The first ever Sulphur Springs Summer Slam Jam took place this past Friday evening, August 7th, 2009. The Moses House, DJ Chang Bang, DJ James West, the North Tampa Community Center (the “Rec”), the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, and Hood Success all collaborated to make this event a reality for the youth of Sulphur Springs. Neighborhood kids, teens, and young adults showed off their athletic and musical talents through participation in basketball contests and live musical performances, spoken word, and dance. Coaches from the Rec and the Boys and Girls Club refereed and supervised the basketball tournaments and contests. Chang Bang deejayed, keeping the music playing throughout the entire event. A festive mood pervaded everyone and a party atmosphere prevailed, despite the approaching storm clouds and light drizzle.
The Moses House and crew served free food to everyone in attendance. Two hundred hot dog sandwiches, 15 large pizzas (generously donated by Gumby’s Pizza), two sandwich platters, one vegetable platter, and hundreds of bottles of water and cans of soda were consumed. DJ James West, Tasha, Maressa, and Vanessa grilled hot dogs and made sure everyone got to eat. Winners of the basketball contests were awarded free entrance passes to Grand Prix Tampa (courtesy of Grand Prix Tampa and worth $108 total!). Those who did a musical performance were awarded a $10 gift card from the Olive Garden (courtesy of the Olive Garden on Busch Blvd) and $10 gift cards from Wal-Mart (courtesy of the Moses House and worth $60 total). And Shunda K gave away 25 free copies of her CD entitled DJ ORION PRESENTS: The Best Of Shunda K Vol 1 (worth $175 total) to the lucky ones in attendance. In sum, $750 worth of food and prizes were given out to Sulphur Springs youth. The Moses House is grateful to the local businesses and to those who helped make this event a success.
Flier designed by DJ James West. Video footage recorded by Niko, Jeff, and Lance.
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