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10 YEARS OF IMPACT & A NEW CHAPTER. 🏀✨

The 10th Anniversary Spring Jam was one for the books! We officially introduced Michael Peterson aka Coach Mike @coachmikebk as our new Executive Director.
The next decade of LACE UP is in incredible hands. 🚀✨

“Why can’t our kids be phenomenal athletes and have brilliant minds that create the future too? The gift of dreaming. This is what LACE UP gives every child.” — Brooke Thomas, Founder & President

THE LEGACY 🏆
Deeply honored to present Ms. Linda McDade with the Dalton Pioneer Legacy Award for a lifetime of impact.
We also remember Chris Storey, our first-ever referee, whose spirit lives on in every game.

PARTNERS IN PURPOSE 🤝
Huge gratitude to our sponsors for the uniforms, Skills Lab, and 10th-anniversary merch:
🔹AegleWealth | BE Techie Consulting LLC | North Georgia Corporate Consulting | Stefanie Crowe
🔹Derek & Inga Bennett | John & Tangela Johnson | Thomas & Marian Pinson | Claude & Latisha Thomas

COMMUNITY LOVE 📢
Special thanks to Dalton Parks & Rec @mydprd, Mack Gaston Community Center @mackgastoncommunitycenter, and Mr. Pinson for your unwavering support since Day 1!

Media & Operations🎬
📸 @daynedylanphotography
🎥 @sosovisions
🎧 @dollaoneofficial
🏀 Basketball and Referee Legends Scotty Bonds & Ray Storey
🎈@desdecor_
⌚️⏱️ @c_fordfitness

And a huge shoutout to the @atlhawks & @icestephens for the SWAG and for showing our kids that the sky is the limit! ✨Partnership in motion🏀

PLAYERS & PARENTS: You are why we LACE UP. Here’s to the next 10 years!

In Everything You Do, LACE UP! by @ready2laceup

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JOY. No better feeling.
This is our WHY.

📸: @zaymonae taken in KIPP Compton Community School by @ready2laceup

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Our Executive Director, Michael Peterson, reminds us that basketball is the connective tissue shaping our communities and relationships.
With Founders & CEOs from Dalton, GA, and Staten Island, LACE UP and @solepack perfectly exemplified this mission in action.

🎥: @mikeukoshoots by @ready2laceup

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Our Founder & CEO, Brooke Thomas & Executive Director, Michael Peterson give an inside scoop to IGN Live Weekend.

What are your all-time favorite games and game system?

🎥: @errrgephoto taken in The REEF L.A. by @ready2laceup

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Los Angeles! You were unreal!
Looking back at our LACE UP x IGN LIVE weekend. We’re still riding on the immaculate vibes.
It’s always about the community and people.
We’re not stopping anytime soon.

🎥: @uddanta taken in The REEF L.A. by @ready2laceup

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The LACE UP x IGN LIVE Weekend Experience

📸: @iam.mayajoan @noah.x.red taken in The REEF L.A. by @ready2laceup

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It’s a collective effort!
We’re not the only ones making an impact. KIPP Compton KIPPsters left a lasting impression on us too!

🎥: @jcortesmedia by @ready2laceup

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The LACE UP team loved watching @la_sparks. What a great game! by @ready2laceup

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A huge thank you to @ready2laceup for spending time with our KIPPsters yesterday! 💙

Our KIPPsters had the opportunity to learn, grow, and be inspired to embrace their greatness. We truly appreciate your commitment to empowering the next generation and making a lasting impact on our KIPPsters.

Special thank you to Solepack for providing this amazing opportunity and for the awesome swag! Your support helped make the experience even more memorable.

Thank you both for investing in and uplifting our future leaders! by @ready2laceup

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Thank you @solepack for equipping the next generation of hoopers with a bag that will take them across the world on any court.
Keeping the SOLE in the game🏀

In Everything You Do LACE UP🚀✨ by @ready2laceup

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LACE UP x KIPP Compton
It’s all about FAMILY! Therefore, we can’t wait to do this again. by @ready2laceup

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Thank you @kippcompton_cs for allowing us to share the game of basketball with these superstars! KIPPsters: The future Leaders of the world.

We had a blast! Impacting the youth together🚀✨ by @ready2laceup

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