DID YOU KNOW THAT A DONATION OF $160 CAN EDUCATE ONE CHILD IN INDIA FOR ONE FULL YEAR?
THE VIDEO BELOW BEGINS WITH CH2 BOARD MEMBER, NEEL P (PAHLAJOHNNY), ENCOURAGING SUPPORTERS AT THE CHARITY'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA TO 'EDUCATE ONE'. PROVING IT'S MORE THAN JUST A SLOGAN, A FEW WEEKS LATER HE GOES ON TO SHOWCASE THE STAFF AND TALENTED CHILDREN FROM 3 CHILDREN'S HOPE INDIA PROJECTS - NALA SOPARA, KATHPUTLI COLONY, AND BANDRA - SINGING, DRAWING, BREAK DANCING, AND OF COURSE A LITTLE RAPPING ALSO.
DURING A COMEDY SHOW AT CAROLINE'S ON BROADWAY IN NEW YORK CITY, THE CROWD AGREED TO DONATE $1 TO CHARITY FOR EVERY SECOND PAHLAJOHNNY COULD FREESTYLE ABOUT THE SHOW. A DYNAMIC, LIVE PERFORMANCE ENSUED, FEATURING BEAT BOXING, RAPS, AND LAUGHS!
IN A 22-MONTH PERIOD HOOPS CONDUCTED 50 YOUTH CAMPS, 5 LARGE CITY-WIDE TOURNAMENTS IN 4 METROS - MOST NOTABLY 'THE MUMBAI FIELD DAY' HOSTED BY THE DHIRUBHAI AMBANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS CAMPAIGN, HOOPS ENROLLED 1,000+ PLAYERS AND REACHED A LIVE, ON-SITE AUDIENCE AT EVENTS OF OVER 15,000 FANS. ONLINE WE EARNED AN OPT-IN DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION LIST OF 2,500 CONTACTS, LAUNCHED AND OPERATED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL, ACTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP, AND US-ONLY E-COMMERCE SITE. HOOPS INDIA PARTNERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 LOCAL CLUBS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, FACILITIES, NON-PROFITS, AND PUBLISHER NETWORKS ALL ACROSS INDIA, AND RECEIVED POSITIVE PRESS COVERAGE THAT SPEAKS TO OUR SUCCESS
This original production brings you courtside with Hoops India. Viewers will get a glimpse into the style and energy that exists on basketball courts in India today. This video contains footage and interviews from our events and camps in Delhi, Mumbai, Noida, and Pune.