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Posted on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 : 9:20 a.m.

Former Pioneer High basketball player hoping to bring joy of hoops to underprivileged children; BBBS Washtenaw shares success story

By AnnArbor.com Staff

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A young man from Ann Arbor is one of five national finalists for a 10-month basketball sabbatical program sponsored by Shooting Touch.

public domain photo by Reisio/Wikimedia Commons

From an Ann Arbor resident's efforts to travel abroad to help needy children to a success story from the nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters, here's a roundup of some of the stories posted on AnnArbor.com’s Community Wall this week:

By: Ken Stockton (with video link): Ann Arbor Man -- as Finalist for 'Basketball Peace Corps'-- Aims to Help Young People in Rwanda, South Africa, Brazil

Casey Stockton, who played for Coach Rex Stanczak’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 varsity basketball squads at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, soon could be sharing his passion for “hoops” with underprivileged children in Rwanda, South Africa and Brazil.

By: bbbswashtenaw: Big Brothers Big Sisters Match of the Month: Stephanie and Aantonia

"I was not really self confident when I was six," Antie says when talking about first being matched with Stephanie, "because when someone asked me to read in front of people I would be scared. When I met people I didn't know, I would be very afraid to talk to them... Now I'm 11 and a half, and I think I want to be a lawyer when I grow up."

By: Friends of the Dexter District Library: Used Book Sale--Friends of the Dexter District Library

By: Janet Hawkins: WCC Hosts Women’s History Month Film Series and WCC Job Fair Set for March 20

By: Justin Fisette: “60 and Better” Health Series: Memory Loss Workshop coming to The Cedars of Dexter

By: drivetime: Social Media Agency Announces New Social Media Director and Project Manager

By: A2Parks: Hurons Hills Golf Course open today, Leslie Park tomorrow

By: A2CT: The Wearin' of the Green Saves You Green!

By: Food Gatherers: "Peace," Love, and Sunflower Milk

By: K Jordan: 4-H Cloverbud Summer Camp and 4-H Junior Master Gardener Program

By: Laura's Child: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is Looking for Talent

By: Laurie Dawson: Saline Celtic Festival Fundraiser

Arbor.com's Community Wall is a spot for local people to post local stories, news and announcements. To post a story, sign in to AnnArbor.com, then go to www.annarbor.com/community and use the Got News? Tell Us function at the top to submit your news. If you have a photo to add, e-mail it to us at community@annarbor.com, and we'll insert it into your story.