This season has seen significant changes to the nonprofit organization, Julian Youth Basketball. As the program appeared to be faltering and lacking the required level of volunteer participation to sustain it, Julian local Catherine Kuiper, sent out a last minute request to the community via Facebook to recruit any willing bodies out there to keep this opportunity alive for our youth. A few responded willing to come together and step up to the challenge. Transitioning ownership and operations of any organization is a time consuming process bogged down with paperwork and tedious tasks, but the new board eagerly accepted the challenge to ensure that our youth could continue to have access to the program. With the combination of enthusiasm and complementary talent, the board has been able to meet these responsibilities to breathe life into the organization. We are not only looking to keep the program alive, but invested in building upon the quality it offers. Many parents have opted to transport their children down to larger towns, like Ramona, to seek more comprehensive sports opportunities. Not only are we appealing to the youth that don’t have the opportunity to join out of town leagues, we would like to also convince the children that do have a choice that we can rival the quality of those programs by bringing a high level of development in terms of building skills and character. What makes small communities successful is the bond and support we have for each other. The sports programs require donations in order to meet the necessary funding for gym rentals, equipment, insurance, etc and we have already received an excellent response with multiple local, businesses happily providing financial support. Personal donations of any amount (even clipboards and whistles need to be bought) are valued just as much. Small donations spread over numerous community members add up quickly and helps us meet our demands. This is also an excellent opportunity to receive a tax deduction as well. If any businesses or individuals are interested in donating, please visit www.julianbasketball.com under the donations page, or contact the board at [email protected] and we can arrange a time/place to meet. We are proud to announce a registration period of November 15th through December 8th with a tip off to the season starting after Christmas break, on Jan. 13th. We would love to see as many Julian (and any others) to become involved and invested in making sure we can deliver the highest quality program for our youth. Thank You All!
-On Behalf of the Julian Basketball Board
