Event: Knights of Columbus Youth Basketball Free Throw Championship
Starts: Saturday, January 22 2011 at 15:30
Ends: Saturday, January 22 2011 at 17:30
Location: Portsmouth Middle School Gymnasium, 125 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI
Saturday, January 22, 3:30PM
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2011 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. There will be special prizes awarded to one boy and one girl who makes the most free throws. These First Prizes will be: A basketball signed by the Providence College Friars Men's Basketball Team
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 10 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions (age eligibility is determined by the contestant?s age as of Jan. 1st, 2010). Last year more than 179,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,000 local competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age for the competition and written parental consent. Entry forms can be submitted at the time of the event.
For additional information contact John O'Gara at 855-1202 jlogara@hotmail.com
The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization
with nearly 1.7 million members in over 14,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated
60 million volunteer hours and $130 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring
projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.
