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June 25, 2007
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RuJohn
NBA/NFL Celebrity Sports Camps
Fun, Sun, Celebrity and Games: The RuJohn
Foundation’s Celebrity Sports Camp
 Coral Springs, Florida USA (June 20, 2007),
- Sport and
festivity will abound as the RuJohn Foundation’s Annual
Celebrity Sports Camp returns to Jamaica, West Indies on
June 23 - 30, 2007.
This 7-day event merges celebrity
and community in an attempt to encourage solid
citizenship amongst Jamaica’s youth. Professional
athletes representing the NFL and NBA are paired with
their youngest fans, Jamaica’s impressionable youth, for
a fun and inspirational week.
The sports camp roster of events includes a myriad of
activities aimed at promoting academic achievement
through sportsmanship. Athletes participating in the
camp include former and current NBA players Tim James,
Delonte West, and Andray Blatche and NFL players Touraj
(T.J.) Houshmandzadeh, Omar Gaither, Rudi Johnson and
Shaun Smith. The event schedule is as follows:
June 24 (7:00pm) Press Conference – Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston
June 25 (2:30pm) Stadium East, Kingston
June 27 (11:00am) Kool Runnings Water Park, Negril
June 28 (10:00am) Jarrett Park, Montego Bay
June 29 (9:30am) Dunn’s River Falls
The RuJohn Foundation Annual Celebrity Sports Camp is
supported by event partners Bachelor and Associates,
Air
Jamaica,
Antilles Freight, Brightlight Bus Tours,
Courtleigh Hotel & Suites,
Digicel Jamaica,
Grace Kennedy Remittances
, Gene Chund, Jamaica
Tourist Board,
Kool Runnings Water Park,
Life
of Jamaica
Limited, Lucozade Sport, MPACT, Mortgage Biz of Florida,
Pepsi Americas,
Rudi Johnson Foundation,
Jamaica Basketball Association, Redeeming Word
Christian Fellowship, South Florida Tournament of
Champions, Super Clubs, and Whitsyms Nursing Services.
About the RuJohn Foundation
The RuJohn Foundation is a South Florida based 501-C3
non-profit organization founded by siblings Andrew and
Christina Bachelor to commemorate the philanthropic
ideals of their grandparents, Ruth and John Tulloch. The
foundation has facilitated numerous community programs
for Jamaican youth including donating post-hurricane
necessities, school supplies and celebrity sports camps.
Under the direction of Andrew and Christina’s
leadership, the foundation is committed to giving back
to their roots while assisting Jamaican children.
The RuJohn Foundation invites interested parties to
become official sponsors of the Annual Celebrity Sports
Camp. For more information, contact Andrew Bachelor at
andrew@rujohnfoundation.com or at 954-752-2758.
Check out the RuJohn Foundation Camp Photo Gallery >>
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