On Friday, August 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, will be hosting its final Midnight Basketball event of the summer season. The highlight of the evening will be a 3-on-3 tournament, with hoodies and T-shirts as prizes.
The 1996 brainchild of a former long-term volunteer, Midnight Basketball is one of CRYP’s most successful programs. Held on Friday nights from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center gymnasium, it’s open to youth ages 13 to 18 and includes music and refreshments. Throughout the June-to-August summer season, teens participate in pick-up games as well as organized activities inspired by the NBA All-Star Game, such as a dunk contest, a three-point shootout and a skills challenge. Each season culminates with tournament in mid-August, either 3-on-3 or 5-on-5.
To register your team for the tournament, contact Tammy Granados, CRYP’s wellness coordinator, at (605) 964-8200 or send an e-mail to tammy.cryp@gmail.com.
To follow the progress of the Power of Four teens, visit their blog at http://cheyenneriveryouthprojectpo4.wordpress.com.
To learn more about the Cheyenne River Youth Project® and its programs, and for information about making donations and volunteering, call (605) 964-8200 or visitwww.lakotayouth.org. And, to stay up to date on the latest CRYP news and events, visit the youth project’s Facebook “Cause” page. All Cause members will receive regular updates through Facebook.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project®, founded in 1988, is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the youth of the Cheyenne River reservation with access to a vibrant and secure future through a wide variety of culturally sensitive and enduring programs, projects and facilities that ensure strong, self-sufficient families and communities.