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Alley Oop Hoops (@alleyoop.hoops) x Soul Food ‘21 (@soulfood_raleigh) 🔥 Juneteenth was a success! Together, our volunteers helped distribute 100 laptops to the community! Thank you to Poobie Chapman (@sirpoobie32) for allowing us to be part of what was a beautiful day. Your heart for others is infectious - we appreciate you! Thank you to Michele Douglass (@cheley_d), Nikita Taylor (@nikitalashaye), Ralston Turner (@roturn22), Chelsie Trask (@chello.2), Justin Youngblood (@jyoungblood3) for volunteering during the event! Thank you Applied Data Technologies (@applieddata) for giving us the space to prepare and store the laptops, and bringing the laptops to Juneteenth! Thank you Vaco (@vacoglobal) and eTix (@etixworld) for the computers, and Vaco Raleigh (@vaco_raleigh) for helping prepare the computers for distribution! TEAM EFFORT = BIGGER IMPACT.
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Last week, Alley Oop Hoops got a huge #alleyoop from the Vaco Raleigh team. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: To get 100 computers ready for community distribution on #Juneteenth. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩: The Vaco team put in a collective 100 service hours on Tuesday and Friday morning to get 104 computers ready for community distribution. Thank you to everyone who came out to help and made the service days a success! 🏀 🔥 Also, continued thanks to Applied Data Technologies for allowing us to use its warehouse, and both Etix and Vaco for the computers. ABOUT VACO Vaco provides boutique level service with global reach in the areas of consulting, consultative project resources, executive search, permanent placement and strategic staffing. Areas of expertise include c-suite search, accounting, finance, technology, health care IT, operations, administration and international managed services. Since its founding in 2002, Vaco has grown to serve more than 40 markets across the globe, 9,800 employees and $700 million in revenue. Vaco has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for the past 14 years and was named to Forbes’ 2018 & 2019 lists of America’s Best Recruiting Firms. In partnership with the Raleigh Firebirds' Financial Literacy Series, Alley Oop Hoops will be providing a business planning Q&A session for the community this weekend! WHERE: Raleigh Personal Training – 4821B Hargrove Road, Raleigh, NC WHEN: Sunday, June 6, 1pm – 2:30pm WHO: All ages welcome – bring the family! Co-led and moderated by Khia Powell and Josh Haymond, this session may be helpful if:
We might not have all the answers, but through our resource network, we will be happy to connect you with someone who does. We hope to see you there on Sunday!  5/27/2021 Alley Oop Hoops partners with Poobie Chapman for Computer Distribution Day on 6/19Read Now** COMPUTER DISTRIBUTION DAY ** We are excited to collaborate with Poobie Chapman to bring our computer drive to Soul Food '21 on Juneteenth! Please help us spread the word to maximize the impact for the community! WHEN: Saturday, June 19th, 1pm WHERE: Roberts Park - 1300 East Martin Street, Raleigh, NC HOW TO SIGN UP: Please let us know ahead of time, if at all possible via message or email to josh@alleyoophoops.org, to put a computer on "hold" for you, ensuring we have a device ready for your child when you arrive. We will have computers at the event for students that have not registered ahead of time (on a first come first serve basis), but it would help in planning if we knew in advance to expect you! THE DAY OF: When you arrive at Roberts Park, locate the Alley Oop Hoops table to sign in/register and receive a ticket for your student's computer. We will begin distributing tickets promptly at 1pm on a first come first serve basis and will kick off distributing the computers promptly at 2pm. If you cannot make it before 2pm to receive a ticket, please let us know. We may have additional computers. If all computers are gone before you receive a ticket, then we will take your contact information and touch base with you as soon as we have a computer ready for your child. If you cannot attend altogether, please let us know if you would like us to make you aware when we have additional computers available.  4/9/2021 International pharma leader United Therapeutics donates 50 laptops to Alley Oop HoopsRead NowPRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our Corporate Sponsorship with United Therapeutics! United Therapeutics Corporation, an international pharmaceutical organization with dual headquarters in Research Triangle Park and Silver Spring, MD, has provided Alley Oop Hoops with 50 laptops that will be inventoried and prepared for distribution by Applied Data Technologies, a leading IT services and hardware firm in North Carolina. Please join us in thanking Lauren Zappia, Matthew Ingrassia, Triston Thomas, and the rest of the United Therapeutics team involved in this generous give to the community. ABOUT UNITED THERAPEUTICS United Therapeutics Corporation focuses on the strength of a balanced, value-creating biotechnology model. We are confident in our future thanks to our fundamental attributes, namely our obsession with quality and innovation, the power of our brands, our entrepreneurial culture, and our bioinformatics leadership. We also believe that our determination to be responsible citizens – having a positive impact on patients, the environment, and society – will sustain our success in the long term. ABOUT ALLEY OOP HOOPS Alley Oop Hoops is a leadership and mentoring program connecting youth to community advocates through our shared love of the game of basketball. Our mentors help student athletes reach their full potential on and off the court, with programs focused on leadership development, STEM education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, community engagement, and wellness, both physical and mental. The organization is an approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the IRS, EIN 85-1483359.  