Sun Life Financial Inc. and the Toronto Raptors today announce the Sun Life Dunk for Diabetes program, a national initiative, in support of diabetes awareness and prevention, to teach Canadian youth the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle to prevent type 2 diabetes.
Masai Ujiri, Toronto Raptors President; Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors Head Coach; DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors player; and Jerry Stackhouse, Raptors 905 Head Coach, helped kick off the program today at Air Canada Centre with over 50 kids from Toronto-area Boys and Girls Clubs as they pledged their commitment to healthy and active living.
In conjunction with NBA Canada and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, this six-week program will have participants take part in weekly, basketball-based fitness and nutrition challenges, with the chance to win prizes after each challenge is completed.