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No. 2 Vol. 5
May 2016
Layups 4 Life Raises Nearly $4,000
By Jason Cohen oxbury native Dan Exter defeated cancer and is helping others do the same. On April 10, Exter and Roxbury High School hosted
the second annual Layups 4 Life 3-on-3 basketball tournament where it raised $3,900. Forty teams participated and Exter said there were more than 300 people in at-
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tendance. In two years of operation, Layups 4 Life has donated more than $20,000 to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “I am beyond grateful and appreciative to everyone who supports and takes part in Layups 4 Life,” Exter remarked. With deejay Artem Lomaz, also a Roxbury graduate, spinning music, the atmosphere was electric, he said. The team that won the tournament was called Next Basket Wins. Exter noted he may have to look for a larger venue next year. “I am very grateful to all of our hosts, Roxbury High School, our sponsors, donors and participants,” he said. “This event is not possible without them. They believe in what we are doing and support our cause. I look forward to having sponsors returning for next year, to see returning and new teams next year and obviously set the
bar to the next level with our fundraising efforts.” Two of the participants were Josh Ginsberg and Evan Sahr. Ginsberg, 30, of Boston, attended last year and plans to continue going. “To see hundreds of people come together to support such a worthy cause was truly inspiring,” he commented. “We had a blast playing basketball while also giving back to memorial Sloan. I could not be more impressed with Dan’s energy and passion organizing everything.”
Sahr, 29, of New York City, who was Exter’s roommate in college, attended the event for the first time. “Dan did a phenomenal job of making this a day not about him, but about the cause and to raise awareness about rare cancers such like the one he had,” Sahr said. “I will absolutely be a participant for life at this event.” Exter, 29, faced the toughest fight of his life in 2013 when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. continued on next page