13-02-2025
Hall of Fame hosts 15th annual youth all-star games
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame hosted the 15th annual basketball all-star games on Wednesday.
The annual game is put together by the Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative and C3 City Wide Program.
Their goal is to create a healthy environment for students in grades 3 through 8 and teach youth the fundamentals of basketball, teamwork, sportsmanship, and hard work. The organizer Eddie Caisse told 22News the impact he's seen the game have on the kids who participate.
'We have seen kids come in like 5th and 6th grade, where you see that they were heading down wrong roads even at that young of an age to see years later turn their life around, graduate high school, go to college or the military,' said Caisse.
Caisse also told 22News that these games are not possible without the help of the local agencies and coaches who volunteer and continue to take this program to the next level.
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