In addition to fun on the court at the Hope Athletic Center on Chicago's West Side, there was also a DJ and a motivational speaker.
The event's organizer, Vondale Singleton, was born on the South Side of Chicago in the Ida B Wells Housing Project. Despite a challenging childhood, he beat the odds and became a first generation college student.
He credits the mentoring he received from others particularly the male role models he could seek out in his life, so he created Champs, a community of men who support each other and value the role each one plays in empowering the next generation of youth.
For more information, visit https://www.champsmentoring.com/.