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Long Island Nets Surprise Families with Holiday Shopping Spree at Local Target

Sports & Recreation, Community, Charity & Cause

By Published: December 14 2021

LongIsland.com

The families with children, ages 3-15, are from the Allied Foundation, a not-for-profit organization.

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Long Island Nets players Justin Jackson, Chris Walker, and Adam Woodbury at a charitable holiday shopping spree at the Elmhurst Target.

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As part of the Long Island Nets’ Season of Giving initiative, three of the team’s players - Justin Jackson, Chris Walker, and Adam Woodbury - spread holiday cheer by surprising six families with a holiday shopping spree at the Elmhurst Target at 8801 Queens Boulevard Elmhurst, NY this past Sunday, Dec. 12 at 11 a.m.
 
The families with children, ages 3-15, are from the Allied Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of residents within Allied Physicians Group’s geographical footprint, that currently includes Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
 
About the Long Island Nets
The Long Island Nets are the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. The team was founded ahead of the 2016-17 season and plays its home games at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Following a record-setting 2018-19 season, Long Island made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, won the Eastern Conference Championship and reached the NBA G League Finals. For more information, please visit longislandnets.com and follow @longislandnets on Twitter and Instagram.