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Shooting Touch & The Pat Connaughton Foundation Announce New Court in Rwanda
October 10, 2024 - Shooting Touch and the Pat Connaughton Foundation (PCF) are proud to announce the completion of the first-ever #ConnaughtonCourt outside of the United States, located in Rukara Sector, Rwanda, East Africa. The partnership represents a major milestone for PCF as it continues to expand its global reach. The project also marks Shooting Touch’s first court built in collaboration with an active NBA player (NBA Champion Pat Connaughton, Milwaukee Bucks).
"We are extremely excited to partner with Shooting Touch to build our first Connaughton Court outside of America," said Pat Connaughton. "This project is a great representation of our commitment to create access to athletics for the next generation of student athletes worldwide. My foundation is proud to help enhance the incredible work that is already being done in Rwanda. Basketball is a universal language that can positively impact change while inspiring the next generation to dream big, and we’re honored to be a part of it."
Shooting Touch extends a huge thank you to Pat Connaughton and the entire PCF team for the incredible trust, support, and commitment to using basketball as a tool to uplift youth and women in Rwanda!
Read the full Press Release to learn more about the project.
About Shooting Touch
Shooting Touch is an international sport-for-development organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, whose mission is to use the mobilizing power of basketball to bridge health and opportunity gaps for youth and women facing racial, gender, and economic inequalities.Since launching Shooting Touch Rwanda (STR) in 2012, Shooting Touch has continued to expand its reach in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, now operating programs in six sectors within the Districts of Kayonza and Bugesera. STR focuses on providing access to basketball for youth and women, while working to improve public health and gender equality in rural communities. To learn more about Shooting Touch Rwanda or to learn how to get involved, visit www.shootingtouch.com.
About the Pat Connaughton Foundation
The Pat Connaughton Foundation was founded in 2016 with the mission of creating access to athletics for the next generation of student athletes through Courts, Clinics, and Character. The PCF focuses on teaching them the translatable life skills sports instill, including hard work, teamwork, leadership, accountability, and discipline. During the last 8 years the PCF has hosted 27 clinics, completed 13 Courts with 12 Schools/Organizations, and impacted over 25,300 youth student-athletes. For more information, visit www.patconnaughtonfoundation.org.
For Shooting Touch media and partnership inquiries, please contact:
Sam Waterstone - Shooting Touch Director of Communications
+250 791 346 518 (Rwanda + WhatsApp) / +1 415 686 8402 (US)
sam@shootingtouch.com
For Pat Connaughton Foundation media inquiries, please contact:
Devin Grainger - PCF Director of Marketing & Community Engagement
(414) 403-0251
devin@patconnaughton.com