SMILING faces were the order of the day at the closing of the 2016 Basketball Smiles camp. Held at the CI Gibson school field, the closing ceremony featured awards presentations for the “most improved” and “outstanding” campers, among others, as well as gift presentations courtesy of Atlantis, Paradise Island.
Some 300 youngsters from communities throughout New Providence took part in the camp, now in its 17th year. Atlantis, as an avid supporter and a sponsor of the programme, yet again donated rooms for the 10 coaches that travelled to host the camp, meeting space for them on property and goodies for the youngsters taking part in the programme.
Those goodies included Battle 4 Atlantis brand merchandise and appearances by B4A mascot, Bounce, who was also on hand to help with the presentations.
Basketball Smiles was conceptualised by coach Sam Nichols from McMurray University in Abilene, Texas and coach Patty Johnson from The Bahamas and aims to give local youngsters – both boys and girls – free instruction in basketball fundamentals, all the while focusing on grooming them in aspects of self-discipline and other life skills, and stresses the importance of education.
Representatives say over the years, the programme has served upwards of 10,000 Bahamian children.
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