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Reading High girls make baskets that really count

Charity free throws help Reading bond

By Cat Calsolaro

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  January 01, 2012

Like unwrapping gifts and baking cookies, the Reading Memorial High School Shoot-A-Thon is a holiday tradition for the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. On the morning after Christmas Day, players cluster around the hoops to shoot free throws and raise money for cancer research. In support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in conjunction with Diane’s Pen Pals, the players raise money by shooting 100 free throws each.

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