I wish more stories like the one below got picked up by the Post Register. There are some really good things about the Post, but sometimes I am frustrated with the “big city” feel. Last time I checked, Idaho Falls hadn’t reached big city status! Here is the story…
The 2008 Skyline basketball camp attendees came through big for kids in Uganda this week, donating over 150 basketball jerseys for them. The jerseys will be given to kids in a war-torn region of Uganda called Gulu next week in conjunction with humanitarian basketball camps being organized by Idaho Falls resident Kaly Shippen’s former San Diego State basketball teammate Atim Otii.
“It was encouraging to see what an enthusiastic response we got from the Skyline kids. They are so willing to help out when given the opportunity”, Kaly said. “This really is a nice gesture from this community. These jerseys would cost us nearly $2000 if we were to buy them new, and most of them are in great shape.”
Skyline’s star senior Robert Edwards even donated a collector’s item #23 Michael Jordan jersey that will be a treasured prize for any kid.
Click on the link below for KIDK Channel 3’s news coverage of the donations from the morning session of the camp at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho:
Click on the link below for KIDK Channel 3’s news coverage of the donations from the morning session of the camp at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho: http://www.kidk.com/sports/19375799.html?video=YHI&t=a
For more info on the camps: http://gulugouganda.blogspot.com/ For full size pictures, click on the links at http://naiglobal.blogspot.com/2008/05/idaho-falls-kids-donate-to-kids-in.html
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Dont get me wrong, I think it’s nice of these kids to help out those in Uganda. But I think it would be better if they helped out more with those in need in their own community or country even. There are still dozens of kids in New Orleans and surrounding coastal communites hit by Katrina that could use help. Instead of sending help, money or clothes overseas, help out more in our own backyard.
Just my thoughts, not to take away from the great job these kids have done because I still think it’s great!
It’s just nobody talks about Katrina victims anymore and there are still thousands of families in need in the gulf coast area.
Thank you, Kalay, for sharing the article here! I think it’s great whenever kids get involved in a good cause. It happens much too little. And now that I think about it, it happens too little with adults as well.
A big “Well Done” to these Idaho Falls kids.
I think what these kids are doing is fantastic, and it sounds like they would be just as eager to participate in a domestic charitable activity such as Guest of a Guest describes, when given the opportunity.
I agree, fantastic (love the pictures, too) that they get involved with another country…
I think a well rounded love of charitable works includes service projects abroad AND in our own country (maybe sometimes in our own community).
Children should be taught that this is the norm, it’s expected of them to contribute to society, then it becomes second nature and they grow up being very responsible and giving adults. What a beautiful world this would be!
Good point Nemesis