Breaking News! Raanan Katz Donates $45,000.00 to Charter a Plane That Will Take 150 Children To Watch The Israel National Basketball Team at the European Championship.

Israeli Businessman Raanan Katz - Owner RK Centers, Limited Partner Miami Heat

Raanan Katz has donated $45,000 to send 150 children from the settlements around Gaza to Cyprus where the Israel National Basketball Team is playing in the European Championship.

FIBA did not allow the European teams to play in Israel because it considered Israel an unsafe place, without justification.  Raanan Katz commented that, "walking in Tel Aviv is much safer than walking in many American cities."

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Raanan Katz Is Not Embarrassed by an ongoing scholorship donation to basketball player development

Raanan Katz is proud and invested in basketball player development. He is weekly player of the week scholarship gives players $1,000.00 to help deffer educational and living expenses while working to develop basketball skills.

Seen here in this picture is one of the recent winners of the scholarship. You can see the Raanan Katz staple RK Logo with basketball in the image as well.

Raanan Katz Weekly Donation - Player of the Week

Raanan Katz and RK Associates Support the Alzheimer's Association Massachusetts and New Hampshire Chapter!

Raanan Katz

Raanan Katz supports Reach the Beach Runner's www.rtbrelay.com with a donation to team "The Hill Baggers". Race details are below.

The Basics
The Reach the Beach (RTB) Running Relay Race is one of the longest distance running relay races in the United States. The RTB Relay will take place in picturesque New Hampshire during the start of the New England foliage season. The relay will consist of (a maximum of ) 12 person teams that will rotate through 36 transition areas as they cover the approximate 200 mile distance of the race. This means that each relay team member will run 3 legs of varying lengths and difficulty and will cover an average total distance of ~16.6 miles. There will also be an Ultra Distance division that will have a team limit of 6 members. In this case, the average distance covered per Ultra Distance Team runner would be ~ 33 miles. The runners will rotate in a set order once the race begins and will be obligated to follow this rotation until the final runner Reaches the Beach!
Date
Friday & Saturday, September 16-17, 2011
Start: Cannon Mountain, Franconia, NH
Finish: Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton Beach, NH
Time
Friday September 16, 2011; from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Teams start in "waves" every 15-30 minutes. The event will conclude by 9:00 PM on Saturday Saturday September 17, 2011. All teams must have completed the race by this time. All teams are expected to be able to run the event at an average pace of approximately 10 minutes per mile.