"NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo and NFL All Pro QB Philip Rivers Support Hoops Tournament to Raise Awareness and Crucial Funds"

On Friday, April 27th the Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club will host JamQuest Hoops, the Fifth Annual 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament to raise awareness and crucial funds for kids in poverty and deprivation in Kenya, Africa. Nick Shoff an RHS Senior Varsity basketball player began JamQuest Hoops as a service project in the eighth grade with the support of ERMS Social Studies teacher Maureen Tyra and has seen it develop into a highly anticipated, globally impacting humanitarian effort. Recently NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo and NFL Chargers All Pro quarterback Philip Rivers each personally contacted Nick to offer their recognition and support. (Read the rest of this awesome article...)