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Booker Named U.S. Presidential and National Merit Scholar

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Booker Named U.S. Presidential and National Merit Scholar
U.S. Presidential Scholar and National Merit Scholar Award Recipient – Maxwell Booker

Congratulations to Grants Committee Vice Chair Maxwell Booker on being named a 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar! Established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of the United States’ most distinguished graduating high school seniors, Booker is one of 161 students recognized in 2022.

The first African-American to earn this prestigious honor at Spartanburg High School, Booker is a National Merit Scholar, as well as the Heisman High School Recipient at his high school.

Accepted to several prestigious schools, including all of the six Ivy Leagues he applied to, Booker received over one million dollars in institutional and merit scholarships.

He will be attending Harvard University in the fall of 2022.

Ball4Good Vice President – Maxwell Booker, Pictured with Founder – Adom Appiah

3 Ball4Good Volunteers Receive Watson-Brown Scholarship

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3 Ball4Good Volunteers Receive Watson-Brown Scholarship

Congratulations to Ball4Good Grants Committee Chair Karine Nguyen, Grants Committee member Emily Grace Cobourn, and volunteer Florian Sloan on receiving the prestigious Watson-Brown Scholarship.

“The primary mission of the Watson-Brown Foundation is providing need and merit-based scholarships to select Georgia and South Carolina students attending accredited four-year colleges and universities in the United States.” -WatsonBrown.Org

Ball4Good Watson-Browns will be attending the following institutions:

University of Richmond – Karine Nguyen

University of Virginia – Emily Grace Coburn

Washington and Lee University – Florian Sloan

Learn more about the Watson-Brown Foundation here.

Grants Committee Reviews Summer and Fall Grants

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The Ball4Good Grants Committee have chosen 4 nonprofits as beneficiaries of the proceeds from the upcoming August 29th Soccer Games. The nonprofits are as follows:

Sidewalk Hope

Children’s Cancer Partners

Tyger River Children’s Center

Criminal Justice Youth Institute

Stay tuned for additional updates.

April 22 is Zion Williamson Day!

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On April 22nd, 2018, the city of Spartanburg honored Zion Williamson with a proclamation at the 2nd Ball4Good Celebrity Basketball Games. The proclamation was read by Representative Max Hyde of the Hyde Law Firm. The city declared that from that day forth, April 22nd shall be known as Zion Williamson Day in Spartanburg! Join us in celebrating local hero Zion Williamson by posting your favorite Zion Williamson photo with the hashtag #ZionWilliamsonDay

Ball4Good Partners with BRUH Mentor for MLK Day Camp

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We had a great time volunteering at the MLK Day Basketball Leadership Camp hosted by Brothers Restoring Urban Hope Inc. (BRUH Mentor). Thanks to our donors, we were able to provide lunch for all the volunteers and participants. Also, in appreciation of their service to others, we provided the volunteers with Ball4Good merch. Kids received prizes too! MLK Day 2019 was a great experience! Thank you BRUH Mentor! Thank you donors!

See a few pictures below:

Volunteering for a Great Cause
MLK Day Camp

Converse College Features Friends of Ball4Good on Magazine Cover

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Congratulations to the Ball4Good friends featured on the cover of the summer 2018 edition of  Converse College’s magazine!

Mrs. Dawn Deck – Ball4Good celebrity cheerleader (back row, fourth from left)

Ms. Stinson Ferguson – Ball4Good advocate and friend (seated – right)

Dr. Kay Woodward – Ball4Good supporter and Converse College’s first black professor (seated – left)

 

 

Zion Williamson Day in Spartanburg!

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April 22

In recognition of Spartanburg Day student and Duke Commit Zion Williamson’s service to the city of Spartanburg, the city honored Zion with a proclamation at the Ball4Good Celebrity Basketball game. The proclamation was read by city councilman Max Hyde of the Hyde Law Firm. Ned Page – President of the Spartanburg Day Board of Trustees and Mary Thomas – Chief Operating Officer of the Spartanburg County Foundation were present during the ceremony. From this day forth, April 22nd shall be known as Zion Williamson day in Spartanburg! In addition to the proclamation, Zion received a framed photo highlighting the stats of his high school basketball career. The photo was curated by Chris Jones. Ball4Good honored Zion with a #12 jersey and a hoodie.

 

Photography by Jeremiah Drummond and Hill Mitchell

Ball4Good Acquires 1st Official 2018 Celebrity Games Sponsor

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We are happy to announce that Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Sports Medicine Institute will be one of our major sponsors for the 2018 Ball4Good Tournament!

We are super excited for what lies ahead. Please contact Ball4Good if you are interested in sponsoring, volunteering, playing or being a part of the tournament. 100% of the proceeds raised from the tournament will benefit nonprofits!

Keep an eye out for updates!

Happy Holidays from Ball4Good!

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Dear All,

Happy Holidays! At this special time of year, I’d like to thank you for supporting Ball4Good. We’ve had a great first year, and none of it would have been possible without you. I mean, who would have thought that a kid’s school project could turn into this? I sure didn’t.

Your support drives me to grow Ball4Good. With your help, we have supported or impacted the Boys and Girls Club, Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas, St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, Boy Scouts, The Cancer Association, Miracle Hill and the Hope Center for Children. We’ve had a lot of fun playing ball, raising funds and bringing the community together.

Thanks to my Ball4Good experience, I wrote a book to inspire kids to change the world and has been receiving public speaking engagements. Once again, thanks a million for believing in me! A big thank you to Ms. Thomas (mentor), Ms. Kelsea Turner (teacher), Houston Graves (2018 Tournament Partner), our volunteers, our celebrity players, my advisors, parents, family, friends and the entire community.

Enjoy your holiday season! Look out for details about the 2018 Ball4Good Tournament!

 

Sincerely,

Adom Appiah

Founder – Ball4Good