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Clarksdale Set to Host 1st Annual Charity Celebrity Basketball Game

Updated: Apr 6, 2019



CLARKSDALE, MS - Fans are calling this the biggest event in the city! Jaleesa Collins Foundation in association with The Elvis Williams, Sr. Foundation is hosting a charity celebrity basketball game in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The celebrity game is a charity effort to support local youth outreach programs and raise awareness for sickle cell disease through educational and recreational opportunities.


The 1st Annual "I Put On For My City" Clarksdale Celebrity Basketball Game is scheduled for October 13, 2018 at the Coahoma Community College Pinnacle. Team Clarksdale will face off against Team Coahoma in a battle for control of the city!


Special invited celebrity guests include recording artists OG Boo Dirty, Mo Faces signee YKOM, comedian Reedo Brown, singer Willie Taylor, and former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Shay Hodge to name a few.


Confirmed guests include Grammy award-winning producer and Elvis Williams Sr. Foundation's founder Blac Elvis, former NBA player and Miami Heat champions Earl Barron, WNBA Champion Tiffany Bias, and Konfuzion Hoops


If you are interested in sponsorship or would like to make a donation, please visit the link, website or make checks payable to:


Elvis Williams Sr. Foundation/Jaleesa Collins Foundation

c/o Jaleesa Collins

212 Adams Avenue

Clarksdale, MS 38614


Please forward all media, press and credential inquiries with portfolio samples to clarksdalecelebritybballgame@gmail.com. For more information, please visit the website! Tickets are on sale and available for purchase on Eventbrite.

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