This special event during Hall of Fame Enshrinement weekend is for ages 6-12, and will provide a transformative experience for the youth to gain knowledge, enhance their skill sets, and learn valuable life skills while building their confidence in a supportive social environment.
Registration is required for this free Basketball and Fitness Youth Camp.
Mayor Sarno states, “How about them ‘Red Raiders’! City Councilor and Coach Lavar Click-Bruce and I are happy to welcome home to Springfield one of our city’s proud sons, Will Dawkins! From the classroom and courts at the High School of Commerce to the front of the Washington Wizards, we are all so proud of what Will has accomplished, both on and off the court. I want to commend and congratulate him and his team for coming back home to Springfield and sharing this basketball and fitness camp for our youth! What better way to celebrate enshrinement weekend then with a special basketball and fitness camp for our youth at my former stomping grounds at the South End Community Center too!”
Councilor Click-Bruce said, “Mayor Sarno and I are excited to welcome home another proud ‘Red Raider’ and celebrate his inaugural basketball and fitness youth camp during Hall of Fame Enshrinement weekend. Everyone in Springfield, especially those of us that attended the High School of Commerce, are proud of you and all of your accomplishments, both professionally and personally! Thank you for doing this special event for our city’s youth.”
Gary Mindell, Will’s former Coach at the High School of Commerce added, “Twenty-one years ago, William Dawkins and his teammates brought great pride to our school, city and Western Mass region as he led the High School of Commerce to the 2004 Boys Basketball Division I State Championship. His leadership and play in the biggest of games were spectacular. At seasons end he received the John ‘Honey’ Lahovich Award as Western Mass ‘Player of the Year’. At the Western Mass Basketball banquet, in his acceptance speech, he acknowledged each of his teammates and their contribution to the team’s success. I have always been so impressed by how mature and humble that was of him."
Coach Mindell continued, "Today, he (Will) continues to make all of us from Springfield proud in his current position as General Manager of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. In his high school years, it was easy to see that William was going to be successful in his future endeavors. All of this couldn’t happen to a better person.”
To learn more about Will Dawkins and the ‘For1Three Foundation’ and to register for the free Basketball and Fitness Youth Camp, please visit their website at: www.for1threefoundation.org
