celebrate National School Lunch Week.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. The 2022 theme is “NSLW 2022: Peace, Love & School Lunch.”
| ACES CARE SCHOOL TOUR |
The Las Vegas Aces tipped off the fifth season by hosting an Aces Care School Tour highlighting the value of education, importance of literacy, and power of kindness. Aces players, front office staff, alumna, emcee, DJ, and BUCKET$ visited a different school in the Las Vegas community each day for a week and shared stories of how education and kindness played an enormous role in shaping who they are today. All students received Las Vegas Aces giveaways and 2 free tickets to Kids Day on Saturday, May 21st at 12pm vs Phoenix.
| ACES DONATE TO KLOTHES 4 KIDS |
From hoops to helping out, members of the Las Vegas Aces’ front office team drove the Aces branded truck filled with clothes and giveaways to donate to local non-profit, Klothes 4 Kids. Klothes 4 Kids is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization that was founded in 2017, by 14 year old Nijel Murray out of an experience he had with a kid who was fostered by his family. When his foster brother left Child Haven, his clothes were either too big or too small and he was embarrassed to wear them. He had school the next day so Nijel’s parents scrambled to purchase clothing for him. Seeing the stress of his parents and the sadness of his foster brother, Nijel knew he didn’t want other kids and families to experience this so he wanted to do something about it. That’s why he created Klothes 4 Kids (K4K) in the Las Vegas area, which collects and provides foster kids new clothing and basic necessities.