PHOTO: From Rebounds To Reading
Digicel/NBA Jumpstart coach Bob MacKinnon Jr, who is also head of the Texas Legends basketballteam in the USA, gets the full attention of these youngsters at Bustamante Hospital for Childrenlast weekend while reading to them the short tale, The Emperor's New Clothes. The visit wasin commemoration of Read Across Jamaica Day being observed today. Coach McKinnon madethe stop after completing an intense training and mentorship session with a select group ofUnder-14 and Under-16 male and female high school basketballers at the National Arena, who areparticipants in the 2018 Digicel/NBA Jumpstart Basketball Series. Digicel also made a donation ofbooks to the hospital's library. (Photo: Keon Predi)
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