Basketball Tourneys Help Kids Around the World

Over the past month, young leaders around the world have stepped up to raise money for kids in need. Using 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, high school and college students rallied together their friends and classmates for incredible nights of ballin, dancin, and world-changin! It’s amazing what can happen when people just decide to care! It doesn’t take raising billions of dollars or starting huge organizations or being famous. It can be as simple as playing basketball with your friends! Check out some of their stories:

JamQuest Toronto:

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“I wanted to personally thank everyone for their support in this year’s JamQuest Toronto event.  We were able to raise around $1,300 for the kids of the Gold Stone school in Cambodia! The event was a blast and showed how much fun and joy can be raised when a city rallies around a great cause! The money will make a difference, but the hope we are bringing to these kids is priceless.
The money will go directly to children who are in dire need of compassion and love and resources for their education.  Thank you for having the heart to fulfill those very needs.
Please consider taking part of the World-Changer 365 initiative!  By raising a dollar a day, every day, you have the chance to capitalize on the amazing effort you’ve already displayed.

Thank you all for deciding to care! “We are inspired to try and do everything we can to help others in need. Whether big or small, it is important to put others before yourself, this was just one way to do it!”

JQ Toronto Director, Noah Kreider

JamQuest North Carolina:

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“JamQuest North Carolina was an astounding success. It surpassed my expectations in just about every way. We had 31 people and 10 teams play in the tournament, and about 60 people there total. Our goal was to raise $500, but we soared past that goal and raised $765!

The biggest thing I learned about this whole experience is how enjoyable it is to serve the poor and needy. Once I got over my laziness holding me back, I realized how much fun it was to organize and run this event, and how rewarding it was to see the difference we were able to make in impoverished children’s lives across the world. It was so amazing to see a group of people thousands of miles away from Kenya, coming together to help children across the world just by playing basketball. I definitely think that others should get involved and not be afraid to host their own JamQuest tournament.

There is nothing special about me, I’m just a regular guy that goes to college in North Carolina, and yet God was able to use me to make a difference in the world. No matter who you are, you can make a difference too, and you’ll be surprised how fun it is!”

JQ NC Director, David Martin

JamQuest Philadelphia: Over $700 for Camp Hope for Kids

 

JamQuest Virginia Tech: Over $1,500 for kids in Kenya

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JamQuest Potomac Valley: Over $500 for orphans in Indonesia

 

JamQuest Athens: About $700 for kids in Kenya

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