BCANY Is About Service.
The Basketball Coaches Association of New York is a PROFESSIONAL and SERVICE organization. Basketball coaches in New York State have always been generous with their time and creativity in providing service to their communities. In order to facilitate the many various forms of service, we have organized the BCANY Service Movement.
We would like to know of service initiatives performed by you and your team. The size and scope of the effort does not matter. Share what you do as it might inspire others.
Right now there are THREE major efforts within the BCANY Service Program.
The first is Coaches vs. Cancer. BCANY has been involved with this for several years and is now one of the top states in participation and results.
The second segment which is new this year is BCANY’s participation in Samaritan’s Feet. This started with Coach Ron Hunter’s presentation at the Fall Clinic in Albany.Complete details on how you and your team can participate will be coming in later November.
The third segment is also new this year are BCANY Service Games. The BCANY Service Games are modeled after the North Carolina Endowment Games and the Ohio Foundation Games. Board member, Coach Bill Merna of Ogdensburg Free Academy is going to test run a BCANY Service Game this year. More details on how to participate will be coming later this month.
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Samaritan’s Feet Reports:
View efforts of BCANY Coaches and their teams to raise funds and awareness for the Samaritan’s Feet program.
Click Here: SamaritanFeet2010 to view pictures of Eldred, Nanuet, Roscoe, Monticello, Tappan Zee Washingtonville
Romulus HS Girls Team and Youth Program for Samaritans Feet
The Romulus HS Girls program got the Romulus Youth Basketball program to participate in a fundraiser to benefit the children of Haiti in Coaching Barefoot at their Saturday program. The program is run by Coach Damon Nicholson and his wife Suzy. The have over 60 kids in grades 1-4 playing basketball with our JV/Varsity basketball players coaching the teams (14 in all).
Click here to view pictures Romulus HS Samaritian Feet
Mohonasen HS vs. Columbia HS Girls Basketball (Section 2)
Mohonasen Coach Paul Brosious and Columbia Coach Kathleen Smith led the effort for Samaritan’s Feet in a recent game. An announcement was made at the beginning of the game, explaining the whole barefoot program and how to text to donate (the flyers were passed out during this). There was a video of Samaritan’s Feet playing on a big screen in the hallway (by the concession stand) for the spectators to view pre-game and at halftime.
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