Quinnipiac Students Hold Basketball Tournament to Support Haiti

From Quinnipiac University:

Two Quinnipiac University physical therapy students are looking for teams to take part in the “Hoops for Haiti” basketball tournament on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus of Quinnipiac, 275 Mount Carmel Ave. This event is for teams of five. The entry fee is $30 per team.

All money raised will go to the Haiti Rehab Foundation, an organization that raises money to help fund the first four-year physical therapy school in Haiti.

Lauren Szmak and Marie Frey are third-year physical therapy students in the doctorate of physical therapy program at Quinnipiac. For their capstone project, they wanted to help to create a sustainable physical therapy school in Haiti. Szmak said she was inspired by Tracy Kidder’s “Mountains Beyond Mountains” which covered Dr. Paul Farmer’s outreach work in Haiti.

“Enabling individuals to not only follow their passions but to also help others in the process is a dream come true for us,” said Szmak, “We have been working hard to develop a strong curriculum and scholarship funds to support student enrollment.”

If you’re interested in forming a team, email Quinnipiac.hrf@gmail.com.

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