After the quake in Haiti, volunteers all across the world banded together to support the aching nation. The Downtown campus intramural department is also taking initiative with a Haiti-relief basketball tournament Saturday.
The 3-on-3 tournament is the first charity event organized by the department, with all proceeds being donated to Haiti relief.
“After what happened, it was anything we could do to help,” said Cailyn Bradley, league co-manager for the department.
So far seven teams have signed up for the tournament, and organizers are still determining the details of how the tournament will be set up.
“We’re still having sign-up sheets come in,” said Jordan Hamm, league co-manager for the department.
Teams can register until the day of the event.
“A lot of people are very last minute,” Bradley said.
Alan Wang, a student at UA’s College of Medicine⎯Phoenix in partnership with ASU, said his team might not be able to participate in the tournament because of the short notice.
“I didn’t find out about the tournament until Monday or Tuesday, and it’s already this Saturday,” Wang said.
The league co-managers said they are hoping the success of the tournament will lead to more charity events held at the YMCA.
“Since we work in cooperation with the Y, we work to promote families—not just ASU Downtown Phoenix (campus) recreation but all members of the communities,” Bradley said.
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