Boomers and Tigers visit Ronald McDonald House

 

Basketball Victoria, in conjunction with McDonald’s, Bulleen Boomers (WNBL) and Melbourne Tigers (NBL) recently held a basketball clinic at Ronald McDonald House and put a smile on some young and old faces.

 

The clinic was lead by Michelle Timms (current Boomers Assistant Coach) and involved players Desi Glaubitz & Liz Cambage from Bulleen, as well as Melbourne Tigers players Sam McKinnon and Luke Kendall. On a hot afternoon the team played games with the children and family members before finishing with a bbq.

 

“It was a real eye opener, a reality check if you like” said Boomers Captain Glaubitz ‘It was great to think we could go to the house and at the very minimum give the kids and the family a chance to not think about the tough times they are going thru right now”

 

6 Children and teens ranging from the age of 3-15 took part in the basketball clinic. The patients ranged from one young boy who the very next day was going in for open heart surgery to another young girl who had just recently been diagnosed with cancer in her leg.

 

Find out what the Bulleen Boomers thought about their time at Ronald McDonald House by visiting their website.

 

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