76ers All-Star Ben Simmons Leads Second Annual ‘Coats for Kids’ Donation

Josh Martin, Oct 17, 2019
Posted in News, Starting Five

Next week, Ben Simmons and the Philadelphis 76ers will begin their quest to blanket the Eastern Conference this NBA season. But a week before the Sixers’ opener against the rival Boston Celtics, the All-Star point guard surprised students in West Philadelphia as part of the second annual “Coats for Kids” event.

Ben and the 76ers once again joined with Operation Warm to hand out more than 600 winter coats to kids at Henry C. Lea Elementary School. Last October, that same partnership brought 750 coats to students at William Cramp Elementary School.

Prior to spearheading “Coats for Kids,” Ben embarked on community service when, as a rookie, he treated four families to a holiday shopping spree in late 2017.

 

Josh Martin is the Editorial Director of CloseUp360. He previously covered the NBA for Bleacher Report and USA Today Sports Media Group, and has written for Yahoo! Sports and Complex. He is also the co-host of the Hollywood Hoops podcast. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.


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