About 25 elementary and middle school kids came to Greater Fall River ReCreation for three days of a basketball clinic during the spring school vacation on April 21,22 and 23, 2015. Students had the chance to learn new skills and to sharpen their game through both instruction and free play. The event provided lots of much-needed physical activity for the boys and girls who participated. The free event was the brain child of Jeremy Lavoie, a 2009 graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School who is currently enrolled in Manhattan College, and Fall River School Physical Education Teacher Jason Springer. Volunteers Kyle Whalen and Johnny LeBeau assisted with the coaching. Mr. Lavoie used basketball to help him stay focused in graduate high school and further his education in college, and he wanted to pay that forward. Click here for a three-minute video of the clinic. Click here for photos of a previous school vacation clinic. To learn more about the project, contact event Coordinator Jeremy Lavoie at toprecruitjl@gmail.com.

(Top row, left and center) Physical Education Teacher Jason Springer works with the elementary school students while Kyle Whalen and Jeremy Lavoie work with the older students. (Row two) Elementary school students practice basic dribbling skills. (Row three) Kyle and Jeremy work with the middle school students. (Bottom row) Students practice a drop-to-the-floor exercise.