Join us this weekend at the Buffalo Gus Macker Basket Ball.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6:10AM ;)
The weather forecast is Sunny and Fun for this weekend’s Gus Macker Basketball tournament in front of the Buffalo City Hall. The courts will be assembled on Friday, pouring out onto the side streets of down town all the way to Chippewa. Over a 1,000 matches each day in a fun filled family atmosphere, with finals at main courts in Niagara Square. Awesome food and great music fill the streets as the teams compete.
When: June 27th and 28th 2009
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Buffalo Gus Macker WinnersThe Gus Macker is such a big deal for Buffalo. Kids and adults plan all year for the 3-3 street style basketball. The Macker Tournament is designed so that anyone can play: male or female, young and old, short and tall, the most experienced or no experience at all. With board certified referees on all courts the purity and integrity of the driveway game is maintained.
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3-on-3 basketball at its best.Year after year 100’s of thousands have come to watch this amazing event. Kids and adults practice all year long just to say they have played in a Gus Macker. The come with their faces painted, will hand made team tee shirts and with skills like you have never seen.
Again this year, Kids Escaping Drugs (KEDS) and the Police Athletic League (PAL) are putting on the event and all proceeds, from food and beverages to fees, help these great causes. It is a monumental task to run this event and over 300 West Herr employees volunteer each year teaming up with volunteers from all over Buffalo and WNY, cooking food, assembling equipment and keeping score.
This year Terrence McGee and Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills, have joined the team at Kids Escaping Drugs to host and sponsor the event. Again Toyota, and New Era play an important part in the success of the tournament.
So what are you waiting for? Pack up the kids, and head on down this weekend.
Links:
Buffalo, Community, Events, Gus Macker in Community, Events, WNY Treasures
Reader Comments (1)
500 Volunteers from West Herr? are you serious? that is a commitment in time. well done.