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2010 “Special Needs” Basketball Camp

whiteshadow — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:10:46 +0000

On August 2nd We help a camp for children and adults with developmental disabilities at the Bath Middle School.

This was the very first camp that I’ve held for folks with special needs and it couldn’t have possible gone any better! I’ve found over the years that the game of basketball can be an amazingly powerful vehicle to help those who live with developmental challenges to overcome many of the obstacles that they often struggle with. Communication, working together as a team to accomplish a goal, following the instructions of a coach or captain, sportsmanship, learning to win and lose gracefully, respect etc. The game instills a sense of self confidence and can boost the self esteem of anyone who is willing to work at it!
My hope is to do more camps like this in the future. I’ll be reaching out to schools and agencies around the state this year, to work more with their young people and adults with special needs. I hope to be able to show people just how therapeutic the game of basketball can be! There are so many things that the game can teach us all about life! The game has a way of rewarding hard work and punishing you if you don’t put in the work you should.

I thank God that over the past 11 years I’ve been blessed to be in a position to see this game touch the lives of some of God’s most precious creatures and I look forward to working with our friends with special needs in the future through this great game of basketball!

Click on this link for Times Record story about our camp,

”A Dream That You ‘Swish’ May Come True” Special Needs Camp Story

“Family Fun Day” October 10th

whiteshadow — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:38:33 +0000

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.

Where: The housing unit affectionately known as “Hyde Park” the brick buildings just behind Shaw’s.

When: 4pm to 6pm.

Here’s a list of games and events that will be held at our event:

1) Ed Hall will be performing a brick breaking demonstration.

2) DJ Creamer will have a dance off with prizes for the finalist (all ages)

3) Ed Hall is looking for a long jump champion who can perform the longest running side kick.

4) A panel of judges will be voting for a winner of our “Low Rim Dunk Contest”

5) I’ll be challenging the shooters to a 3 point and foul line hoop shoot contest.

6) A dress and dash- selected contenders will dash to dress in my warm ups/size 13 sneakers, grab a ball and make a lay up in the least amount of time.

7) There will be toddler hoop for the ‘little’ ones and SO much more!!!

PRIZES:

“White Shadow Showtime Basketball” Tee Shirts

Basketballs

White Shadow Dvds

8×10 Master Hall and White Shadow pictures

We hope to see you and yours at this years “Family Fun Day.”

The 2K9 Jason Christ Court

whiteshadow — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:45:13 +0000

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 caring for others and befriending those in need, through the powerful story of the young man to whom the Maritime basketball courts were dedicated three years ago.

Jason was widely known for his concern for others and often called “a superman for the underdogs” in his school and community. I was fortunate enough to work with Jason for 4 years and I’m just trying to keep his memory alive by recognizing members of the community and students from area schools, selected for the embodiment of Jason’s ideals. We were able to raise money for the “Help a Kid Foundation” which funds after school activities for children in the community, through a silent auction and raffle. William Shuttleworth spoke from the heart to the kids and let us know a little bit about his foundation which is currently supporting over 250 children in the area.

Below is a short video from our event

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6yUKW8Ln1U

Learning more than basketball a recent basketball camp

whiteshadow — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:37:24 +0000

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 of them

Our Superintendent of schools William Shuttleworth’s “Help a kid fund” supported ten of our campers this year. So we’re going to have a car wash, bake sale, art and lemonade sale to raise money for the foundation that supported so many of us. We’re going to turn in our old sneakers, shoes and unused toys, as well as non-perishable foods so we can donate them appropriately to the outreach organizations in our community. My hope is that if we can expose these kids to the people in our community that are reaching out to those in need, then maybe some of them can experience the rewards of giving back!