MEMBER NEWS Board of Directors Candidate
2013 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
NBRPA Members: It would be my privilege to serve on the National Basketball Retired Players Association Board of Directors. I am excited by the prospect of serving ALL former players and working with our new CEO, Arnie Fielkow, his team and the current Board Members. It is imperative that we heal internally, establish unity and grow our organization for the good of ALL former players To grow and fulfill our potential as an organization, our Board of Directors needs former NBA players that can open doors. I have a strong relationship with the NBA and recently spoke at their 2012 rookie symposium. I have a strong relationship with the stars of today’s NBA and recently spent time with the 2012 gold medal USA Basketball team (see attached photo) before they left for the Olympics in London. As a former Olympic gold medal winner myself (Kevin Durant just broke my points record in the London), as well as an ABA MVP and NBA All-Star, I am able to open doors in the basketball world. All of us built the NBA and it is imperative that today’s younger generation of current players understand our role in their success and financial reward. I want to continue my visits with todays stars to help them understand what we did to build the game so they feel compelled to become members themselves and offer support to this organization. We need and deserve their support. Beyond basketball, I have been a success in life after the game with a successful business (Haywood Group LLC) that has been involved in recent construction projects at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino, MGM Grand, the Las Vegas Children’s Museum and the Army Reserve Center in Las Vegas (and many more). In business, brand recognition and a track record of success are crucial to growth. As a Board of Directors candidate, I will bring this to the NBRPA. Thank you for your support, Spencer Haywood
Dear NBRPA Member, The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) would like to thank you for your membership in 2012. Because of your support, we were able to achieve more than 25% growth in the past year as we established an all-time high for dues-paying members. Your support helped put unprecedented programming, services, benefits and events in place for our former NBA, ABA and Harlem Globetrotters players. Here is a partial list of how the NBRPA worked for you: • Book A Legend Initiative: Provided 25+ Paid Appearances to NCAA Tournament events, speaking engagements, community outings and celebrity events to members this past year and launched additional marketing programs with partners to directly generate revenue for members. In addition, the NBRPA put together the first of what promises to be many first class goodwill international missions for members. • Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Fund: The NBRPA provided 25 scholarships this past year totaling nearly $100,000 helping to provide our members and their children assistance to meet the costs of higher education. • Legends World Sports Conference (LWSC): Members received free hotel accommodations for two nights at the Royal Sonesta Hotel located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter on the world famous Bourbon Street, meals, entertainment and educational workshops ranging from Career Transition, Employment & Coaching Opportunities, Finance & Investments, Health & Wellness, Social Media, Personal Branding and more. • NBA All-Star Weekend: The NBRPA played host this All- Star Weekend in Orlando Florida. The weekend was filled with a myriad of activities and events including the Legends Welcome Reception, a private members meeting, Legends Care Basketball Clinic, charity golf/bowling event and the most sought after event of the weekend, the Legends Brunch. • Teamworkonline.com: As the official employment partner of the NBRPA, members now have access to 1-on-1 career consultation in the sports sector and access to a host of job opportunities. RIGHT NOW is the most exciting time in the 20-year history of the NBRPA and now is the time to take advantage of a membership that more than pays for itself. RENEW your membership today! You can choose to renew your current membership as an annual member or upgrade to a platinum membership to take advantage of a lifetime of benefits. RENEW before December 1, 2012 and receive a 10% discount. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you the past year. I look forward to working with you to help the NBRPA realize its tremendous untapped potential. Yours Very Truly,
Dear Matt Fish, Bernard Thompson, Nick Sheppard, Dwight Morrison, Claude Terry, and Gerald Brown – the greats in the National Basketball Retired Players Association!: THANKS for coming out to Metro Center to support Phoenix Suns Charities on our “community out-reach day” for the families in the neighborhood of Metro Center Mall! As you saw from the warm reception you received from the almost 600 in attendance -- getting to meet you was a real TREAT for the young families in the area! Our wish was to create a family-friendly and wholesome day of fun – and as the main attraction, you all made it happen! Thank you for the gift of your time and showing the community that the NBRPA is made up of the ‘good-guys’ in the NBA. Enjoy a couple of these pictures from the day! Fun! Fun! Thanks so much ……. Robin J Milne Executive Director Suns Charities
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