On February 18th at The Orleans Bowling Center in Las Vegas, NV, nine teams represented charities including: Miss A Meal, VH1 Save the Music Foundation, American Diabetes Association, Dress for Success (Southern Nevada), Goodie Two Shoes and The ASCAP Foundation. The winning team for a second year in a row was Team Gospel Gives whose roster included Monica Bacon, Jojo Pada, Henry Sapp, VaShawn Mitchell and now, ten-time Stellar Award-winner Anthony Brown. Gospel Gives selected to award their winnings to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The fundraising goal for last month’s game was exceeded largely in part to a generous donation from Dr. Alyn Waller and Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church on behalf of Team Root Magazine.
This year’s captains and players for the special Stellar Award weekend game included Root Magazine founder Hasan James, Executives: Monica Bacon (Sovereign Agency/Gospel Gives), Jojo Pada (Ignition PR), Phil Thornton (EOne), Stanley Brown (EOne), Stephania Wilkinson (EOne), Jeff Grant (RCA), Cheryl Marks (RCA), Darnell E. Nolin (Blogger: TheJosephJourney.com); Artists: Anthony Brown, Jonathan McReynolds, Tiff Joy, Royalty, John McClure; Syndicated Radio Personality: Willie Moore Jr.; Musician: Syreeta “Trumpet Lady” Thompson; Comedian: Henry Sapp; Wealth Strategist Ryan Akers; Celebrity Stylists: Kim Lockett and J.Bolin; Associate Director of ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Group Joncier Rienecker; GospelGuru.com founder Devante Arbet and Church & Fashion founder Samantha Sims.