COURTS of DREAMS FOUNDATION

On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the Courts of Dreams Foundation hosted a basketball clinic with the NY Knicks at the Knicks Practice Facility in Tarrytown, NY. Founders Natasha and Marc Cornstein extended a direct invitation for 10 students, from the Sports Management High School in Coney Island, to attend the event. The students were afforded an opportunity to learn basketball fundamentals, participate in a Q&A with Amar’e Stoudemire and Toney Douglas, and partake in photos and raffles.

The mission of the Courts of Dreams Foundation is to restore and maintain outdoor basketball courts for children in NYC neighborhoods and around the world fostering healthy, safe, communities while promoting the values of basketball such as team work, mutual respect and leadership. "We established the Courts of Dreams Foundation as a way to give back to our community and hopefully improve the lives of children in our hometown," said Natasha Cornstein, chairperson for the foundation. "The game of basketball is an amazing vehicle for children to get out and exercise and, while playing, explore the values of teamwork and leadership that are at the core of the sport."