COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Hillside Connections, a nonprofit organization in Colorado Springs, hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Memorial Park for children in fourth through seventh grade.
Hillside Connections, which refurbished the basketball courts at Memorial Park last October, organized the event as part of their ongoing efforts to promote community engagement and provide mentorship to local youth.
"We wanted to make sure that not only after Terrell got these courts put in that we utilize them. We show the community what we have here in our city. Destination Hillside with these courts here at Memorial Park and the Hillside Community Center has been the activation and the legacy part that we worked on. And then we're going to bring so many more activations out here to keep this community engaged," said Liz McMeran with Hillside Connections.
The nonprofit partnered with Dick's Sporting Goods to distribute 78 pairs of shoes along with shorts, sweatbands, water bottles and additional items to participants.
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Brain cancer survivor summits Pikes Peak in an adaptive wheelchair with help of 40 volunteers
Mary Perkins, a childhood brain cancer survivor using an adaptive wheelchair, reached the summit of Pikes Peak around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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