Long time H4H Champion and supporter Jason Baseden, Athletic Director from The International School of Brussels, has been busy planning his next adventure to Cape Town! As preparation for he and his basketball team’s journey in early April, where they will of course be visiting and volunteering with the Hoops 4 Hope programs, he and his team are hosting a Hoops 4 Hope basketball weekend on February 3rd and 4th with the American School in London and the American School in Paris. Nike has donated 40 shirts to sell for a fundraiser and Jason’s kids are operating a fundraiser by keeping their game statistics as a means to generate funds! His student athletes, both varsity and junior varsity teams, are receiving pledges based upon their offensive charges, steals, rebounds, blockshots, and points made. We look forward to hearing about their successful efforts. Thanks, Jason and Team!
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H4H Represents in Belgium!
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Thabo Invited to NCAA March Madness!
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
H4H’s very own All Star Thabo Maratola was invited this month by the US Embassy to participate in the US State Department’s organized sports program for South African basketball coaches! The program will take place from March 8th-18th during the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. This program will include discussions and workshops on training, nutrition, fitness, life skills, conflict resolution, and disability sports. It aims to provide the coaches with exposure to some of our country’s unique perspectives on sports. Thabo will also be able toexplore some of the U.S. and visit with counterpart in the basketball world. Congrats, Thabo! We look forward to welcoming you to the U.S.!
Calendar of Events: ZIM 2012!
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Champion of the Year: YONI!
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Yoni is back in Africa again, starting this time in Cape Town, then to Zimbabwe and now in Uganda. Yoni does it all in the H4H family!
Yoni (Middle) and H4H Coaches in Zim!
From nowhere I asked my son Watida what he thought about Yoni’s visit. His answer was short, ‘he is a great friend but a bad barber.’ The story is Yoni decided to be Watida’s barber for once and the resulting cut was a disaster for Watida who spent the rest of his afternoon in a cap.
Kita Serves as Key Panelist at Summit
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
On Thursday December 8th, H4H South African Country Director Thierry Kita participated as a panelist at one of the Beyond Sport Summit’s breakout discussions on Crime Reduction at Cape Town’s International Convention Center. Together with Adam Hall ( Cricket For Change UK), Sarah Martinez Helfam (Philadelphia Eagles US) Tim Tucker (Hope Academy RSA) and San Reddy (Managing Director Marcusbrewer RSA), panelists discussed unique approaches and insights to tackling crime within their organizations.
Kita was able to relay how H4H programs provide safe spaces, educational learning, and health education and services that better participant educaiton as a whole. Further, he communicated that H4H efforts can be positively linked to the decrease in criminal behavior within each of our communities!
