The nation's capital is fortunate to host an outstanding lineup of professional teams in both men's and women's sports. Below, we've linked to a plethora of resources, links and media clips that showcase how each team is engaged with the DC community, as well as how you can get involved and/or contribute. The efforts are diverse, just like the District of Columbia, ranging from fundraisers to player programs to food projects to military initiatives and much, much more.
Investing in Youth and Education
Community
Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation (Washington Capitals, Capital City Go-Go, Washington Wizards & Washington Mystics)
Signature Programs/Fundraisers
Washington Capitals
News & Media
- Capitals and Baltimore City Public Schools Launch Street Hockey Program
- Caps Launch Black History Month Initiatives Focused on Hockey Equality
- Capitals Introduce Blue Star of the Game Program
- Caps Launch Additional Hockey Diversity and Racial Equality Initiatives
- MSE Partners with KETTLER on First-Ever "Raise the Game" Virtual 5K
- Braden and Brandi Holtby Launch 'Get Off the Bench for Racial Equality'
- Capital One Arena Partners with KultureCity for Sensory Inclusion
- MSE Builds Playground at Eagle Academy
- So Kids Can Announces 2020-21 Beneficiary and Addition of Brenden Dillon
Washington Wizards
News & Media
- Wizards release limited edition social justice t-shirts
- MSE Builds Playground at Eagle Academy
- When We All Vote - Wizards register to vote campaign
- Beal surprises four RBHS students with HBCU scholarships, gifts for college
- Isaac Bonga and Ish Smith assist DCPS families
- Russell Westbrook's holiday community event in D.C.
Washington Mystics
News & Media
- Natasha Cloud Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
- Wizards and Mystics Announce 2021 Nike Game Winners
- Washington Mystics Organize WNBA Teams to “Unite the Vote” in a Voter Registration Challenge
- Cloud, Sanders to Opt out of 2020 Season
- Mystics, Wizards lead “Together We Stand” peaceful protest to commemorate Juneteenth
- Mystics and Wizards to Lead March
- Mystics to Support Everytown’s Wear Orange Campaign
- WNBA and WNBPA Reach Tentative Agreement on Groundbreaking Eight-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Washington’s Natasha Cloud Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
- Why two standout pro point guards, Renee Montgomery and Natasha Cloud, opted out of their WNBA seasons to pursue social justice work.
