The NBA Champion Golden State Warriors will host a Season of Giving Championship Edition volunteer event at the Oakland Marriott (1001 Broadway, Oakland CA 94607) where the entire Warriors roster will join Season Ticket Holders on Monday, December 14 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. to pack 20,000 lunch bags for individuals and families in need this holiday season as part of the #HashtagLunchbag movement, the team announced today.

Warriors players Leandro Barbosa, Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Brandon Rush, Marreese Speights, Jason Thompson and Klay Thompson, along with assistant coaches Ron Adams and Jarron Collins, will attend the Season of Giving Championship Edition volunteer event from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Later that evening, Warriors players Harrison Barnes, Andrew Bogut, Ian Clark, Festus Ezeli, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney, James Michael McAdoo, as well as Warriors Interim Head Coach Luke Walton and Assistant Coach Bruce Fraser, will join the Season Ticket Holders to assemble bagged lunches from 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The Warriors expect approximately 2,000 Season Ticket Holders to attend the event.

“Throughout the Holidays, our players, coaches and staff are very active in the community and this year we are thrilled to show our strength in numbers by creating an opportunity for our season ticket holders to join us in giving back to the Bay Area community that supports us every day,” said Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts. “We have the best fans in the NBA and we’re looking forward to having our entire organization work side by side with our fans to provide for over 20,000 people food for the Holidays.”

All Warriors players and coaches will join Season Ticket Holders to assemble brown bag lunches that will be distributed to Alameda County Community Food Bank and SF-Marin Food Bank. Warriors corporate partner Glad is donating 20,000 zipper bags that Season Ticket Holders and the Warriors will utilize to pack and store the lunches, along with additional bags to use throughout the event for donations. Additional donations for the brown bag lunches include water from Aquafina, apples from Levy Restaurants & San Francisco Specialty and assorted GoPicnic lunch meals. Each season ticket holder will also donate a nonperishable food item or unwrapped toy to benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Oakland Mayor’s Community Toy Drive. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from purchases made at the Warriors Team Store at the event will also benefit the Warriors Community Foundation.

Known as the loudest and most supportive fans in the NBA, Warriors Season Ticket Holders will join the Bay Area’s team to support families and youth in need this holiday season through the Warriors Season of Giving community outreach initiative. As part of the team’s and the NBA Cares’ Season of Giving league-wide campaign, Warriors players, coaches and community ambassadors will participate in additional events throughout the months of November and December to brighten the lives of Bay Area families and youth this holiday season.

#HashtagLunchbag is the inaugural program under The Living Through Giving Foundation, and is dedicated to utilizing social media channels to bring awareness to and eliminate hunger in local communities. Starting with five Los Angeles-based friends searching for a way to give back during the 2012 holiday season, the movement has grown to over 200 cities worldwide with over 25 communities, including the Bay Area, hosting monthly events. For more information on the #HashtagLunchbag movement, please visit www.hashtaglunchbag.com.

Please note that this event is closed to the public. Media wishing to attend, should contact a member of the Warriors PR staff.