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Board History
2009 - Founded the 4KS Taylor 2009 - 4KS Taylor Board was created: Charter board members are Kenneth Taylor, Nicole James, Tyrun Hayne, Ernest McClinton, LaSondra Smith, and Ryan Hemphill. 2009: Mission and vision was created 2009 - 4KS Taylor received it's non-profit status as a recognized 501(c)(3) organization. 2010: Added two addition members to the board: Donesha Williams, Krystal Jackson, and Candice Stewart. 2010 - Founded the Street Hoop Fest 2010 - Launched the website www.streethoopfest.com 2010 - Honor our first 4KS Taylor scholarship recipient at the Street Hoop Fest 2, with a 4-year book $2,000 scholarship. 2011 - Bridge the mission with the US Military, Fishery department, and local University through the Street Hoop Fest 2. 2011 - Launched the website www.4kstaylor.org 2012 - Created the Eastern Arkansas Youth Organization 2012 - Created the EAYO Lions youth enrichment program 2012 - Registered the EAYO Lions U15's in AAU 2012 - 4KS Taylor create the role Team Mom and added LaSandra Bean to the Board. 2012 - EAYO Lions visits UT campus 2012 - 4KS Taylor was awarded a St. Francis County Community Foundation Grant of $1,000 to help with the Youth Enrichment Program. 2012 - EAYO Lions host guest speaker at Salem Baptist Church Life Center. 2012 - 4KS Taylor kickoff the Mentor/Mentee program for the EAYO Lions. 2012 - EAYO Lions raise $500 during a local carwash to attend AAU Nationals. 2012 - Converted the Street Hoop Fest 3 into a 5on5 two-day basketball tournament. 2012 - Hosted the first scholarship Black Tie Affair and awarded our second 4-year book $2,000 scholarship. 2012 - Added three members to the board: James Davis, Stefanie Hancock, and Stephanie Ugbaja. 2012 - Extended our youth initiative to cover Eastern Tennessee, with the creation of the ETYO Lions. 2012 - Kickoff the Shoes 4 School fundraiser. 2012 - Registered the EAYO Lions U16's in AAU 2012 - 1st Who's Got Game Camp 2013 - Obtain Insurance for all EAYO Lions practice locations. 2013 - U15/9th Grade Tryouts 2013 - March 1, 2013 100 teams entered to play in the Street Hoop Fest IV 2013 - April 12, 2013 EAYO Lions University of Tennessee Knoxville Tour. 2013 - April 12, 2013 EAYO Lions Alcoa SEAAHN Youth enrichment and exposure event. 2013 - April 13, 2013 4KS Taylor starts it's first EAYO Lions U10 and U11 boys and girls recreational teams. 2013 - September 14, 2013 - Hosted the second scholarship Black Tie Affair and awarded our third 4-year book $2,000 scholarship. 2013 - Septembe 21, 2013 - The EAYO Lions are ranked at a 9th grade top 20 power ranked national team. AAU & Insider 100 2014 - 4KS Taylor added two more youth groups to the EAYO Lions youth program. U11 Boys and U14 Boys groups. 2014 - 4KS Taylor added two new coaches/mentors to the EAYO Lions youth program. Emmanual Wade and Miller. |
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