3/12/2021 Alley Oop Hoops partners with Raleigh Firebirds to provide mentorship to young adultsRead NowPRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our partnership with the Raleigh Firebirds professional basketball team! The program will support the Raleigh Firebirds players, interns, and administrators in entrepreneurship and career readiness, supporting the young men and women in finding success beyond the basketball court, with a focus on leveraging the power of our collective networks to provide relevant access and opportunity in each participants’ line of work and interest. As part of the partnership, each member of the Raleigh Firebirds organization will have the opportunity to connect with professionals in their field of interest, through one-on-one and small group sessions, held virtually during the pandemic and eventually in-person as the year progresses. Said Wade Harris, Founder of the Raleigh Firebirds – “The Raleigh Firebirds are thrilled to continue building with Alley Oop Hoops. In a short time, we have partnered to impact several families in the Triangle, and we are just scratching the surface of what our two organizations will accomplish together. With the resource network present in the Triangle, a major goal of the Raleigh Firebirds organization is to support our players and team members in making critical decisions in their early adulthood, and in doing so, creating future mentors and community advocates through the process.” ABOUT THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE The Basketball League (TBL) is dedicated to delivering a World Class Professional Basketball experience to our community, our fans, and business partners, by providing communities with a professional basketball team that gives an affordable/quality family entertainment experience. In doing so, TBL provides players with educational opportunities to learn from nationally acclaimed life skills classes for financial literacy, health and wellness, nutrition, preventative medicine, and sports biomechanics. A community-first league, we encourage our teams to offer support and encouragement to local communities through engagement in school and group appearances, youth camps, clinics, and non-profit organizations. ABOUT ALLEY OOP HOOPS Founded in 2020, Alley Oop Hoops is a leadership and mentoring program connecting youth to community advocates through our shared love of the game of basketball. Our mentors help student athletes reach their full potential on and off the court, with programs focused on leadership development, STEM education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, community engagement, and wellness, both physical and mental. The organization is an approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the IRS, EIN 85-1483359.  PRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our Corporate Sponsorship with Etix! Etix, an international, web-based ticketing service provider, will be providing Alley Oop Hoops with over 300 laptops that will then be tested, inventoried, and prepared for distribution by Applied Data Technologies, a leading IT services and hardware firm in North Carolina. We had hoped our early efforts on a shoe-string budget would result in organizations in the Triangle stepping up to support our communities, and Etix has done just that. Please join us in thanking Brian Crossland, Ray Weston, Danial Rahimtoola and the entire Etix team for the Alley Oop! ABOUT ETIX Founded in 2000, Etix is an international, web-based ticketing service provider, processing more than 55 million tickets per year in 40 countries. As the largest independent ticketing company in North America, Etix provides flexible and secure ticketing solutions, digital marketing services, and robust e-commerce fulfillment. Etix is proud to work with 1,800 venues, including theaters, arenas, music clubs, festivals, fairs, performing arts centers, casinos, and more. Headquartered in Morrisville, N.C., Etix has offices in Houston, Birmingham, Phoenix, Austria, China, Germany, Holland, and Japan, as well as a full-service digital marketing agency in Morrisville. ABOUT ALLEY OOP HOOPS Founded in 2020, Alley Oop Hoops is a leadership and mentoring program connecting youth to community advocates through our shared love of the game of basketball. Our mentors help student athletes reach their full potential on and off the court, with programs focused on leadership development, STEM education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, community engagement, and wellness, both physical and mental. The organization is an approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the IRS, EIN 85-1483359.  PRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our Partnership with Applied Data Technologies! Applied Data Technologies, a leading IT services and hardware provider, has graciously agreed to receive, format, and prepare for distribution, what will amount to no less than 100 devices. Each device readied by Applied Data Technologies will be etched with the Alley Oop Hoops logo. Swipe left for the sample! This couldn’t have come at a more serendipitous time for our team, as we were simultaneously finalizing the details to receive two significant hardware donations from global organizations with a presence in the Triangle (more to come on who!). Knowing that Applied Data Technologies can step up into the “prime” role with regard to readying an unlimited amount of computers allows us to focus on growth versus concern of how bulk could be handled in a timely manner. Please join me in thanking Chip Barnes and the Applied Data Technologies team for the Alley Oop! ABOUT APPLIED DATA TECHNOLOGIES Founded in 1998, Applied Data Technologies works to get the best and brightest IT professionals, bringing value to our deployment and support services. We believe that a professional relationship goes beyond transactions. Customers are more than accounts. That belief comes through in our fanatical customer service—service centered on you. We pride ourselves in selecting the correct products for you and work to get you the best price. ABOUT ALLEY OOP HOOPS Founded in 2020, Alley Oop Hoops is a mentoring program connecting youth to community advocates through our shared love of the game of basketball. Our mentors help student athletes reach their full potential on and off the court, with programs focused on leadership development, STEM education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, community engagement, and wellness, both physical and mental. The organization is as an approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the IRS, EIN 85-1483359.
