Thursday, July 24, 2008

To think I saw it on White Street


The 13th annual Hoops for Wake Forest, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament for any entrants, was held in May and raised $15,000 for charities in the community. Since 1995, the tournament has generated over $175,000 for local causes including summer camp for disadvantaged kids, DARE program, Shop with a Cop, Camp Kanata, Tri-Area Ministries, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School Band, and Kiwanis Park. It is a uniquely downtown event. This year it was held on Brooks Street, but when it first began, basketball backstops and jumping players stretched down White Street, framed by the old brick buildings distinctive to downtown. The photo above shows the 2nd annual tourney, held in 1996.