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Entries Tagged ‘Jason White Shadow Gibbons’

Working with Meadowlark Lemon June 22nd

On June 22nd I will have an opportunity to work with one of my heroes, Meadowlark Lemon. He is, hands down, one of the most influential figures in the history of sports. Most people my age or younger, do not know about the impact that this man has had all around the world but even my 5 and 7 [...]

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Bouncing Out Bullying Event Set to Return to Bath in August

 ”Bouncing out Bullying” is set to return to the town of bath on August 10th at 6pm. A list of games and contests for all ages is listed below.  This year’s show will be hosted by ‘Teens of America’ and we will be fundraising throughout the area to provide the community with T.O.A.’s magazines about [...]

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“Special Needs” Basketball Camp

On August 2nd We help a camp for children and adults with developmental disabilities at the Bath Middle School. It was a true honor to work this week with some of Go’s most vulnerable creatures.  I taught them about the game of basketball but they taught me about overcoming obstacles to achieve goals that most [...]

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Bouncing Out Bullying Event was a huge success

Our event was a huge success!  Thank you to all of the sponsors who made it possible!  International Slam Dunk phenom Kenny Dobbbs stole the show. Pictured here jumping over a spectator’s head, taking the ball out of his hands and putting it between his legs.  Master Ed Hall and his demonstration team, “Team Extreme” [...]

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‘White Shadow 55 Outreach’ holds fundraiser in Bath Maine

  The Harlem Superstars game at the Bath Middle School was a huge success.  Some have said that the Bath Middle School has never held more people than it did on March 25th 2k10!  The game was scheduled to start at 6:30pm and by that time the gym was absolutely jam packed, kids sitting on [...]

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Working with the Maine Red Claws

I couldn’t be more excited about working with the brand new NBA developmental team, “The Maine Red Claws” as the team’s MC. The Red Claws are the D-league team  for the Boston Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats. During our inaugural season we sold out every single game in our 3,200 seat expo arena and have become a model of success for [...]

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The Michael Jordan story inspires 3rd grade boys

Earlier this week I had opportunity to read “The Salt in his Shoes”~ the Michael Jordan story, to the 3rd grade boys at Phippsburg elementary school the other day.  Jordan’s story can be a very powerful tool to talk to kids about the values of hard work, perseverance and never giving up on your dreams and [...]

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“Family Fun Day” October 10th

Come  out  and  join myself, DJ Creamer and Martial Arts legend, Master Ed Hall, for an afternoon of fun games and contests for kids of all ages! We are celebrating Bath’s Citizen Involvement Day as we get the kids in the community together to collect non perishable donations for the Bath soup kitchen. 

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The 2K9 Jason Christ Court

We had a great turnout at this year’s Jason Christ Court!  We had pizza, ice cream, games for all the kids, lots of give aways including ‘White Shadow’ tee shirts, dvds, pictures and basketballs. More importantly, I was able to talk to the kids about the dangers of bullying and peer pressure, as well as the rewards of [...]

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Learning more than basketball a recent basketball camp

We had a great camp last week!  Here’s a few pictures. One of our daily themes was “giving back” so everyone turned in an idea for our camp to give back in our community in some way. We decided that instead of choosing one of the ideas, that I read the next day, we’d use all [...]

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