3 ON 3 TOUR, INC. HISTORY 

3 on 3 Tour, Inc. was founded in 2000 for the purposes of providing proceeds for program support of non-profit organizations through the utilization of sporting events, primarily basketball.  3 on 3 Tour, Inc. has established core principles and implemented community outreach programs that continue to expand 3 on 3 Tour, Inc. across the United States and internationally.   

Our chronicle of success is due in large part to the communities that participate in our events along with our corporate philosophy: Embrace the customer with respect, dignity, service and support.  Promote responsibility, commitment and motivation through sports. Stay committed to giving, providing resources for advancement and building long lasting connections among individuals, communities and the company.  Our history is concise, noteworthy and exhilarating and began with an idea designed to bring communities together and have a lot of fun in the process.

CHRONICLE - 3 on 3 Tour, Inc. has held events in honor of the following non profit organizations: 

In honor of the Lillian Jones Youth Foundation, Daryl Colbert, Founder and CEO; 3 on 3 Tour held a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at the Rockville Sports Plex in Rockville, MD.  Teams from Webb Elementary School, Parkview Community Center and neighboring recreational centers in Washington, DC played against teams from Patterson, NJ, Long Island, NY and Lawrence, NY.  This event was widely attended by local communities and media representatives.  The event was filmed as a 3 on 3 TV show and later aired on Public Access channels 95 and 96 in Washington, DC.       

The Lillian Jones Youth Foundation’s mission is to instill confidence, teach responsibility and energize underserved school-age youth to embrace their limitless possibilities and become future leaders in their communities.  The Youth Foundation, through key strategic alliances with schools, families, and community organizations, will motivate and educate the children and support their growth by:  Encouraging attendance through incentive programs.  Mentoring children by exposing them to positive role models, activities and opportunities to help them discover and reach the potential within each of them.  Instill the value of a formal education and build the community to help create a safer, more nurturing and supportive environment. 

For more information, please visit www.jonesyouthfoundation.org.   

In honor of the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Ft. Washington, MD, 3 on 3 Tour sponsored teams for the “Hooping for Glory” 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at the Ebenezer Church 36 acre main campus parking lot.  Teams participated from Maryland public schools, the local YMCA and recreational centers.  This event was attended and supported by Councilman Tony Knots, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and Prince Georges County government officials.  The event was filmed as a 3 on 3 TV show and later aired on Public Access channels 95 and 96 in Washington, DC.   

The mission of Ebenezer A.M.E Church is to spread the good news of the Gospel to the masses in various mediums so that individuals of all faiths and ethnic groups; those who are behind prison walls, bound, sick or shut-in can receive faith, healing, and restoration, and be set free, by listening and meditating on the Word of God through the powerful messages preached and taught by anointed preachers and ministers of the Gospel.  Romans 10:17 - "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of GOD."

For more information, please visit www.ebenezerame.org.   

In honor of the Universal Center for Development, Steven Willis, Founder and President of the Washington, DC vocational trade school, 3 on 3 Tour held the “Hoops for Education” 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament in Neptune, NJ at Rebounds Basketball gym.  Teams from Patterson, NJ, Trenton, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Long Island, NY and Lawrence, NY participated at the event.  The event was filmed as a 3 on 3 TV show and later aired on Public Access channels 95 and 96 in Washington, DC.  World Wide Recordings, an independent record label, provided and sponsored the music for the television show.  

The Universal Center for Development (UCD) is a District of Columbia non-profit corporation, established for the metropolitan area adults ages 16 to 24. Their mission is to preserve, advance and promote opportunities in vocational trades, and marketable skills for persons with disabilities, high school drop outs, individuals re-entering society after incarceration, displaced workers, unemployed persons and underemployed persons.  
 

For more information, please visit www.UniversalCenter4Development.org.

SUPPORTERS 

The following is a list of supporters that have provided either funding, volunteer staff, gifts, awards or media services which include PSA’s: 

Healthy Business Strategies, Inc.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Athlete Official, Inc.  

DC National Park Service

Lillian Jones Youth Foundation 

WKYS 93.9 FM

Comcast

College Book Tour

Universal Center for Development

Kids In Trouble, Inc. 501(c)3 

Hard Knox Family 501(c)3

World Wide Recordings 

Core of Self, Inc.

We Job Search, Inc.

Mill House Barbershop

Custom Ink

DC Sports

MC Winston Clothes 

DC Television

Studio Vee

Digital Jam Productions

Athletes for a Better World