Basketball blowout set for Friday

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Staff Report

Sammy Stephens, owner of Flea Market Montgomery, known for his &8220;Just like a mini mall&8221; jingle and dance will be performing at the Back 2 School Basketball Blowout charity event this Friday, Aug. 10. His goal is to set a record for the largest group to do the dance and sing his mini mall jingle, which will be posted on YouTube.com.

The event will highlight 10 local charities in a 3-point shooting contest with a chance to win $1,000.

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Doors open at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The admission is $2, and all proceeds go to charity.

In addition to the special appearance by Sammy Stephens, the evening will include a dance contest, free-throw contest for kids, cash prize giveaways, live entertainment, city-wide dunk contest, and a chance to win two round-trip airline tickets.