Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Our Youth In Action Making A Difference in the community

Press Release: Our Youth in Action รข€“ Making a difference in the community

Members of the AUG LadyBallers Basketball Club and the Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation will walk with Teens in Actions with Goals, An Augusta Georgia Charity, in their Children’s Parade this Sunday. The Event will be help on the 5th of October 2008 on Broad Street in downtown Augusta Georgia. For more information on T.A.G. Please contact Bessie Duncan, Event Coordinator at (706) 796-2488 or Gwendolyn Lacy, Event Assistant (706) 796-6819. The Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation is a location youth organization for girls who’s Mission as a Youth sports organization is to stimulate the athletic growth of all young people. To assist our members in using the strong athletic foundations they have obtained with our guidance to move them to the next level of their educational futures. To provide opportunities for personal growth and development of youth athletes while also reinforcing positive experiences, self-confidence, self-esteem and the ability to excel on and off the court. To help our youth gain ultimate independence through the use of scholarships for obtaining a college education.
For more Information about the BYAF (Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation) Visit our Website at http://ballerfoundation.augladyballers.com. You may also call us at 706-434-0169 or email our office at BYAF@augladyballers.com. We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

BYAF to offer Personal Training Sessions for Augusta Youth - by Former NBA Basketball Player

Former Professional Basketball Players Anthony Blakley will offer personal training workouts to local youth in the Augusta Area. The sessions will be 3 hours long and will help with the skills they will need to be a successful basketball player at the High School and College Levels. There will be beginner thru advanced levels of instruction and the class agenda is based on correct fundamentals and techniques that work the body effectively and efficiently, which gives the students the opportunity to learn to conserve time. Anthony Blakley who has been a certified personal trainer since 2001 will begin training with local kids in our community on the 18th of October 2008. Mr. Blakley is the CEO/ Founder of Hoop4Life, Inc and has over 13 years of experience playing ball in Europe and with the NBA Milwaukee Bucks. Hoops4Life, Inc (http://www.hoop4lifeinc.org/) has a Sports and Learning Center located in Winder Georgia. This program is organized by Mishlon Burns of the Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation. For any information on how to get your child involved please contact us via our website, email on by phone. Our website address http://ballerfoundation.augladyballers.com/, our email is mailto:byaf@augladyballers.com, and our phone number is 706-434-0169. If you have teen girls looking for an organization to assist them with their goals and future goals in athletics for today and tomorrow, have them visit our website and see what we are going in the community. They can join right on our website.

Monday, September 29, 2008

From Us 2 Us Magazine - The parent's Step by step guide to a sports scholarship for their child.

Contact: From Us 2 Us Magazine
Telephone number: 706-434-1449
Website http://us2us.haasports.net
Email Address: newsdesk@haasports.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


From Us 2 Us Magazine - The parent's Step by step guide to a sports scholarship for their child.

Sports Scholarships are an additional way to fund a Childs higher education. There are over a billion dollars a year in scholarships awarded to deserving students.

GEORGIA, September 16th 2008 / Sports participation by young athletes is booming. As the cost of higher education increases it’s even more of an asset for a child to have an additional way to fund their secondary education. Each year, hundreds of colleges and university coach's look for new groups of talented players to complete their rosters. There are over a billion dollars in scholarships awarded yearly. Us 2 Us magazine has created an article that will run-down the overall process of being recruited to a college or university. This will include information on testing, scores and how to make contact with coach's of your choice. The premier issue will be released in various locations around the city as well as available for download on our site http://us2us.haasports.net. This issue is not only for kids but for parents who we want to educate on what to expect and keep up to date on valuable recruiting and NCAA Guidelines.

For Additional Information, contact Ms. Burns at 706-434-1449, via email at newsdesk@haasports.net, or visit the website at http://us2us.haasports.net.

Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation now registering students for our programs!!


Press Release – For Immediate Release
Ballers Youth Athletic Foundation now registering students for our programs!!

The Ballers Youth Athletic Program (BYAF) will begin registering new students for membership and participation in our programs. Registration will allow our youth to participate in our various programs geared to girls between the ages of 12-18 years of age. Registration will continue throughout the year until our goal of 200 members has been accomplished.
The foundation offers programs such as our College Tour 2008, College Sports Exposure Programs, Life skills training classes, and A scholarship program that participating members are eligible to apply for in their 11th-12 grade year. Community service hours are also available through participation in the LadyBallers Little Sisters mentoring program.

In addition we offer the following programs:
· The Day of Dreams – A day spent at with the Atlanta Dreams WNBA Basketball team where we will be recognized and will also participate in various parts of the home game program process.
· Adopt a Soldier Program- Where we will collect donations for soldiers deployed to Iraq.
· Gateway to the future – An Event to honor graduates of our life skills and college prep programs where we will give our youth recognition for working with us, as well as various college preparation products to assist them in their lives at the next level. School supplies and other donation will be solicited and then presented to our event honorees.
· Educational Development program – A program to assist our students in achieving the goal of a college scholarship at the level of their choice. They will be guided through the educational process making sure that they meet the minimum guidelines of D-1–JUCO college eligibility.
The BYAF also offers outreach programs and sporting team assistance programs throughout the regions and is available to set up appropriate programs to suit the needs of community organizations. In addition, BYAF is a great way for kids to earn community service hours and help with current and future projects. To inquire about programs or become a volunteer, contact M Burns or V Mitchell at the Foundations program office at 706-434-0169.

For more information about our membership program, contact us at 706-434-0169 ext 119 or email us at mailto:byaf@augladyballers.com or visit us online http://ballerfoundation.augladyballers.com/.