Hoops For Hope Is A Slam Dunk In Garden City

Garden City students, faculty and community members packed the stands for Garden City High School’s annual Hoops for Hope event. This year, Hoops for Hope featured an intrasquad basketball game with members of the Garden City High School and Garden City Middle School Challenger Basketball team.

The original event was organized by former Garden City High School student Tim O’Hanlon. Tim wanted to draw a bigger crowd to the school’s Challenger team and program while at the same time, pairing the game with a fundraiser for the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation. He thought pairing a Challenger team game with a fundraiser would bring in more fans for the Challenger student-athletes, while benefitting a good cause. This year’s event was organized by Tim’s brother, Michael O’Hanlon.

The I’m Not Done Yet Foundation is a program for adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors. I’m Not Done Yet was founded in memory of Bobby Menges, a member of Garden City High School’s Class of 2015, who lost his battle to cancer.

With hundreds of students in attendance, from the primary schools to the high school, as well as many community members, the game was a huge success. Outside the gymnasium, attendees could enter raffles and purchase delicious baked goods in support of the event. During half time, performances by Garden City’s kickline and cheer teams wooed the crowd and Challenger alumni athletes made special guest appearances.

The Garden City kickline team gave a stellar performance.