Giving Back

Jet, July 30, 2001

* GIVING BACK: Comedian-actor Joe Torry receives a congratulatory hug from MTV veejay Ananda Lewis after the success of his 4th annual Hoopin' With The Stars Celebrity Basketball Challenge at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. Enjoying the festivities are St. Louis Ram stars Dexter McCleon, "Awesome Az" Zahir Hakim, Olympic track great Jackie Joyner Kersee, St.

Louis Cardinals baseball legend Ozzie Smith, "Survivor" star Gervase Peterson, boxer Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and Utah Jazz star Bryon Russell. Others who attended the event included Nelly, Morris Chestnut, Allen Payne, Raven Symone, Kym E. Whitley, Moses Malone, James Avery, Donald Faison, Olden Polynice, Tracy Murray and Christina Vidal. The event benefits Torry's "Giving Back The Love" Foundation, founded in 1996, which assists needy families, organizations and youth in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

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