First Coast Lupus Fight and Higher Learning Hoops Presents the 1st Annual Celebrity Basketball

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - May 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Jacksonville, FL -  On May 30, 2015 Higher learning Hoops will partner with DyMond Mind Public Relations and Management, Fire Tech Studios and We are Impact CEO and Founder, Shennette Sheffield Sparkes, whom is also affected by Lupus, created this annual event to help raise awareness and funds to support research for a cure.

Our CEO/Founder Shennette Sparkes was featured on Jacksonville’s Florida local news Achievers Story.  Check out this video to see the impact Coach Sheff and Higher Learning Hoops is having in the local community.

HLH has received enormous community support from Jacksonville’s entertainment community; with a roster of local djs, promoters, comedians and more. Joining our fight against LUPUS is BET/YMCMB DJ Q45; 2013/2014 MVP of EBC Rucker Park Tournament, Poster Boy;  and Forward Jerrod Tucker of the previous Back to Back Championship team, the Jacksonville Giants.

We have major giveaways and a fun filled evening for families. We are hoping awareness of this event will ignite others to join the First Coast Lupus Fight. As said by our CEO, Shennette, “No One Fights Alone”.

Funds from the event will be donated to Lupus research as well as to support the efforts of  HLH programs, including the “Princess in Pink” program. Princess in Pink is a HLH mentoring program that sponsors young women in the Jacksonville community to receive resources, mentoring and personal development skills to help build them into successful leaders of tomorrow.

Game will take place on May 30^th at Somerset Preparatory Academy. Doors open at 6pm. Game begins at 630pm.