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Basketball Clinic for 500 school kids in Nigeria

by Timeout for Africa Education and Sports Foundation
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Project Report | Aug 4, 2015
Updates on November 2015 Basketball and life clinic

By jonathan kolo | Project Leader

Timeout4Africa games shirts .2015 edition
Timeout4Africa games shirts .2015 edition

Hello Timeout4africa Foundation donors,

We are very happy to inform you that as the end of summer is getting closer ,we are hard at work making sure we have a bigger and better clinic this year.This years events will include our male and female basketball and life clinic,with about 300 kids participating,Inter secondary school games and also our Tutorial session with visiting National coaches.With your generous donation, we were able to purchase over 100 basketball shoes , 100 basketballs and over  2000 T shirts for the basketball and life clinic to be held in Minna ,Nigeria in the Last week of November 2015.Most of the T- shirts will go to various students at school including competing students , parents and well wishes in the community. We were also fortune to get various items from friends ,family and even the Washington Wizards NBA team.These  items will be boxed and shipped in the next couple of weeks to Lagos ,Nigeria .We will then transport them by  road to Minna for the camp week.This process will take a month and a half.

In our November 2014 ,We promise to keep you informed about Mohammed Isah.He is the 14 year old kid discoved from the camp. We are happy to inform you that he is finally here in the Bronx ,New York. Attending schools and playing basketball with the New heights AAU youth team .Mr Thompson who is Mohammed coach says he is doing very well adapting to life in the big apple and making new friends.We will continue to keep you informed about his progress.

Thank you very much for your donations and support ,we will also like to take a moment to please ask you to continue to support us with your donation on the last bonus day of the year on September 16th, at 9am .All donations will be matched at 30% .Matching will continue until fund run out.So please try to donate in the morning so as to get your donation matched

Thank you.

Donated items from Washington Wizards NBA Team
Donated items from Washington Wizards NBA Team
Mohammed relaxing with a friend in New York.
Mohammed relaxing with a friend in New York.
Mohammed at AAU game in New York.
Mohammed at AAU game in New York.
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Timeout for Africa Education and Sports Foundation

Location: Minna, Niger State - Nigeria
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @timeout4africa
Project Leader:
Jonathan Kolo
Minna , Nigeria
$231,003 raised of $250,000 goal
 
1,942 donations
$18,997 to go
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