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Members of the Orlando Magic are committed to serving their community. Find out how the players, team officials and others are helping the cause.

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For twenty years -- Orlando Magic has been committed to making a difference in Central Florida. It's our mission to touch lives and create positive change in our community. The magic get back within two 1000000000 dollars annually to Central Florida. Last year alone magic community outreach programs positively impacted more than 75000. Children. Through our magic volunteer program magic players and staff. Have donated over 5000. Volunteer hours working together to meet the needs of our community. Serving -- Mentoring students. Rebuilding and our city. It's who we are.

It's what we do. The magic believe in childhood education. We're committed to more partners in education program which supports our local school systems. We encourage children to make healthy lifestyle choices. We champions school nutrition programs. And we reward students for working hard to improve their F -- scores. Over the years we are proud to have awarded 31 college scholarships to local students. And pleased to have donated over nine million dollars to support educational programs at the university of central. The magic will be used in diversity. We take pride in creating awareness by joining -- our community to celebrate MLK activities Black History Month. And Hispanic awareness month. The magic believe in lending a helping hand. Over the holidays magic volunteers held serve Thanksgiving dinner at the call this for the homeless while Rashard Lewis teaming with feed the children. Lead over 400 local families and.

Dwight Howard and JJ -- visited children at Disney's Children's Hospital at Florida hospital. Just read their special brand of holiday cheer.

And the magic believes in -- We are proud to partner with that -- more community and are committed to the revitalization. Of art downtown neighborhood. Over the past two years the magic of pledged over a quarter of a million dollars to help find the paramour kids zone. Which offers posited youth programs aimed at curbing drug use and violence.

We've also teamed up with business partners to refurbish the new image youth center. To provide a safe shelter and positive learning environment for downtown kids. The magic was proud to fund and support the renovation of the downtown boys and girls club. Dwight Howard donated funds to help renovate the pair more kids zone team Shaq to support the teams -- Barrymore youth group. And earlier this year the magic teamed up with the boom and the residents of the -- more area. To renovate the playground at the John H Jackson community center providing hundreds of local children. It's a safe place to play. For over twenty years the magic has been it's -- Central Florida. And every game the magic believe. In terrible. -- Orlando its Central Florida in our community.

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