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Contributed by: Narcy Jackson on 1/6/2008

This past Wednesday, January 2nd & Thursday, January 3, 2008,100 young men and women participated in the 2008 Winter Break Basketball Clinic & Workshop held at the Montbello Recreation Center. Most clinic participants came from Montbello, Aurora, and Parker, Colorado; but we also had participants from as far away as California and Florida. Over eighty percent clinic participants, ages 9-14, many from economically deprived families were benefactors from this clinic.

With the support of Denver Parks & Recreation, Montbello Recreation Center, Montbello High School, Dimension Z Golf, Walmart (Tower Road) and KSG Enterprises LLC, Athletics and Beyond was able to provide these young men and women with a venue and resources to hone their basketball skills and place them in an environment with positive role models. Montbello High School coach, David Carey, and his basketball team lead drills and other fun activities to enhance participants' basketball skills. Seven-time CHSAA Basketball Championship Coach, Rudy Carey, and Denver Nuggets PA Announcer, Kyle Speller, addressed clinic participants about career options in sports, and also about life skills such as respect, attitude, determination, and goal setting.

Certificates of participation and Denver Nuggets game vouchers, as well as other promotional items, were given to every member of the clinic. Trophies and other awards were given to participants in the slam-dunk contest, 3-point shootout contest. Our clinic received media coverage from Channel 2 News, and a reporter for the Rocky Mountain News came out and took pictures.

Community wide participation aided in the overall objective of our program, which is to keep at risk youth involved with activities to help better themselves by promoting health, gamesmanship, education and work ethic. We greatly appreciate your support.

For information about our program and up and coming clinics and workshops please visit us at www.athleticsandbeyond.com.

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Submitted By: Pamela Litzenberger

posted on 1/21/2008 @ 5:48:18 PM

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I am from the GVR area and I would love to see more program's like this,inspire all!!! God bless!! Keep up the great work all of you. P.J.

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