12/2/2011
Doc Rivers at PCA Workshop
Explaining the role PCA played in helping him lead the Boston Celtics to their most recent championship, PCA National Advisory Board Member and Celtics Coach Doc Rivers addressed a group of Boys and Girls Clubs members as part of a PCA workshop. "You're in the right place," Rivers told the gathering of student-athletes,
who ranged in age from 12-17. "This is the workshop that brought
that trophy (to Boston)."
The Nov. 30 workshop at the Celtics' practice facility tipped off PCA-Boston's partnership with the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation. “PCA-Boston is delighted with the support we have received from the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and from Doc Rivers,” said PCA-Boston Executive Director Andy Crossley. “The event today exemplified the values shared by PCA, Doc and the Shamrock Foundation. PCA-Boston is very grateful for the Shamrock Foundation’s wide-ranging support, which was key to establishing our presence in the Greater Boston Area.”
The event included a special presentation of PCA's Triple-Impact Competitor® workshop for an audience of children from the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club, Jordan Boys & Girls Club of Chelsea, and the Waltham Boys & Girls Club. After the workshop, the children played basketball on the Celtics' private practice court -- a replica of Boston Garden's legendary parquet floor -- and took pictures with the 2008 NBA Championship Trophy.
Rivers and Kate Green, Director of the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, also presented a check for $25,000 to Crossley and PCA-Boston board members Bob Sweeney of the Boston Bruins and Louise Packard of the Trinity Boston Foundation.