{"id":5331,"date":"2024-03-19T02:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/?page_id=5331"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:52:41","slug":"l-o-v-e-and-basketball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/l-o-v-e-and-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"L.O.V.E. and Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5331\" class=\"elementor elementor-5331\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef602e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef602e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d533eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d533eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L.O.V.E. & BASKETBALL<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214ccfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"214ccfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e461c11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e461c11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564f2e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"564f2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5381\" alt=\"Celebrity basketball game\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_4592.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed057c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ed057c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1edc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1edc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>L.O.V.E. Is The Answer and\u00a0Mentoring Academics Athletics &amp; Partnership (M.A.A.P.) have formed a Strategic Partnership to co-produce\u00a0highly impactful, meaningful, and fun &#8220;L.O.V.E. &amp; Basketball&#8221; events that combine the sport of basketball, celebrity appearances, and evidence-based interactive teaching of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer life skills to educate and empower students, faculty, staff, parents, sponsors and others to become more empathetic leaders and allies in creating a more beloved community. We are using the sport of basketball and the allure of celebrities to attract students and others into a sacred space to teach them how to love themselves and others. Our events will put the neighbor back into the hood! <br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136ff43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"136ff43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3e33f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c3e33f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616aea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616aea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The M.A.A.P. mission is to provide continuing mentoring, academic, tutoring, and athletic programs to young people. M.A.A.P. leverages the power of sports and pro athletes to teach skills that are transferrable to life.\u00a0<\/p><p>M.A.A.P. is led by\u00a0Reverend Ray Sydnor, a retired NFL player, community organizer, and ordained minister who specializes in both youth ministry and sports ministry. He is a loving husband and father who lives by example, influences others to play an active role in encouraging, empowering, and impacting the lives of those in their community. M.A.A.P. previously produced many successful celebrity basketball games and youth clinics under the banner of \u201cShooting 4 Peace.&#8221;<\/p><p>Ray has been involved in sports for more than 30 years, which includes playing for both the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Ray\u2019s extensive background in athletic excellence can be attributed to his success in football and basketball at Northwestern High School in Baltimore. It was his athletic talents there that earned him scholarships to the University of Wisconsin where he continued to excel in basketball and football. This is what subsequently led to his NFL post with the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554f2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554f2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;We know that sports is a great unifier\/bridge that can cross racial, socio and economic lines. We know sports crosses societal lines in a way that people embrace the principles it offers. So, we use school assemblies, after school programs, sports clinics, camps, and celebrity basketball games to attract people to hear the message of hope and to see their heroes share principles and techniques you need to be successful in the game called life. Our real focus is to mentor through academics and athletics and to partner with like minded people.\u201d \u2014 Ray Sydnor<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9ee8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d9ee8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b0335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7b0335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About M.A.A.P.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cae9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63cae9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ray-and-Kids.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5374\" alt=\"Ray Sydnor and the Kids\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ray-and-Kids.jpg 720w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Ray-and-Kids-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7718ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7718ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69097ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69097ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L.O.V.E. Is The Answer\u2019s founder A.J. Ali, also has a professional sports background. A soccer player for the U.S. Air Force team (and voted the MVP in the military&#8217;s Mediterranean Sports Conference), he played in exhibition and competitive matches in the U.S., Italy, Germany, and Spain during his time in the service. After his time in the military, he was offered a contract with a 3rd Division team in Sicily but decided to retire from playing due to sports and military related injuries and go into the business end of sports instead. He carried his success on the field into the office, representing athletes, crafting sports sponsorship deals, producing events, consulting to pro soccer teams, owning two pro teams, and completing a film featuring professional and national team soccer players. A.J. has the scars to prove his love of basketball, having suffered two torn achilles tendons on the basketball court. These days, his sport of choice is golf. He holds the distinction of playing rounds of golf in all 50 states in a 101-day period in the summer of 2014 \u2014 a journey which inspired him to commit to spending the rest of his life teaching the L.O.V.E. 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The game itself will pit celebrities vs local basketball legends in a regulation basketball game at a local college. The game is a celebration of a job well done, the end of a week of infiltrating strategic locations throughout the community and shedding a message of hope throughout the city. Stakeholders and celebrities will visit key locations, roll up their sleeves and talk about as well as work on evidence-based solutions for some of the challenges facing the community, its schools and its students.\u00a0<\/p><p>By doing the school assemblies and community rallies it will allow everyone to hear the same message and get on the same page. We can speak in up to 30 schools per day (approximately 150 schools total) with the help of the local police department as partners and escorts. A proven strategy for us has been to make media appearances in the morning, do school assemblies during the day, and community rallies in the evening. This allows us to touch all facets of the community. Again, everyone gets the same message to create momentum. Also, the morning of the Celebrity Basketball Game we&#8217;ll do a co-ed youth sports clinic.<\/p><p>The Celebrity Basketball Game is also a great place to bring the community together and to celebrate change agents and difference makers in the community. We\u2019ll recognize them as well as key sponsors at halftime of the basketball game. We\u2019ll also give a donation to a local charity and a needy family when we shoot the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer TV series episode during halftime at the game. It\u2019s always a great draw and platform to have local sports legends, change agents, and difference makers standing together in a unified front!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954ff12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"954ff12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a33de3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a33de3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d0c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0d0c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Logistics for The Celebrity Basketball Game<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3419267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3419267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The logistics for the Celebrity Basketball Game and school assemblies are as follows:<\/p><p>Doing 30 school assemblies a day will create excitement and transform the community in a way that is immeasurable. The impact of having celebrities and law enforcement coming to a school and sharing the same powerful message will add fuel to the community and bring street cred to law enforcement. That&#8217;s the power of sports!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s how it flows; most motivational speakers can do a maximum of three 45\u201350-minute school assemblies per day. So, let\u2019s use that formula and say we\u2019ll need upwards of 10 speakers for the week of the event. Inside of that formula we\u2019ll use some local celebrities as well as some national celebrities. That being said, we&#8217;ll need hotel rooms, transportation and food sponsored. Normally, with the help of city leadership local hotels will donate rooms for our celebrity guests. The hotels that donate the rooms also provide breakfast for the celebrity, typically a buffet style and that hotel is considered Command central, meaning the celebrities meet with local law enforcement\/ their rides and their speaking assignments for the day. The police and the celebrity athletes spend the day together visiting targeted schools and doing the school assemblies. At the end of the day we wind down and debrief at a local restaurant that would sponsor the meal and as a benefit the celebrity athletes will sign autographs and take pictures with restaurant staff and patrons. We will promote this to generate business for the restaurant to insure this is a win-win proposition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5b476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5b476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To discuss bringing a L.O.V.E. &amp; Basketball event to your community, to become a sponsor, or to partner with us, contact\u00a0Ray Sydnor at <a href=\"mailto:ba***********@gm***.com\" data-original-string=\"CAvyL03DESVAOejargp600or83Td4QPBtlEHU27M3nY=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string=\"CAvyL03DESVAOejargp600or83Td4QPBtlEHU27M3nY=\"\n                class=\"apbct-email-encoder\"\n                title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\">ba***********@gm***.com<\/span><\/a> or\u00a0443-252-5519, or A.J. Ali at <a href=\"mailto:aj***@tr********.com\" data-original-string=\"7n7sb\/mrj1iO6l68IAmoqJphHJnTR7IyVJcuoIgD5lU=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string=\"7n7sb\/mrj1iO6l68IAmoqJphHJnTR7IyVJcuoIgD5lU=\"\n                class=\"apbct-email-encoder\"\n                title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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