I recently went to a concert for teenage girls called the "Revolve tour". There was a boy named Austin who really inspired the crowd to do more. This is the story of Hoops for Hope:
Austin wanted to do something to help kids who had parents dying of AIDS. In 2004, Austin decided to shoot 2,057 free throws on World's AIDS day, which he did and raised over $3000 for 8 orphan children. From then on, he had a goal to raise money for these children in need. Voluteers have now been able to raise over $450,000 for those in struggling countries and a couple of years, they created a medical testing lab in Sinazongwe, Zambia. This lab helps inform people of the HIV/AIDS virus and other medical care. In 2006, they built a new school and another testing lab in Twatchiyanda, Zambia .
I hope that listening to this video gives you an idea of what exactly this means to the people who have done this program and inspires you to shoot a hoop for a kid in need:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTcGAv7ess
If you want any information on how you can get involve, go to their website:
Hoops for Hope
