ELKS GIVE KIDS A SHOT AT FREE-THROW GLORY.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Children can test their basketball skills at the Elks National Free Throw Hoop Shoot to be held at 9 a.m. Dec. 11 at New Vista Middle School, 753 E. Ave. K-2. Competition will be held in three categories: ages 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. Each contest will consist of 25 free throws - 10 in round one and 15 in round two with ties resolved in five-shot shoot-offs. Local winners will advance to the Inland District competition to be held Jan. 8 at New Vista Middle School. In the past 32 years, millions of boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. have participated in the six-month event. The annual event is funded by the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks), is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868. of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Winners advance through four tiers of competition - local, district, state and regional semifinals - until only 36 boys and girls remain. From this group, one boy and girl are chosen as national champions in the three categories. The winners receive trophies and their names are inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on a special plaque in the Naismath Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Past Elk Hoop Shoot National finalists include NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= veteran Chris Mullin, former North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. State star Jennifer Howard and former Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. third baseman Chris Snopek. In 2003, approximately 5,500 children from the Antelope Valley participated in the Lancaster Elks Hoop Shoot. Of those, approximately 40 finalists went on to represent Lodge 1625. The foundation will dispense more than $13 million this year in support of the Elks philanthropic programs, which include veterans' services, youth athletic and drug awareness educational programs, aid for people with disabilities and its primary focus, college scholarships. The foundation annually awards over $2.75 million in scholarships to a total of 500 students nationwide. For more information, call Dominic Rotell at (661) 942-1625. |
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