Hoops for Heart

March 4, 2010 • Rebecca Dove  
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Dundalk High School is having a Hoops for Heart fundraiser on March 12^th at 4:30 in the Gymnasium, but what exactly is Hoops for Heart? Hoops for Heart is an event developed by The American Heart Association in 1989 specifically by Scott Neal and Taryn Bachis to help raise money for children that have medical problems related to the heart. They originally came up with Jump Rope for Heart, but then they decided that a basketball game would make more money, hence Hoops for Heart. Five years later, in 1994, Hoops for Heart was in forty different cities, and in 1995 it went nationwide. You raise money to play in a basketball game and the money goes to The American Heart Association for researching new medicines and treatments for the children. “I have been at other schools that participated, and I have always felt like the students and faculty get a lot out of it. It’s a way for the whole school to give something back,” Mrs. Arseneau, Physical Education teacher, stated.

How can I sign up? All you need is to get a registration form from Mrs. Arsenau in the gym, fill it out and return it to her, get your envelope, and start raising money for the cause. Another way you can register is by going to http://www.americanheart.org/hoops.

The Dundalk High School activities will include: a freshmen against sophomore game, a junior against senior game, a three point shot competition for seniors, and a faculty game. “Right now we have twenty five students participating in Hoops for Heart, and I would like every student to raise at least one dollar.” Mrs. Arseneau. These events are open to the entire Dundalk community, not just Dundalk High School. You can buy a Hoops for Heart t-shirt for fifteen dollars to show your Dundalk pride.

For more information you can go to http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2441.

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