Published on January 12, 2012
Ninth Annual Hoops & Hoopla on March 31 at Sports Authority Field
at Mile High to Benefit
Kunsberg School
for Chronically Ill Children
Sports lovers and supporters of
National Jewish Health will gather March 31 for the ninth annual Hoops & Hoopla℠
fundraising event presented by Greiner Electric. Proceeds from the event go
to Kunsberg School, a free kindergarten through
eighth grade school for chronically ill children on the National Jewish Health
campus.
Attendees, many of whom sport the
colors of their favorite college teams, watch the men’s college basketball
championship semifinal games on the Jumbotron on the field, an HDTV video wall and
more than 35 TVs. Hoops & Hoopla
also features a silent auction, games, gourmet food and two fully stocked open
bars.
WHAT: Ninth annual Hoops
& Hoopla presented by Greiner
Electric
WHEN: Saturday, March
31, 2012
Doors
open at 3:30 p.m.; first game tips off at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Sports Authority Field
at Mile High, East Club Level
HOW: For more
information, including sponsorships and ticket availability, contact Mike
Meyers at 303.728.6576 or by e-mail at meyersm@njhealth.org
WHY: Kunsberg School at
National Jewish Health is a free day school for 90 chronically ill students in
kindergarten through eighth grades. Its mission is to provide a safe, friendly
and healthy school environment where students succeed academically, medically
and socially. Many students are minorities, and most families are at or below
poverty level. Typically, they have fallen behind their peers in school because
of illnesses including severe asthma and/or allergies, sickle cell anemia,
diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other respiratory and related disorders. Kunsberg
students receive care and learn to manage their illnesses from three nurses and
National Jewish Health pediatricians. They eat nutritious meals, exercise
daily, and practice positive social interaction. The students learn in small
classes from teachers with advanced degrees using the latest educational
technology tools; they demonstrate their knowledge by showing steady
improvements on the CSAP test and outpacing their peers in similar schools.
Upon graduation, Kunsberg students have the skills to lead healthy, productive,
meaningful and active lives.
National
Jewish Health is known worldwide for treatment of patients with
respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and for groundbreaking
medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital, National Jewish
Health remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these
disorders. Since 1998, U.S. News &
World Report has ranked National Jewish Health the #1 respiratory hospital
in the nation.
