Foundation Updates

 

Shawn Marion Celebrity Poker Tournament

 

Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Choctaw Casino Resort

 

 

Get star struck by a few famous Poker faces as the Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion hosts his Celebrity Poker Tournament in the Choctaw Casino Resort Ballroom featuring pros Annie Duke of Celebrity Apprentice and Tiffany Michelle of The Amazing Race.

 

Click here for buy-in, registration, and more!

 

Vegas Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament

 

Shawn hosted the Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday July 24, 2010.

 

More than a dozen celebrities attended the Kick-Off Party and the Poker Tournament to raise awareness and funds to support single parents. Take a look at the stars who attended by clicking here!

 

 

 

 

Thank You

 

Special Thanks to Our Supporters

The Shawn Marion Foundation would like to thank the following companies for their support. Thanks to their generosity, we are well on our way to improving the lives of single parents and their families.

 

 

VitaminWater

Nike

AT&T

 

The Yao Ming Foundation

 

NEWS & PRESS

Huddle at Home: Shawn Marion

 

Thurs., August 12, 2010 1:42 pm

 

 

Watch the video above to see Fox 4's Lauren Przbyl visit Shawn's 13,000 square foot home and learn why he's so dedicated to helping single parents.

 

Mavs forward Shawn Marion to deliver Christmas presents to seven single mother families

 

Friday, December 25, 2009 9 a.m.

 

 

“I am doing this for single parent families on Christmas Day because I know what it feels like to grow up and have sneakers so old and worn that I had to avoid puddles so that the socks protruding through the soles of my shoes would not get soaked because my mother could not afford new sneakers,” said Marion. “I know what it feels like to have nothing. My mom is a wonderful and strong woman who worked two jobs for a long time to put food on the table to feed us. To come from nothing to something is a blessing and I want to be a blessing to others.”


READ MORE

 

TESTIMONIALS

On December 25, 2009, Shawn delivered Christmas gifts to Ms. Kathyren Jackson and her two children. At the time, Ms. Jackson was unemployed and in need of help.

 

To lift her spirits and to help her provide for her kids, The Shawn Marion Foundation was able to fund her rent and her bus pass fees for the month. These were the exact resources she needed to get back on her feet.

 

 

 

READ MORE

 

 

OUR MISSION

Dallas Mavericks star Shawn Marion established The Shawn Marion Foundation at The Giving Back Fund to provide life-changing opportunities and experiences to single parent families.

 

 

 

 

STRATEGY

Our initial focus is on providing college scholarships to single parents and in doing so, helping to break the cycle of low paying jobs and limited opportunities.  We will also be accepting grant application from community-based nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area who are working to improve the lives of single parent families.

View Photos

 

GRANT & SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

The Shawn Marion Foundation is currently in the process of creating scholarship and grant guidelines and is not yet accepting applications.


We will distribute our first scholarships to applicants attending University of Nevada Las Vegas and our first grants in the Chicago area. Our long-term plans are to make these national programs.