December 2023 – What A Gift

This month as we prepare to celebrate Christmas I can’t help but think about the gift that this fall has been, specifically our Saturday Skills Clinic and new opportunities in South Phoenix. As I reflect on this past fall and all that has taken place with TRUCE...

November 2023 – Thankful

On November 6th confident was our WOTD (word of the day). While introducing this word the girls and I talked about the process of learning how to brush our teeth. Our parents/guardians teach us, we practice every day, and at some point we do it without thinking about...

October 2023 – In The Circle

We’ve already completed five weeks of our Saturday Skills Clinic program and have seven more weeks to go! Within the five weeks we’ve had a total of 12 girls attend, with 9 being the largest attendance for a clinic. In the midst of all the basketball...

September 2023 – Reminders & Testimonies

We’re in a gym! On Saturday, September 9th we began our very first Saturday Skills Clinic and it was in a gym! One of my biggest hopes for TRUCE this past year has been to get access to a gymnasium to host programs and in September that became a reality....

August 2023 – Sport Changes Lives!

Basketball shaped my life in more ways than I can imagine. When I first began playing basketball at 7 years old I was shy and timid, and lacked confidence in so many ways. From the time that I began playing at age 7 to when I finished playing competitively at age 23 I...