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Click here to read a new article about Hoop Dreams in the May 1, 2006 issue of Teacher Magazine.

Click here to read Veena Trehan's interview with Susie Kay in the January 11, 2006 edition of The Georgetowner. (see page 7)

Click here to view the December 2006 interview with Susie Kay featured on the Comcast Local Edition of CNN Headline News. (please note this file will take a moment to download)

Click here to hear Susie Kay's January 2006 interview with Bob Madigan from his "Man About Town" weekly feature on WTOP.

The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, along with numerous other local nonprofits with an emphasis on youth, has been named one of the benefiting charities for the Washington Redskins’ Yards for Youth fundraising campaign. Created by the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, Yards for Youth is a unique opportunity to donate to The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund – as well as a great way to cheer on your favorite NFL team. Yards for Youth donations are based on the Redskins on-field achievements during the entire 2005 season. For more information, click HERE.

On June 26 at 11:30PM, Susie Kay was interviewed by Levan Reid of WUSA's, "Sports Plus". The segment includes some informal hoops of the Hoop Dreams founder as well as highlights of the organization she started. To watch the video, click HERE.

Susie Kay, Founder and President of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, is Fox News Sunday's with Chris Wallace "Power Player" of the week. To view this Sunday, June 19th, video, click HERE.

6/15/05 -- Listen to Susie Kay and Michael Hendrickson, a Hoop Dreams student and Alumni, on the Donnie Simpson Show on WPGC, 95.5 FM. Click HERE to listen!!

ABC's "Nightline" showed a story on the 10th Anniversary of the "Hoop Dreams" Documentary, including interviews with William Gates, Arthur Agee and coverage of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund on Friday, April 29th at 11:30PM EST. To view the story (in QuickTime), click HERE (this may take some time to connect due to file size). To view the story in RealPlayer, click HERE. To download Windows Media Player, click HERE. To download Quicktime Player, click HERE.

CNN’s "American Morning" show ran a great story on Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund on March 25th. Click to watch in Windows Media Player or Quicktime Player. To download Windows Media Player, click HERE. To download Quicktime Player, click HERE. The segment highlighted the achievements of the organization, Susie Kay (the Founder and President of Hoop Dreams), past and current students and mentors. The title of the piece is called, "Fund gives inner city students a chance at a future".

Hoop Dreams was featured in a short segment on Good Morning America, this past Saturday. A few students, Susie Kay and our wonderful writing workshop teacher, Emily Rowe, were interviewed for the piece. The piece is titled, "New SAT has Some Students Scrambling". The Hoop Dreams portion is on page two of the transcript. Please click HERE for a copy of the transcript of the piece. Click HERE to view the video. To download Windows Media Player, click HERE. To download Quicktime Player, click HERE.

Susie Kay's appearance on WHUT -TV's, "Evening Exchange" on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 3:30 PM with Kojo Nnamdi aired on April 13th and 15th. Located in the Nation's Capitol, WHUT-TV is a PBS station that serves over 2.2 million households throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia. The focus of the show offered viewers candid, informative profile of Ms.Kay's career and the accomplishments of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. To catch the Quicktime version of the interview, click HERE. (Warning: this is a 28MB file and it will take several minutes to download).

Posted in the May 2005 magazine of "Metropolitan Tribune", a Washington, DC monthly newspaper, writer Katrina Olivares sat down with Susie Kay to discuss the Hoop Dreams affect on the hundreds of people within the DC area. Read the in-depth article HERE.

Ted Leonsis, vice chairman of America Online and owner of the Washington Capitals and part owner of the Washington Wizards, and Michael Hendrickson, a Hoop Dreams student, discuss their Hoop Dreams mentoring relationship and Michael's future in this wonderful article. Hoop Dreams thanks both Michael and Ted for their inspiring relationship! To read the article in full, click HERE.

Hoop Dreams held an auction at the "Mayor's Welcome Party" to kick off the ACC tournament on March 9th, 2005. Marc Barnes and Dream hosted the wonderful event! The event was captured by the Washington Post. For more information, click HERE.

Susie Kay was featured in the the 6/2/05 Potomac Executive Biz business magazine. The candid interview explores the how the Hoop Dreams President and Founder began her journey. To read the article in full, click HERE. To view the entire list of executive spotlights, click HERE.

American University men's basketball coach Jeff Jones will participate in the Hoop Dreams 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament "Celebrity Game" on Saturday. To review the full article, click HERE.

The staff and students of The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, in partnership with American University’s (AU) Washington Initiative class, The Kogard School of Business, and American University’s Athletic department joined together on Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Bender arena to watch the AU Eagles play the Bobcats of Ohio University. Partial proceeds from the day benefited the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. To read about the event, click HERE.

Department of Education

Susie Kay was the keynote speaker at the Partnering to Prevent Truancy National Conference presented by the Department of Education and Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on December 7th, 2004. She spoke on national education policy. To see pictures, click HERE. For more information on the event, click HERE.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Washington, DC Chapters has chosen Susie Kay and Hoop Dreams as the 2004 Citizen of the Year. Susie and Hoop Dreams was honored Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 1:00pm at the Washington Navy Yard Catering and Conference Center Building 211 (9th & M Street, SE).

