May 19, 2005
Chicago, Ill. - The Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team recently spent an afternoon with students at Passages School, a charter elementary school, which serves Pre-K through fifth grade. On May 4, a handful of Rambler players spoke to the students about the importance of working hard in school and also worked with them on their basketball fundamentals and provided autographs for the kids.
Passages School is run by Asian Human Services, a non-profit agency, and caters to children of immigrants and refugees. Students at the school come from several continents around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. The after-school program, which runs daily by Loyola University Chicago work-study students, is a place where kids can receive help with their homework and participate in a variety of clubs, which the Loyola students have designed.
Loyola men's basketball players that participated include Coley LeClair, Tom Levin, Pierre Parker, Bryan Piironen, Tracy Robinson and Dave Telander.
