Sheriff Nick Cocchi, the Hampden County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard and other HCSO staff participated in the Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative (HSNI) / C3 North End Initiative Shoot Hoops C3 Citywide Program All-Star Night this week at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.
Holyoke 3rd and 4th Grade All-Stars; Holyoke and North End 5th and 6th Grade All-Stars; Holyoke and North End 7th and 8th grade All-Stars; and Holyoke High School All-Stars showed off their hoop skills at the Hall of Fame's Center Court.
“To our young student-athletes, you are our future, we need you now more than ever,” Sheriff Nick Cocchi said. "Take time to learn from the great role models in this room, and do what you can to help our community."
The goal of the program is to teach youth the fundamentals of basketball while emphasizing the importance of teamwork, respect, sportsmanship and hard work. Program leaders mentor youth and strive to develop tomorrow's leaders while developing relationships with their families and linking resources for better communities.
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