in the spring of 2008, Hope 81 began collecting re-usable/out-of-season sportswear items from Tokyo youth, pro athletes, sporting goods stores and others. In 2009, we made our first donation of 200+ items to nearly 400 schoolchildren and local youth in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province of Daru-Kiunga. Now the project is growing beyond sportswear to also begin providing assistance with fitness education, life skills and other areas of local development.
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Hope 81 is working to challenge a few long-held assumptions about Japanese basketball (too short, too weak, too?) by introducing a new brand of grassroots player development. Since 2009, Hope 81 began organizing a team of Japan’s best up-and-coming street, pro and international players to play in the world’s top showcase tournament: QUAI 54 in Paris (pictured above). The goal is to help players develop necessary in-game and intercultural communications skills, and provide team members with opportunities for increased exposure and visibility. Tryouts are coming to Tokyo later this month!
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Get involved as a player, volunteer or sponsor >>>
