Basketball Fans...Hoops for Horizons Is Here!

The 13th annual Hoops for Horizons, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for kids and adults from 5th grade up, is this Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, but we are still taking sign-ups for teams!!!!!!! All funds raised will benefit Horizons, a non-profit student enrichment program.

Tournament Details:
Teams are formed with 4 players, 3 on the court at one time with 1 substitute. Half-court games are played in an elimination-style tournament. Each day has a different age/grade playing, please see the schedule below.
If you can’t play, please come watch these fun, fast, games! Families and children of all ages are encouraged to come and enjoy this great event to support Horizons. We’ll have some light fare and baked goods for purchase at our food court. Plus, you can buy chance tickets to win some great auction baskets, see details below.

The tournament times are as follows:
Thursday, March 5th: 5th & 6th Grade Girls and Boys Teams--4:00pm Check-In & Warm Up/4:30pm First Game

Friday, March 6th: 7th & 8th Grade Girls Teams--3:00pm Check-In & Warm Up/3:30pm First Game
9th Grade to age 29 Women & Men Teams--5:00pm Check-In & Warm Up/5:30pm First Game

Saturday, March 7th: 7th & 8th Grade Boys Teams--8:00am Check In & Warm Up/8:30am First Game
Age 30+ Men & Women Teams--12:00pm Check In & Warm Up/12:20pm First Game

You can sign up online and pay for your team at: https://www.rcds.org/page.cfm?p=1555&LockSSL=true
Can’t play but want to sponsor a team? Click here for our sponsorship link: https://www.rcds.org/page.cfm?p=1147&LockSSL=true

Highlights of our chance auction baskets include:

- A Harlem Globetrotters Package with 4 floor seat tickets and 4 magic pass tickets. Magic pass tickets allow you on the floor ahead of the game to interact with the Globetrotters live!

-The latest NBA2K15 game for Play Station 4

-Sterling Silver Poor Cat basketball charm necklace

-An iPad Mini

So come one, come all - enjoy three days of basketball!!!!!!

Not familiar with Horizons? Please let us tell you more! Read on below to find out about this amazing summer program.

What is Horizons?

Horizons has operated on Rumson Country Day’s campus for nineteen years. Each summer, Horizons offers a six-week academic, cultural and recreational enrichment program to at-risk students from a diverse, low-income population. Our students are in grades K-8 and live primarily in the Red Bank area. Horizons’ goal is to offer more than 150 students the opportunity to attend Horizons during the summer.
Goals

• To prevent or reduce summer learning loss amongst Horizons students
• To foster lifelong desire for learning
• To provide cultural experiences and social growth
• To insure that all Horizons children learn to swim, an important life skill that saves lives and builds confidence

Volunteers

Volunteers are an essential component of the Horizons programs. Volunteers support our professional teachers, offer cultural and recreational programs, and assist our chef in providing nutritional meals. Volunteer applications for Summer 2015 will be available on now available at rcds.org/horizons

Support

Horizons is able to operate thanks to the generous support from Rumson Country Day School, community-minded individuals, foundations, corporations and other charitable organizations. The cost of sending one child to Horizons for the summer is approximately $2,200.

Accomplishments

Horizons National received the 2010 Excellence in Summer Learning Award from the National Summer Learning Association. Horizons also earned national recognition from the Wallace Foundation as one of the premier summer learning programs.