{"id":466789,"date":"2018-02-23T02:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T02:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/dunk-receives-funds-to-sustain-good-works-for-underprivileged-kids\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T02:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T02:30:34","slug":"dunk-receives-funds-to-sustain-good-works-for-underprivileged-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/dunk-receives-funds-to-sustain-good-works-for-underprivileged-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunk receives funds to sustain good works for underprivileged kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 23 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/17536307.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dunk 1\" title=\"Dunk 1\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some patrons of Melbourne Cup Ball<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519353034_960_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The 2017 Melbourne Cup Ball has raised a record GHC130,000 for the Ghanaian NGO,  DUNK Grassroots (Developing Unity, Nurturing Knowledge).<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the Australian High Commission, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, said DUNK grassroots,  supported by the Australian High Commission since 2014, \u2018provides a safe space for at-risk children, adolescents and young women in Nima and Jamestown to play, learn, and grow through sports, after-school support, life-skills, and vocational training.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Special patrons of the Ball, Geodrill, CEO Dave Harper and Ghanaian legends Azumah Nelson and Kojo Antwi, accompanied the Australian High Commissioner, Andrew Barnes and his team to present a cheque for the money raised to Mohammed Tahir, DUNK Grassroots\u2019 co-founder, and his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Tahir launched DUNK in 2010 with small basketball coaching sessions for children in his Nima community. This quickly grew and DUNK now offers activities and support in five-year cycles to over 250 youths,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The proceeds raised at last year\u2019s 2017 Melbourne Cup Ball would be used to upgrade facilities at DUNK\u2019s Jamestown site, including a new surface for the basketball,  handball cum volleyball court, repairs to the perimeter wall and a new playground and change room facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Australian High Commission thanks our generous Melbourne Cup Ball sponsors (platinum sponsors \u2013Geodrill, Emirates, Labadi Beach Hotel, M?venpick; and gold sponsors &#8211; Accra Brewery Limited, African Regent Hotel, African Underground Mining Services, Don Emilio, Koala, Kempinski Hotel, Newmont, Puma Energy) and guests for helping local NGOs like DUNK to make a genuine difference in their communities,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Melbourne Cup Charity Ball is a highlight of the Accra social calendar with cocktails, dinner, hotly-contested snail and horse races, and dancing-\u2018til-the-wee-hours at the Residence of the Australian High Commissioner.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 50 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 23 February 2018 Source: ghananewsagency.org 2018-02-23 Some patrons of Melbourne Cup Ball The 2017 Melbourne Cup Ball has raised a record GHC130,000 for the Ghanaian NGO, DUNK Grassroots (Developing Unity, Nurturing Knowledge). 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