DRY PRONG, La. (KALB) – The inaugural Grant Parish Basketball Camp & Study was held this Saturday held on the B22 sports activities advanced in Dry Prong. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., children from third to twelfth grade had been in a position to run basketball drills.
The camp was made attainable via a partnership with B22Fit, United Approach of Central Louisiana, and Colfax Alderwoman Timika Hamilton-Worth.
When requested why, Worth merely stated she wished to do one thing for the children in her neighborhood.
“So we began speaking at that time about organizing some sort of occasion and Coach [Sykes] wished to do a basketball camp,” Worth stated. “However along with the camp he additionally expressed a studying facet of it.”
Worth introduced in Colfax native, Kenny Sykes. Sykes performed basketball at each Grant Excessive College and Grambling State.
Alongside basketball with Coach Sykes, children additionally received the possibility to do participate in studying actions.
In accordance with Worth, these actions targeted on aspirational objectives and inspiring college students to attain their desires. Procter & Gamble was on web site to point out the older children among the profession paths accessible to them after highschool.
Coach Sykes stated he’s completely satisfied to information children in his hometown neighborhood down the appropriate path.
“It’s all the time thrilling to return again right here. I feel there was a dire have to do one thing for the children in Colfax as a result of [of] a number of issues happening,” Sykes stated. “Children getting off observe…[this] was a great alternative to introduce children to basketball or…to reinforce their abilities.”
About 75 children signed up for the free camp, in keeping with Worth.
“[It’s] very nice of them,” stated fourth-grader Brody Smith. “…simply letting children come right here totally free and having an excellent time doing what they love and… chasing their desires.”
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