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PEAACP <br /> x x <br /> 1865 <br /> News Release <br /> Friday, June 30, 2006 <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855, or <br /> 876-1564 <br /> Mark Dollinger, Weed& Seed Coordinator, 235-7619 <br /> Weed & Seed Alliance Scores a 3-Pointer! <br /> The South Bend Weed and Seed Alliance, Inc. (SBWSA) is sponsoring a <br /> basketball league for boys and girls in grades five through eight. There will be sixteen <br /> teams with twelve players per team and one coach per team. The leagues will start the <br /> first full week of school and play ten weeks on Mondays and Thursdays at the Charles <br /> Black Center. In addition to learning some fundamentals of basketball, the youth will <br /> learn some lessons on the adverse affects of becoming involved in criminal activities. <br /> Partial funding for this project is being provided by a Department of Justice grant <br /> that Weed& Seed received earlier this year. However, to help offset the cost of uniforms <br /> for the players,the Weed& Seed Alliance is seeking sponsorship from businesses and <br /> individuals willing to help promote positive activities in the community. Sponsorship of <br /> a team is $125. Benefits to sponsors include company name and logo on the team shirts <br /> and trophies,recognition at awards ceremony, and a certificate of appreciation. The <br /> deadline for sponsorship is July 14, 2006. <br /> Weed& Seed grant funds continue to be directed towards law enforcement and <br /> community policing efforts and the After School Safe Haven programs. Within the past <br /> three years, the Weed& Seed Alliance has been involved in projects such as Safe <br /> Neighborhoods,Anti-Gang Task Force, Community Policing, Senior Citizens Security, <br /> VIP Patrols, Graffiti Removal and Neighborhood Restoration. <br />