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Foundation Board Member and Former Trail Blazer Bobby Gross presented with Enforcer Award

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On September 21, 2018 Executive Director David Lucas and former NBA players Bill Walton and Lionel Hollins presented the foundation’s annual Maurice Lucas Enforcer Award to former Trail Blazer player and current foundation board member Bobby Gross.

The award is given annually to an individual who best embodies many of the characteristics that its namesake displayed both on and off the basketball court, including motivating and empowering kids. Walton and Hollins, who played with Gross on the Blazers’ 1977 championship team, are among the award’s past recipients.

About the Foundation

The foundation is named in honor of Maurice Lucas (1952-2010), the starting forward on the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers team. Besides his outstanding achievements on the court, Lucas also gave selflessly of his time and energy to Portland youth. The Maurice Lucas Foundation focuses on middle school kids in the Portland metro area. The foundation teaches life lessons through sport. After school programs, sports camps and outings change the lives of the youths who participate. Since its formation, 436 students have successfully completed the foundation’s academies and hundreds of others have participated in its sports programs.

Contact Info:
David Lucas (503) 880-4323

The Maurice Lucas Foundations has overall taught me to work hard for what I need. I have come a long way from being a talkative girl to now knowing my limits. I can look back and see the difference in success. I have dedicated three years to this program because it has motivated me each year to stay on a good path and not feed into temptation. It has brought structure to my school and sports.

— Anayah, Student – Grade 8

Contact Us

Maurice Lucas Foundation
PO Box 1661
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone: 503-880-4323

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