Call for volunteers - Midnight Basketball
Release Date: 22 July 2010
The City of Armadale is calling for volunteers to be a part of the seco=
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season of Armadale Midnight Basketball - the successful Saturday night you=
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sport and activity program.
With the eight-week competition due to begin at the City's Armadale Are=
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Saturday 31 July, helpers are needed to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Armadale Mayor Linton Reynolds said the community-based Midnight Basket=
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program was a great opportunity for people to work with youth.
"Volunteering is a rewarding experience and this program is both locall=
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and really worthwhile," Cr Reynolds said.
"You can help out every night of the competition, or on selected dates =
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knowledge of basketball is not necessary for many of the roles.
"Local businesses could assist the program by providing some employees =
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volunteer or some financial support so the program can continue in 2011."<=
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Armadale Midnight Basketball was launched locally in May this year to p=
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kids aged 12-18 with a safe, healthy and supervised sports program on Satu=
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nights - traditionally a time when there are few services and activities=20
available for youth.
Basketballers arrive at 7.30pm, enjoy a nutritious meal and play at lea=
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three basketball games. Life skills workshops are compulsory for all=20
participants and at the end of the night, the kids are taken on a bus safe=
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home to their front door.
Armadale Midnight Basketball is funded until December 2010 by the WA=20
Department of Sport and Recreation and Midnight Basketball. The tournament=
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organised with the assistance of the PCYC, City of Armadale, Department of=
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Protection and Armadale Police.
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Media Contact
Clare Hogarth-Angus
Communications Manager
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: (08)=20
9399 0634
Fax: (08) 9399 0184
Email: chogarth-angus@armadale.=
wa.gov.au