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24/04/11
We congratulate our President Laurie Raymond on the occasion of him receiving a service award at the recent Basketball Victoria dinner and presentation evening.  Laurie was presented with a certificate and a pin commemorating his 25 years of service as a volunteer in our own association and others.  Laurie has served the VBBA as score secretary, president, carnival committee member, referee, referee co-ordinator and secretary, along with being present most weeks to coach, support, and even score on many occasions.

Well done Laurie and thank you for what you have done.
 
VBBA Executive

ALL STAR Players
PREMIERS / RUNNERS UP AWARDS

The VBBA aims to be an association that is set apart from other associations. Not only do we seek to enjoy good basketball, and aim to make a difference in the way we play the game, we also endeavour to make a difference in our world.
 
Many players in the past have boxes full of trophies stored away somewhere in the garage collecting dust while others have them proudly displayed on a trophy cabinent in the pool room. Both groups of people teach us some important things in the way we ought to shape our Association and the way we give awards. As we seek to be an Association that follows Christ in His principles, we ought to ask ourselves what is the best way to do this? Even in the small areas such as awards. Jesus teaches against storing up treasures on earth, and to be selfless with our lives. Yet, at the same time there is something in each of us (particulary us competitive sports people) that enjoys the moment of success and there is nothing wrong with celebrating achievement, in fact we probably don’t do it enough!
 
In our attempt to be an association that gives beyond ourselves and still celebrates achievement we have decided to do away with trophies, and award people of their achievement with a gift that lasts beyond the dusty shelves of our pool room. Each grade has sponsored an organisation and with the finances we would normally spend on trophies, we have directed the money to go towards assisting that organisation to reach young people in a sports related way. Players awarded Premiers, Runners Up and All Stars will receive a certificate outlining their achievement and how their achievement is making a difference in our world. 
 

President's Award 2011 - Roger Cooke
It is a pleasure to present Roger with this special award in recognition of his 15+ years involvement as a player with the VBBA. Roger’s quiet and positive manner are always an encouragement and example to other players, and it is a delight to recognise his contribution to the Association in this way. Congratulations and thanks, Roger!  Best wishes for your retirement.


In recognition of the Award, a donation has been made to the World Harvest Basketball Tours to the Philippines.

 

Laurie Raymond
President, VBBA
 

Below is listed the organisations we have partnered with :

 

MVP - All Grades

Ignite Sports

YFC (Youth For Christ) are about to launch a new ministry with young people in the Springvale/Keysborough area partnering with Keysborough College. Ignite will start out with a basketball club with a difference. It will not only provide very low fees for those who can’t afford the normal high fees (thanks to your sponsorship), it will also seek to develop the young person in all matters of life (physically, socially, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually) through team times and specific mentoring. Ignite seeks to change young people considered ‘at risk’ to the future leaders of its programs.

 
For more information, please contact Jeff Andrews, Jay Sawyer or Vanessa Westh.

 

Womens

New Faith Family Childrens Home

Kids International Ministries operate an orphanage in Manila that currently houses 37 children. The number of abandoned children in the Philippines continue to grow and the orphanage is expanding to try and meet the needs of more orphans. The ministry is in the process of building a second children's home in the Southern Philippines. This is planned to cater for 96 children when complete. For more information talk to Paul Duncan (Syndal 2 Mens B) or visit www.kidsinternationalministries.org.

 

Mens B

SLAM Ministries – Prison Fellowship

Mens D grade are sponsoring SLAM. SLAM are committed to visiting those in detention centres and use sport as a means of building relationships and being positive role models. They seek to present the gospel of Jesus Christ through relationships, testimonies and tracts. The VBBA sponsorship will be used to purchase the tracts, awards, uniforms and playing equipment.

 

Contact details:

Prison Fellowship

Attn: SLAM Victoria

50 Harold Keys Drive

Narre Warren, 3806
 

Mens E

Red Dust Role Models a Melbourne based health promotion charity that operates in remote indigenous communities throughout the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tiwi Islands. It uses the profile and influence of positive role models to deliver health messages and inspire healthy lifestyle decisions among disadvantaged, indigenous youth. The RDRM objective is to have indigenous youth enriched through a series of community visits aimed at conveying healthy lifestyle messages. Elite athletes and other positive role models volunteer their time to visit schools and health clinics within the communities we partner with. Donations and sponsorships allow more children to experience our Lifestyle Education Program which we currently deliver throughout the 16 community visits we will make during 2008. Every $100 raised allows one child to benefit from this 5 day program.For more information talk to Darren Smith (Doncaster CofC) or visit www.reddust.org.au

 

Mens D

World Harvest has been serving the people of the Philippines through construction, medical and basketball outreach teams for over 20 years. Many players from the VBBA have toured on basketball mission trips. The ministry also runs the Sankey Samaritan Orphanage, a 40 bed orphanage located 2 hours out of Manila and the Rizal Re-creation Centre, a youth campsite also near Manila. Two of our current VBBA players have lived in the Philippines serving World Harvest (Paul Duncan Syndal 2) and Steve O’Brien (Mitcham 1). For more information about an upcoming trip later in 2008, talk to Paul or Steve.

 

Mens C

Aus-Thai Mission Awareness Tour – December 2009

Graeme Smith (Crossway 1) leads a trip every year to Chiang Mai, Thailand. This trip involves Australian students working at the Agape Home for children with HIV/AIDS, McKean Rehabilitation Centre (former leprosy hospital) and Zoe’s Home (for children and teenagers from at risk situations). The VBBA sponsorship will provide sports equipment and/or uniforms for their sports programmes. A number of VBBA players have toured with Graeme. If you would like more information, Graeme’s contact details can be found under contacts.

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Mens A

Urban Neighbours of Hope (UNOH) are committed to living out the gospel and seeking transformation through Christ in urban neighbourhoods facing poverty in the Asia-pacific region. Our team in Bangkok live in the city's largest slum, in Klong Toey, coming alongside those facing the effects of poverty and sharing their lives and resources with their neighbours. The team of 5 Australians volunteer at a community centre, working with Thai nationals, and are currently involved in many projects including teaching English and computer skills to kinder-age children; visiting the sick in prison and in their homes; a medical program; a weekly youth program; soccer clinics and competitions; fair trade handicrafts business; and other small business initiatives. The money that is being donated to UNOH through the VBBA will be used to purchase soccer balls for use at the community centre in their daily clinics. Thank you so much for your support of the work of UNOH in Bangkok! – Chris and Jodie MacCartney are living in Klong Toey and are both previous VBBA players. For more information visit www.unoh.org  

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