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June 29, 2005
Each year, for as long as most people can remember, Bob Schloemer
organizes the March Madness basketball tournament for the Lakota Local
School District in West Chester, Ohio. This is a one-and-out elimination
tournament in which all the Lakota elementary schools field third,
fourth, fifth and six grade basketball teams to compete against each
other within the district. Team entry fees, along with concessions and
gate money are collected to help offset the expense of putting on this
tournament. Any additional money is then donated to a local charity.
This year, the Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation was the recipient of
this donation, which amounted to $1,325.
What makes this gift special to us is that Jeffrey and his brother Joe
played in this tournament each year for Freedom Elementary. Jeff’s last
game was in March of 2004. He pleaded with the doctor to let him play
even though he was struggling through the side effects of his radiation
and chemo treatments. It’s an honor to have this money donated to his
foundation and we thank Bob and his family, his staff, the Lakota
Schools and everyone that participated to help make this an enjoyable
and successful event.
Thanks Bob for Making a Difference in the fight against pediatric brain
tumors!
Pictured left to right; Joe Hayden, Bob Schloemer,
Kevin Schloemer
The Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation is a registered 501c(3) non profit organization that was created to Make a Difference in
the fight against pediatric brain tumors. For more information visit our
web site at
www.jthf.org
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