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3 on THREE Basketball Tournament
The Jimmy Griffin Legacy Foundation is hosting its second annual 3 on Three for JG Basketball Tournament on Saturday, July 23, 2011at Mother McAuley High School in loving memory of Jimmy Griffin.

In addition to the 3 on Three for JG basketball tournament, there will be numerous outstanding gift baskets, silent auction prizes, (many signed PRO sports items and prime seats for Chicagoland area sporting events), raffle tickets, 100 bottles of alcohol raffle, and the spinning roulette wheel. Entertainment will be provided during the day by Irish singer Gavin Coyle and RENDITION.

Free admission, food, and beverages. It is a great way to honor a wonderful young man whose passion was basketball and friends and the southside of Chicago.

Make Each Day Your Masterpiece!

July 23, 2011
Doors open at 9am. Registration at 9:00 and 10:30am (depending on division). Cost $25 per player.

Mother McAuley High School
3737 W. 99th Street
Chicago, IL 60652
Parking at Brother Rice Only
mothermcauley.org

One of Jimmy Griffin’s passions was basketball. Ever since he was a little boy, he’d be seen dribbling, shooting, or playing basketball. He played basketball at St. Bede, Marist High School, and achieved a Division 1 Athletic Scholarship for Basketball at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Playing D-1 basketball was his lifelong ambition, and this Chicago Southside Irish Catholic boy proudly moved down South to fulfill his dream. His dream was cut short during his senior year on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, when he quietly passed away in his sleep. There were no symptoms, but his heart had an undetected defect. His passing shocked and saddened all who knew him.

But Jimmy Griffin was much, much more than basketball. He was a devoted son, brother, cousin, friend, teammate to so many people, who are simply devastated at his passing. There was standing room only at his memorial services both at Samford and at Marist High School. Over 3,500 people attended his visitation at St. Bede Church, and the church was filled to capacity at his funeral Mass. As you can see, he touched many people.

The impact of a 23-year old young man was tremendous on those lucky enough to have known him, and those who didn’t know him well said they wished they knew him better. “He always stood for what was right”, “a coach’s dream”, “he was the team’s leader”, “your son impacted my life as a coach”, “he was my role model”, “he embodied everything a coach would ever want, but more importantly everything a human should possess….integrity, loyalty, hard work, and perseverance,”, “he was the greatest teammate I was ever around.” are all words written to the Griffin Family about Jimmy. As you can see by these words, Jimmy was somebody special.

The Griffin Family is determined that Jimmy’s life and legacy will never be forgotten. Therefore, they have set up The Jimmy Griffin Legacy Foundation which will benefit places Jimmy so loved: St. Bede Church and School, Marist High School, and Samford University. It will also benefit the American Heart Association.

There will be an annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament held at Mother McAuley in honor of Jimmy’s memory. This year it will be held on July 24, 2010. There will be raffle tickets, gift baskets, a roulette wheel, and sports memorabilia raffled off that day in addition to the actual basketball tournament.

We need your help to make this event a success. We need, prize, food, beverage, monetary donations. We need advertising sponsors whose logos will be printed on the back of all the tee shirts. Please click on any link for any forms you need to help us make this a huge success for Jimmy.

God Bless You,
The Jimmy Griffin Legacy Foundation
3onthreeforjg.org