Boxing legend Gerry Cooney supports YCS teens

FANWOOD, N.J. - Nov. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- WHAT:          The Hoops for Humanity Basketball Tournament, features a “regular season” format in which every team will play as many games as possible. The teams will then be ranked based on record for a one-game elimination playoff. Games will be half court, 3-on-3. Each player on the winning team will receive a gift certificate to Nick’s Pizza.

Nick Pizza’s 2^nd Annual Hoops For Humanity Basketball Tournament, a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will raise funds that will directly benefit the 35 children living on Kilbarchan Campus, a YCS Residential Program.

WHEN:          Saturday, November 28, 2015

TIME:          9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

WHERE:          Newmark Education Gym

         1000 Cellar Ave Scotch Plains NJ 07076

REGISTRATION:   Registration is $20 per person. Registration and payment can be made to Nick’s Pizza at 42 South Martine Avenue Fanwood, NJ by Wednesday November 25. Call Nick’s Pizza at (908) 322-8800 or email Rob at rwatterson8@gmail.com with any further questions.

RE:          For more than a decade, Gerry Cooney has mentored teens at the Kilbarchan Campus, a YCS therapeutic home for 35 teens, by teaching them about boxing skills and life.

“We talk about instilling the belief in their ability, and that if you can learn to box, you can do anything,” said Cooney.

Recently, the Kilbarchan Campus, ran out of space for the program, and Cooney searched for a new place. The Brawl House in Mountainside, NJ, offered to donate their space for the kids on Sundays. After their workout, Gerry began taking the boys to Nick’s Pizza for lunch.

"Gerry has brought the kids here to Nick's, and they've really been appreciative of coming here, having some pizza, and simply having some fun for a little while," said Paul Watterson, owner of Nick's Pizza. "We asked Gerry if there was anything else we could do and we came up with the idea of hosting a basketball tournament to support the YCS Kilbarchan home."

About YCS

YCS is a leading private, non-profit provider of behavioral health services for New Jersey from birth through adulthood. Every day, YCS gives hope to more than 1,600 children in their safe havens, therapeutic residences, foster care, special education schools, and community-based programs.  YCS provides children with a safe, secure, living environment where they can rebuild their lives and develop the skills to reach their potential. To learn more about YCS, please visit our website at ycs.org