Hoop Dreams is in the News:

See our coverage on CNN's "Extra Effort", ABC's "Good Morning America" and "Nightline", The Washington Post,  WHUT-TV, the Metropolitan Tribune and an interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday -- click HERE for more details.

Mentoring Applications for the 2005 School Year are Now Available and Due September 21!

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Shop for a Cause!  DETAILS Magazine and Perry Ellis present Honoring the Men of Hoop Dreams

DETAILS magazine and Perry Ellis are teaming up to honor the Men of the Board of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund Thursday, October 6, 2005 from 7:00pm -9:00pm at Macy's Pentagon City. Hosted by Michael Hines and Dan Cohen, come and enjoy a light reception and great shopping for fall wear. Hoop Dreams will receive 10% of all
Perry Ellis sells for the evening.  

Hoop Dreams presents "Harvest of Dreams"

Join us Wednesday, November 16, 2005 from 6:30pm - 12 midnight, for Harvest of Dreams, a night of food, fun and live entertainment at The Essential Grille. Located at 8521 Leesburg Pike in Vienna, The Essential Grille is a wonderful new restaurant near Tysons Corner Center. Harvest of Dreams will raise funds for the inner city DC public high school youth which Hoop Dreams serves. We would love for you to be a part of this great evening! Thanks to our great friends Michael Sternberg, Tom & Deborah Greene and the ownership team, it will be one of those nights that dreams are made of. For ticket or sponsorship information call 202.414.8322. You may also visit The Essential Grille on the net at www.essentialgrille.net

2005 UIMA Awards to benefit Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams is the beneficiary of the 2005 Urban Independent Music Awards to be held Saturday, October 8^th at the Sphinx Club Grand Ballroom. 1351 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002.
Click here for details.

NEW! --  FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace

Susie Kay, Founder and President of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, is Fox News Sunday's with Chris Wallace "Power Player" of the week.  To view this Sunday, June 19th, video, click HERE.  This is a Windows Media Player file.

Hoop Dreams Tournament 

THE 10th ANNUAL HOOP DREAMS 3-on-3 CHARITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AND COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

The 2005 Champs

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Photos by Jim Chu of Techworld Photo, Karine Aigner, Deborah Greene and Elise Hufano.

A Hoop Dreams Success Story

Ted Leonsis, vice chairman of America Online and owner of the Washington Capitals and part owner of the Washington Wizards, and Michael Hendrickson, a Hoop Dreams student, share their Hoop Dreams mentoring relationship and Michael's future in this wonderful Washington Post article.  Hoop Dreams thanks both Michael and Ted for their inspiring relationship!  To read the article in full, click HERE.  Also, Michael and Ted discussed their relationship on Comcast SportsNet .  To view the video, click HERE.

Full Circle

Former Susie Kay student returns to his roots by becoming a mentor; Ronald Briscoe, a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, for his MBA, returned to the Hoop Dreams program to become a mentor.  He and his wife, Karen, are recognized for their service in this month's DCmilitary.com.  Click HERE to view the article.

Arthur Agee, star of the documentary, "Hoop Dreams"

The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund thanks our friend Arthur Agee of the "Hoop Dreams" documentary whose support of our organization is deeply appreciated!  To view the Washington Post article on Arthur, click HERE.

The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund Family extends our thoughts, love and prayers to Arthur Agee, the star of the documentary film, "Hoop Dreams", and his family after the recent slaying of his father, Arthur "Bo" Agee, Sr.  If you wish to contribute to the Arthur Agee Memorial Fund, please click HERE.

Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund
800 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 South
Washington, DC 20001 
202-414-4774
info@hoopdreams.org

About Hoop Dreams

Since our inception in 1996, The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund has helped send nearly 750 DC public high school students to college and move toward a more positive and enriched future with the combination of awarding of over 1,100 academic college scholarships and renewals, totaling approximately $2.5 million coupled with our year long college prep mentoring program, internship program and SAT prep partnership program with the Princeton Review. These programs and scholarships are combined with our community building efforts, which are all focused on empowering DC students and building bridges across diverse communities.   Hoop Dreams has brought together over 800 DC students and mentors from the local business community through our year long college prep mentoring program; facilitated hundreds of internships; engaged over 1,000 volunteers in community work; and helped coach nearly 400 students through our SAT prep program in partnership with The Princeton Review.  We are also very proud to note that many of our Hoop Dreams college graduates have returned to volunteer and mentor with the organization, completing the circle of community service. Over 125 of Hoop Dreams students have now graduated from college. Most of our students are the first in their family to go to college. Hoop Dreams remains deeply committed to uniting the community and building bridges while supporting our local students and their dreams.