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For the second straight year, a group of local Jewish teens here in Houston hosted a basketball tournament that doubles as a fundraiser.
The goal? To double what they raised last year - $2,000.
But as CSN Houston's Steve Bunin reports, the money was secondary. And the tournament was unlike any you've seen before (see attached video for report).
http://www.csnhouston.com/blog/other/watch-wheeling-charity
TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels was founded in 1997, first competing in the 1997-98 basketball season with only five players. As the seasons have continued we have had over 75 wheelchair athletes participate on the Hotwheels basketball team.
Five players from the 2007 TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels team were awarded scholarships to colleges with collegiate wheelchair teams and are continuing to play the sport they love on a college level. One member from the 2009 Hotwheels team continued his basketball career with a scholarship to University of Texas in Arlington and another was selected to the residency program at the US Olympic Training Center in Denver, CO for swimming. A senior on the 2010-2011 team was offered a full athletic scholarship to the University of Texas in Arlington. In 2011-2012, a senior was offered a spot with the University of Illinois fighting Illini Ladies wheelchair basketball team.
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Wheelchair tournament to benefit Hotwheels basketball team
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• Thu, Apr 17, 2014
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“Proceeds from the tournament are going to be donated to the Hotwheels,” said Justin Silver, chapter advisor to Reisbord AZA. The idea of the tournament came to life when the Reisbord teens volunteered at a local wheelchair basketball tournament and saw how impactful this program was for so many of their peers. They initially were inspired by one of their chapter members who is part of the Hotwheels team. Last year’s tournament raised more than $2,000 and continues to be recognized internationally by BBYO as an outstanding service and advocacy event.
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