12-25-2024 4:52am

FROM TOWSON

DC executive working to help strengthen neighborhoods, provide opportunities for children

by: Mark Hall, DC News Now

Lawrence Hamm is making a difference around the District as the senior director of business development, sports and entertainment at Events DC.

Hamm has been with the organization for five years and he said they promote the District and provide financial support for nonprofits that are making a difference in communities in all eight wards.

“We receive tax dollars from the city,” Hamm said. “We have a responsibility to make sure people travel to D.C. to spend their money and also make sure people in the District have an opportunity.”

A graduate of Towson University, Hamm also played professional basketball overseas.

He participated in the Goodman Summer League and played with and against some of the best players in the world including Kevin Durant.

Hamm continues to support the league and said its long-term success has an impact on the neighborhood and the region.

Hamm also started the Hamm Camp in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. several years ago. He says kids learn about the game of basketball and beyond.

“We teach kids life skills, including how to tie a tie and interact in a professional environment,’ he said. “We also take kids on field trips that include visiting colleges and universities.”

Hamm said his goal is to hold his camp in the DMV.

“I want to expose more young people to what is out there,” he said. “I want this to be ongoing, even after I am gone.”

Lawrence Hamm

Currently at Events DC Hamm promotes Washington, DC as a premier sporting events destination. Helping bring events such as MLB All-Star 2018, ACC, BIG 10 & Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball tournaments, NHL winter Classic, Citi Open and The Capitol Hill Volleyball Classic to name a few.

Mr. Hamm is no stranger to the sports world. He played six years of professional basketball throughout Europe, four years of college basketball at Towson University and won a Pennsylvania AAAA High School State Championship.

After officially retiring his basketball uniform in 2012, Lawrence joined Under Armour as Associate Manager of Sports Marketing, where he managed marketing campaigns and events for the basketball division at the high school, college and professional levels.

Lawrence is the creator and CEO of Hamm Camp Incorporated, a non-profit basketball and life skills camp based in Harrisburg, Pa., offered free of cost to the city’s youth since 2009. Mr. Hamm is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, The Harrisburg Regional Diversity Coalition (HRDC) and is on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Lanham, MD.

Lawrence has a strong passion for sports, motivating young people and Washington DC.