Appropriately named the Ambassadors of Goodwill, the Harlem Globetrotters are stepping off the basketball court and into elementary school gymnasiums around the nation to deliver a community outreach program called “The ABCs of Bullying Prevention.” In coordination with the National Campaign to Stop Violence, the program’s message to children ages 6 to 14 emphasizes action, bravery and compassion, the ABCs of the title.
Globetrotter guard Anthony “Buckets” Blake, who helps lead the program, uses basketball tricks combined with the ABCs to create a balanced program that both informs and entertains. Though Buckets’ tricks were pretty cool, the real takeaway was eloquently expressed by Valley Creek Elementary fifth-grader John Santrizos: “You are you, you have your own talents, and you do not have to listen to that bully.”
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The Harlem Globetrotters will again visit the Twin Cities April 12 and 13 at Target Center.
