On Sunday, August 26, 2007, “Books Before Basketball” (sponsored by The Abyssinian Basketball Program) will be hosting their annual Back-To-School Jam. This is a youth-driven, family oriented, day long event that will include tons of activities.
There will be free give-aways of school related goods throughout the day, as well as special guest appearances, speakers, and performances. Other events include basketball game, chess playing, talent/fashion show, double dutch, dance contest, and a carnival. Abyssinian’s gathering is expected to service over 4,500 youth and adult participants, including 250 student-athletes. The basketball games alone are known to draw notoriously large crowds.
Date: Sunday, August 26, 2007
Rain Date: Sunday, September 2, 2007
Where: Colonel Young Playground–145th Street & Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Avenue, Harlem)
Time: 9:00 am- 7:00 pm
For more information, please contact: Alexis Smith (212) 491-1092






















