Free Throws for Hero's Total Earnings!

Dear Coach Dekoekkoek,

In honor of Memorial Day, I thought this would be the ideal occasion to share some truly inspiring news with you:

On behalf of the IBCA, IHSA, IADA and Suburban Basketball Officials, I would like to again express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to you, your fellow coaches, fellow teams, players, parents, fans and communities for helping us raise a phenomenal $82,170 for our Illinois military troops and their families through our Free Throws For Heroes® event...a total even more incredible considering only 96 Illinois high schools were able to participate this past year due to limited lead times.

Considering this was our first year and recognizing that lead time was very short, it is a great reflection on you, Timothy Christian High School and the entire Illinois basketball community for achieving such phenomenal results. We should all take great pride and satisfaction in knowing that we all stepped up to the line to “Make Free Throws That WILL Make A Difference To Our Illinois Military Families In Need.”

We will now work with the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute the funds to pre-qualified and pre-approved Illinois Military Troops and/or their families in and around the communities where these great events took place.

Again, on behalf of these brave families, thank you for your exemplary work and please share our gratitude with your fellow coaches, players and entire Timothy Christian high school community.

We look forward to partnering with you next season to be even bigger “Heroes To Our Brave Illinois Military Heroes.”

Sincerely,

Mitch Salzstein
Executive Director
The Charity Stripe®


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Free Throws For Heros!!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped support this cause. We raised almost $3,000.00 combined with the boys program. As a coach I am very proud of all of our girls for participating in this event. This is another example of how caring and loving we are as a community. Thank You! I have included a link that you can copy and paste to read all about this wonderful achievement. Also, the link highlights post season honors for the Girls! What a wondeful season it was!!

http://www.timothychristian.com/News_09_BBallPostSeasonHonors.php

Uniforms and Warm-Ups....All Done!

Thank you to everyone for turning in your uniforms and warm-ups in a timely fashion.

All Conference Honors!!

Congratulations to Shannon McNeil and Meghan Leach for receiving 1st Team All Conference Honors! Both girls were well deserving and we are very proud of them! Also, Anneke Stremler was Honorable Mention for All Conference.

Down State Trip

First off, thanks to the Dirkse family for hosting the Bunko party. It was a great night full of laughter and memories. Also, who will never forget the "Big Diaper" I mean the Big Dipper. Thanks Trox for the memory!

Anyways, here is the info concerning our trip to Bloomington on Friday, the 27th of February.

Time: 2:00pm, we will be leaving from the turnaround in front of Timothy
Where: Bloomington/Normal for the State Championship Tournament
Return Time: probably between 4-5pm on Saturday. You will be dropped off at Timothy's turnaround
What to Bring: snacks, beverages, bathing suit (hotel has an indoor pool and spa)
Cost: $25.00 per person for the hotel room
$20.00 per person for two sessions($10 each session) of basketball games
$??.?? for dinner (Friday) lunch (Saturday) and whatever else you snack/beverage on...depends on how much you eat and drink:-)

We will be staying at the Days Inn located on West Market Street. The address and phone number will be listed below.
Days Inn
1707 West Market Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 829-6292

Finally, if anyone would like to go the Super Sectional Game between Driscoll and Bishop Mac tomorrow night(Game is set for 7:30pm), let me know tomorrow and we can work out rides.

Bunko Night!

Get ready to roll some dice because it's time for Bunko!!! We will be meeting at the Dirkse household at 6:30pm on Saturday night. I believe there will be some pizza, drinks and I'm sure some desserts. Even if you have not played before, it is pretty easy to learn. Looking forward to a great evening of fun!


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A note from the Coach

I want to express my deepest thanks to everyone who supported, encouraged and prayed for us this year. I am humbled by your encouraging words, the willingness to pray for me and the girls and the overall support of the program. Thank you parents for giving me the opportunity to coach your daughters. They are wonderful young woman to be around and they continue to teach me a lot of things:-) Thank you to the players for working hard and pushing yourselves to achieve more! Without your work ethic a lot of things would not have happened this year. Thank you Coach Mark for being such a blessing to me as a friend, fellow coach and supporter of the program. I am extremely blessed to be the coach of this program!

-Coach DeKoekkoek