Aug
13
2018
Olympian, former Harlem Globetrotter, and NBL Legends Stand Tall in Central Australia
A star studded line up delivered programs in recently with 2 x Olympic medallist Jenni screen, former Harlem Globetrotter and transformational speaker Tracy Williams, NBL Hall of Famer Cal Bruton and captain of the Illawarra Hawks Kevin White working together to inspire positive change in Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. These legends of the sport delivered Stand Tall programs with the Nyewente, Ntaria, and Ltyentye Apurte Aboriginal communities in and around Alice Springs and the Mutijulu community in Uluru.
The programs in Central Australia began 2 years ago through a partnership with the local Nyewente Basketball Club championed by Indigenous research fellow, Ricky Mentha and Wil Foster, a former Adelaide 36ers development player, who started the grassroots club in the Nyewente community in Alice Springs in 2011. Charity Bounce delivered the Stand Tall basketball program for young people in the local communities and established new relationships with Aboriginal communities for future programs.
2 x Olympian Jenni Screen, former Harlem Globetrotter Tracy Williams and Illawarra Hawks Captain Kevin White also visited the Mutijulu Community in Uluru on the court established ahead of the Rio Olympics by the Boomers national team, driven by NBA champion Patty Mills, the NBAPA and the ABA (read the story here).
The Stand Tall initiative consists of basketball and leadership programs for young people, with a focus on Indigenous and culturally diverse groups. The initiative aims to deliver the Stand Tall strength based programs to develop life and leadership skills, using basketball as a means of engagement and providing an impacting experience that inspires participants on and off the court to set goals and be motivated about their own future.
Joining the players on the trip were Charity Bounce CEO, Ian Heininger and former NBL and NBA executive Bret Mactavish to build positive relationships with the communities and explore ways to deliver ongoing programs in the region.
A big thanks to the amazing Aboriginal communities and all the people involved in making the programs a success. We are looking forward to working in partnership long into the future together.
We would also like to thank Alice Springs Town Council for their support to deliver programs in Alice Springs. We appreciate their input and support to make the program a success.
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NBL Hall of Famer Cal Bruton sharing some stories in Alice Springs with 2 x Olympian Jenni Screen and former Harlem Globetrotter Tracy Williams. A big thanks to Alice Springs Town council for supporting the event.
Standing Tall with the Ntaria school community.
It was great to head out to work with the Lytente Apurte community again this year.
Charity Bounce is a not for profit organisation that exists to inspire positive change to overcome disadvantage for individuals and communities. With a focus on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders and Culturally Diverse communities, including newly arrived refugees we aim to move people toward a more positive future through the development of sports, the arts, health, education and employment focused social programs. The programs are delivered in partnership with professional athletes to motivate change and inspire.