Susie Kay, Founder and President of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, was honored as the "Community Activist of the Decade”, at the Urban Independent Music Awards on October 2nd in Richmond, Virginia. Click HERE for more information.

Coinciding with the new NFL season, we want to thank one of the all time Washington Redskin greats, 4 time pro-bowler, Gary Clark, for hosting a special evening at The Lounge at CAFÉ EUROPA in Bethesda, Maryland on August 26th, 2004. Gary graciously donated 10% of the proceeds from this event to benefit the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. In addition, 10% of the ongoing proceeds from Gary’s new business, “By Invitation Only" will also be donated to our cause. Thank you, Gary!!

Thank you, everyone! The 9th Annual Hoop Dreams 3-on- 3 Charity Basketball Tournament brought together nearly one thousand people from every corner of the DC metropolitan community to celebrate the academic achievements of our recent Hoop Dreams graduates and the nearly 700 students that we have helped send to college since 1996. Congratulations to our new Hoop Dreams Charity Basketball Tournament Champions, Young Guns! Young Guns defeated Nite Lites in a exciting final game! Many more details to come about our 9th Annual Tournament and community celebration but for now, thank you to everyone who made this special day (and SUNNY day) possible. Photos are here! Click here for the Washington Post story which appeared Sunday, June 13th. Click here for the Booz Allen Classic Birdies for Charity opportunity to support the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. Click here for the Fox 5 story on Hoop Dreams.

Thank you to Senator Jack Reed and ALL the distinguished Congressional colleagues and everyone who turned out for the 6th Annual Congressional Reception on May 18th in the Mansfield Room, US Capitol! It was a very special evening for our organization, our students, and everyone involved. As always, we thank you for your support! Click here for pictures!! Click here to hear our student representative, Shenida Gill, speak on her Hoop Dreams experience!

Washington Life Magazine and Saks Fifth Avenue Present the 3rd Annual Men & Women of Substance & Style Awards benefiting The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund took place on Sunday, April 4, 2004 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Chevy Chase. All proceeds benefited the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. Thank You to everyone who attended, contributed or supported Hoop Dreams! A special thanks to Washington Life Magazine and Saks Fifth Avenue for hosting this incredible event! Read the Washington Life article on Hoop Dreams! For pictures, click here.

HDSF Fundraiser at Harry's Tap Room

Thanks to everyone who made Harry's Tap Room a success! We can't thank you enough for your support! For pictures from this event click here.

A special thanks to Sandy and Kevin Grevey and Bob Treseler for their hard word at the Grevey Foundation's 2nd Annual March Madness Fundraiser to tip off March Madness! Rep. Tom Davis, representatives from Dell and Capital One and former and current students from H. D. Woodson made this night an incredible success! Click here for pictures...

Susie Kay is named the American University Alumni Recognition Award Winner. Read Christine Brennan's USA TODAY article by clicking here. Read Tim Wendel's USA Today article by clicking here. Click here to read Washington Life Magazine's article on Susie Kay.

The 2003 Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill drew a great crowd to the Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol Building. Hoop Dreams scholars and students mixed with political dignitaries and HDSF sponsors, volunteers and supporters throughout the evening. Special guests included Senator Jack Reed, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Tom Carper, Senator Mike Enzi, Senator Mark Dayton, Senator Paul Sarbanes, Senator Lincoln Chafee, Congressman Tom Davis, Congressman Bobby Scott, Congressman James Langevin, Congressman Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Mark Udall, Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Mayor Anthony Williams, and top aides from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's office. These Members were also joined by HDSF sponsors, Jim Kimsey (The Kimsey Foundation), Frank Ross (KPMG), Miriam Pollin (Pricewaterhouse Coopers), Pat McGettigan (The McGettigan Foundation), and Curtis Etherly from Coca Cola in the evening's speaking program. A highlight of the evening was LaRue Purry, an HDSF mentoring student who delivered a deeply inspiring and impassioned personal speech.

Hoop Dreams Founder Susie Kay presented Senator Reed (pictured above) with the first annual Paul Wellstone Humanitarian Award for his tremendous support of the Hoop Dreams program and his longstanding efforts to advance education and opportunity for his state, this city, and the nation. Thank you to all that attended this special event.

Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund Mentor and Board Member David Ruffin has been named an "Unsung Hero" by local television station, WB50. David was honored for his work as a Hoop Dreams mentor and his long, distinguished record of community service, including his work with the Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies and his presidency of the Board of Directors of the DC Habitat for Humanity. David has served as a Hoop Dreams mentor since 1999 and each of his students has successfully gained college admission and a viable financial aid package. All will be the first in their family to graduate from college. David is picture above with his student from the Hoop Dreams Class of 2003, Kalin Williams, who has already been accepted into her first choice school, Hampton University.

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