<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:11.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Did you know that Basketball was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891? To learn all about how it got started, the man who the finding is attributed, and many of the wonderful things that have happened in the world of basketball since then… plan to visit the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with us on March 16, 2025. We are getting a discounted rate of $12 per person for the tour. This is less than half price of typical tours. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our convention will officially come to an end by noon on Sunday. You can then Make your own way over to the museum located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue<br>Springfield, Massachusetts 01105. It is just a short Uber or Lift ride there. You should be ready to tour by 1PM. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can also purchase your lunch there and visit their gift shops. They have four different eating establishments from which to choose, with differing price points and selections. The tour should end between 2:30 and 3:00PM. This will give you plenty of time to get back to the hotel to ride the bus back to Cambridge with the group. Please let Shara know if you would like to attend this tour and how you would like to pay for your tour ticket. Please reach Shara at 617-304-0347 or at <a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com">sharawinton@gmail.com</a>. Please do not respond to this email. Contact me privately by March 5, 2025 at 1o:00A.M. . <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!! Go Celtics!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The Basketball of fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 450 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>