The Race for Peace Committee held its ninth Community and Police Basketball Classic on Friday, Nov. 7 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. in partnership with the Lower Merion Township Police Department.

The event took place at the Lower Merion High School Kobe Bryant Gymnasium, 315 E. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.

The event was free for all ages to attend. There were five-on-fives, three-on-threes, a dunk contest, and three-point contests. Trophies were awarded to MVPs, the dunk contest winner and the three-point contest winner.

At the Basketball Classic on Friday are, from left, Penn Wood Middle School student Hakim Howell, Race for Peace Committee activist/advocate Alim Howell, youth Noah Howell, and Race for Peace Committee founder Andrew Howell. The raised finger means what Race for Peace believes, which is that one person can make difference in the lives of others and help stem violence. (COURTESY OF ALIM HOWELL) At the Basketball Classic on Friday are, from left, Penn Wood Middle School student Hakim Howell, Race for Peace Committee activist/advocate Alim Howell, youth Noah Howell, and Race for Peace Committee founder Andrew Howell. The raised finger means what Race for Peace believes, which is that one person can make difference in the lives of others and help stem violence. (COURTESY OF ALIM HOWELL) 

Race for Peace Committee Founder Andrew Howell said, “We love Officer Joe Butler from Tredyffrin Township Police Department for getting Penn Medicine to donate T-shirts once again, and Max Evans from Spikes Trophies in Bryn Mawr for donating trophies for our ninth Basketball Classic!

“We greatly appreciate Lower Merion School District and staff, the Superintendent of Lower Merion Police Department Andy Block and Lower Merion Police Capt. Eugene Pasternak.

Supporting the Race for Peace Basketball Classic are Tredyffrin Township Police Director of the Community Policing Unit Joseph P. Butler, left, and Max Evans of Spikes Trophies. (COURTESY OF ALIM HOWELL) Supporting the Race for Peace Basketball Classic are Tredyffrin Township Police Director of the Community Policing Unit Joseph P. Butler, left, and Max Evans of Spikes Trophies. (COURTESY OF ALIM HOWELL) 

The Race for Peace Committee website is raceforpeace.org and Facebook page @RFPCSocialMedia. More information about the Lower Merion Police Department can be found at lowermerion.org.