bigted Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Will & Jada Pinkett Smith On Board '3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend' By Rudy West Date: 7/5/2007 5:50 pm Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith will participate in Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston's 3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend, a series of charity events taking place in Smith and Mack's hometown of Philadelphia July 21-23. Mack, a film producer and legendary Philadelphia promoter who has served as Smith's long time aide, will donate a portion of the proceeds of the "Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend" to various community based charity organizations, including Mothers in Charge, a Philadelphia based nonprofit that supports women who have lost loved ones to violent crimes, as well as Yesha Ministries. "As a native Philadelphian, I wanted to provide young people with a vehicle to interact with today’s entertainment industry leaders, however, it was after the loss of my two brothers that I saw an even greater need to create a fundraising benefit to assist anti-violence organizations," Mack said. "I am proud and pleased that the Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Foundation has joined in the efforts to stop the violence and increase the peace in our great city of Philadelphia and that the Smith’s are joining us in this year’s cause,” remarks Mack. Rapper Queen Latifah, Meagan Good (Waist Deep), Regina King (Ray), Tracy Ellis Ross (Girlfriends), Duane Martin (All of Us), Allen Payne (House of Payne), Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris), Cuttino Mobley (Los Angeles Clippers), Flip Murray (Cleveland Cavaliers) and basketball great Mark Jackson and others are among the confirmed list of celebrities slated to attend the charity events. Mack, who served as co-producer of the movie ATL, which stars rapper T.I., founded the event over 15-years-ago as a yearly celebrity basketball game, but the event soon evolved into a charitable benefit that raised money and awareness to deter violent crimes in Philadelphia. "It is hard for me to get a grip on what is happening in the streets of Philadelphia, the same streets that I grew up on and walk through," Will Smith stated. "However, I do understand there is a different mind set today then when I was raised so I feel compelled to do something. I am excited about illuminating the positive’s of the weekend and have known Charlie Mack for a lot of years and has seen how he has changed his life and become a shining example of the possibilities of what Philadelphia can produce.” Mack's weekend begins of Friday, July 21 with the "Praise 4 Peace Gospel Concert" and other events during the weekend include Saturday's "Youth Day" featuring Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the Celebrity Gala, the 10th Annual Celebrity Basketball Game and an official Mary J. Blige afterparty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Amor Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 That cool. Great read man thanx :yeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 cool, thanks for that... why is the date at the top marked 2007!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcpbball30 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 thanks for the news... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 :2thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viber_91 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 (edited) Thanx for the info! Edited July 6, 2006 by viber_91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWillieFan01 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Good news. Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 cool, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 thanx, nice to read about stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh_from_sofia Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 why is the date at the top marked 2007!? i dont think anybody knows why :lolsign: ... thanks ! it's good to see that help Will and Jada do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 It's great to know that Will still remembers his roots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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