Dedication to be Held for New DreamCourt at Lahaina Civic CenterCourt is gift from Nancy Lieberman and WorldVentures foundations
LAHAINA, Maui, Hawai`i – A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the installation of a DreamCourt at the Lahaina Civic Center will be held on Friday, October 25th at 4:00 p.m.
The DreamCourt is an outdoor basketball court that utilizes a multi-purpose sport court surfacing. The court will become a part of the Lahaina Civic Center complex and will be open for public use. The court will also be utilized for the upcoming basketball season and the many youth basketball programs that are run by the Parks Department, West Maui District. The DreamCourt has been donated to the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) on behalf of the Nancy Lieberman Foundation and the WorldVentures Foundation.
“We are deeply grateful to Nancy Lieberman and her foundation, in partnership with the WorldVentures Foundation,” Mayor Alan Arakawa said. “We are working hard to meet the needs of our community by improving and rehabilitating our County Parks facilities, and this generous donation will bring immediate relief to the lack of courts in West Maui. We are also appreciative to KemperLesnik organizers of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, who have been instrumental in connecting these foundations with the County to create such a positive impact for our residents.”
Nancy Lieberman, Basketball Hall of Famer who is also the Founder/Chairwoman of the Nancy Lieberman Foundation, said that the foundation’s intent is “to give the children of this community a fabulous basketball court to play on, meet friends and spend time in a healthy and active environment. We are very excited to present this gift to the youth of Maui County.”
The DreamCourt donation is part of the 30th annual EA SPORTS Maui Invitational activities. Ms. Lieberman will be participating in the Adidas Hoops Clinic, presented by Hawaiian Airlines in partnership with Chaminade University and DPR, at Maui High School Gym on Thursday, October 24 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. To pre-register for this free coach’s clinic, visit www.goswords.com.
In 2010, the Nancy Lieberman Foundation partnered with the WorldVentures Foundation to build high-quality basketball courts for children across the United States. The goal of the program is to keep children off the streets and to provide them with a safe and competitive environment where they can develop skills such as teamwork and good sportsmanship. This will be the 9th DreamCourt installation.
For more information, contact Rod Antone, Maui County Communications Director at 270-7855.
