NBA champion, former Weber State star Dillon Jones hosts annual Back-to-School Bash
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- New York Knicks player and former Weber State star Dillon Jones, left, poses with one of the youth participants at his fourth annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Columbia, S.C. (Photo supplied, Roc Nation Sports)
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- Dillon Jones signs an autograph for a youth at his fourth annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Columbia, S.C. (Photo supplied, Roc Nation Sports)
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- Dillon Jones, left, watches kids shoot hoops at his fourth annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Columbia, S.C. (Photo supplied, Roc Nation Sports)
For the fourth year, Dillon Jones returned home to Columbia, South Carolina, and hosted his Back-to-School Bash to help children prepare for the upcoming school year — this time also marking the launch of his own charity.
The second-year pro and former Weber State star welcomed about 150 local students, according to his representation, Roc Nation Sports, at Meadowlake Park’s community center to give them school supplies, free haircuts, food, and connect families with community resources.
The now two-time NBA champion, most recently with the New York Knicks, also gave away free backpacks through Adidas.
Jones used the occasion to launch the Dillon Jones Foundation, which “focuses on providing educational resources and support to youth while also working to help families address critical needs in underserved communities across South Carolina and New York,” the new organization’s website reads.
His foundation will operate using dillonjonesfoundation.org and people can follow his efforts on Instagram at the same handle.
