Date of Shot: 24 April 2019
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Court: Sternberg Park
New York City truly has an individual feel to it. The sirens never stop, the lights never dim, the streets are never empty. Every kind of person can be found in a city block. It’s intimidating and exciting.
When I arrived in Brooklyn, it was raining. Night seemed to come early. But as if I was due for some good karma, by the next day the sun was shining and it was time to put on shorts for the first time in many moons.
It feels like I have been here weeks, after all the walking and exploring me and my childhood best friend have been doing. We’ve eaten some killer pizza, journeyed through Central Park, experienced one of my favorite Jazz groups, The Ladybugs, live at Rockwood Music Hall. It’s amazing to think we’ve really just begun — that we have so much ahead.
The city is also not lacking for basketball courts. While at morning time you’ll see only a few people shooting around and working on their game, by 3PM the courts are flooded. Different skill levels, ages, demographics are displaying what they can do with a basketball.
Natalie teased me endlessly leading up to this shot - “so when you’ve made a shot in 3 hours, we can head to Manhattan…”
I am pleased to report I made a shot my first try. ;)
We still have plenty to look forward to in the City. Tonight is Book of Mormon on Broadway.
Unfortunately the Steve Nash Foundation Charity Shield event got moved to next week, at which point I will be in Italy, so I will have to catch them next time. I would definitely suggest checking out their organization at https://stevenash.org. They’re doing great work for children in underserved communities. The mission statement for Count the Makes is “I want to try to make a difference by engaging our global community and fundraising for groups who are making tangible progress in the health and happiness of the people in this world.“ The Steve Nash Foundation certainly applies.
We are raising money to cure cancer with 5 for the Fight.
You can donate to the cause by going to https://pledgeit.org/count-the-makes-2 and making either a one time donation or by donating per shot.
NEXT UP: FLORENCE, ITALY
Everlastingly full of gratitude for the folks supporting me and this cause,
Much love,
Rae