1/1/2021 Youth athletic training team 9D Sports awards five new Chromebooks to Alley Oop HoopsRead NowPRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our corporate sponsorship with 9D Sports, an athletic and skills training program for youth basketball and football. Christopher Brown, Co-Founder of 9D Sports, has contributed five brand-new Google Chromebooks that will be provided to exemplary student-athletes who currently don't have ideal access to devices during virtual learning. Note from Coach Josh Haymond: "Just before Thanksgiving, I was introduced to Chris by one of Chris’ childhood friends, Brett (Brett Smith), who I met through Raleigh Chamber's Leadership Raleigh program. Brett was spot-on to make the introduction for a number of reasons. First, Chris works at Google in Enterprise Partnerships, focused on Chromebooks, Education, and Android - all things Mobile. If nothing else, it would be a fruitful conversation for me to gain market intelligence from the major player in the Chromebook space given our success (and inventory struggles) with the Chromebook Drive. Second, outside of Chris' professional work at Google, Chris’ side hustle is athletic performance training with his business partner Keith, and he has a heart for the youth, always looking for ways to give back with time and resources. If you're in the Northeast, check out 9D Sports at https://www.9dsports.com/ In our initial conversation, Chris shared that there wasn't much Google could do, as Google had a deficit of nearly 8 million Chromebook units at the time. But (BIG but), he had five brand-new Chromebooks at his house and was happy to send my way. Chris asked for my address and the rest was history. Thank you, Chris, for your amazing gesture to support our youth!"  PRESS RELEASE Alley Oop Hoops is excited to announce our corporate sponsorship with Vaco, a premier talent solutions firm! Vaco’s Raleigh office has awarded Alley Oop Hoops with a gracious $5,000 contribution to our Chromebook Drive. This donation will allow us to supply no less than 45 more students in the Raleigh-Durham area with Chromebooks as virtual learning continues to exponentially impact students without adequate access to hardware. The entirety of the donation will go dollar-for-dollar to Chromebooks. Though Vaco is a talent and transformation company, the organizations high-level goals are far loftier. Through multiple associations and strategic partnerships, Vaco has cemented itself as a pillar in Triangle economic development and start-up growth. “To take the Triangle to the next level, organizations need to be more diverse, not just based on race and gender, but also in financial privilege and opportunities granted,” says Sid Mitchener, senior managing partner at Vaco. With the firm belief that “talent is equally distributed, whereas opportunity is not,” Vaco has set out to level the opportunities our community is offered. This includes holding monthly start-up mentorship and coaching, offering mock interviews for underserved groups, and investing in a diverse talent pipeline, particularly within STEM education. Sid adds, “We see the work Alley Oop is doing with our future generations and this is truly what will unlock the potential for both the individuals served, and the region as a whole.” Given Vaco’s corporate and community focus on technology, finance and accounting, we are thrilled Vaco has agreed with the critical role that access plays in achieving positive outcomes. ABOUT ALLEY OOP HOOPS Alley Oop Hoops is a mentoring program connecting youth to community advocates through our shared love of the game of basketball. Our mentors help student athletes reach their full potential on and off the court, with programs focused on leadership development, STEM education, entrepreneurship, career readiness, community engagement, and wellness, both physical and mental. The organization was founded in June 2020, as an approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization, EIN 85-1483359. All contributions are tax deductible. Alley Oop Hoops loves partnering with local leaders similarly committed to the development of our future generations. ABOUT VACO Vaco provides boutique level service with global reach in the areas of consulting, consultative project resources, executive search, permanent placement and strategic staffing. Areas of expertise include c-suite search, accounting, finance, technology, health care IT, operations, administration and international managed services. Since its founding in 2002, Vaco has grown to serve more than 40 markets across the globe, 9,800 employees and $700 million in revenue. Vaco has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for the past 14 years and was named to Forbes’ 2018 & 2019 lists of America’s Best Recruiting Firms.  |
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