The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys and girls varsity basketball teams will host Fairbanks basketball power Monroe Catholic on Friday and Saturday in the George Houston Gymnasium.
On the girls side the Monroe Rams lead the 3A Aurora Conference with a 5-0 record (16-3 overall) and the Monroe boys are in the 4A Mid Alaska Conference (3-2 MAC, 11-7 overall. The JDHS Crimson Bears girls (14-5 overall, 4-0 Southeast Conference) will play at 5 p.m. on both nights and the Crimson Bears boys (8-13 overall, 1-3 SEC) at 7 p.m.
The weekend is one of the more emotional and meaningful for
the community of Juneau with Take A Timeout to Talk on Friday country wise email marketing list hosted by Find Your Fire and Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition, and Saturday’s Cancer Connection fundraiser.
“This weekend provides us with the opportunity to support others in the community,” JDHS coach Robert Casperson said. “On Friday the players will wear purple warmup shirts and there will be a number of special activities planned throughout the night in support of mental on Saturday the players will wear special socks with our Crimson Bear logo encircled by a yellow ribbon, which is the color for childhood cancer.”
Find Your Fire, formed in 2019 by the McCormick family after losing their son, Speier McCormick to death by depression (suicide), began Take A Timeout to Talk in 2020 at the beginning of COVID.
“It is our effort to assist other young adults living with mental
illnesses such as bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses,” Melissa McCormick said. “The mission of the organization is to empower young adults to find their passion and what success weekend home basketball welcomes monroe means to them, while building a strong mental health foundation.”
On Friday the girls and boys basketball players wil l clean emailwear purple warmup shirts with Take a Timeout to Talk and YOU MATTER on them. Friday activities are planned with cheer, pep band and the teams throughout the night in support of mental health. “Swag” will be tossed into the crowds with positive messages such as SLAM THE STIGMA, YOU GOT THIS, YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE, and more.