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August 7, 2013

MAM Mission Opens Eyes

By Anne Chambers, MAM Communications Director With much excitement and a little trepidation, five teenagers and their two leaders from Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) boarded a plane to Honduras this summer to uplift and love the people of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Through Point of Impact Ministries, the MAM group was part…
In The News
July 19, 2013

Mayor Targets Youth Through Block Party

Friday, July 19, 2013 | WREG - Memphis, TN (Memphis) Dozens gathered Friday afternoon at the Ed Rice community center for ‘Summer Night Lights,’ an event put on by the city in hopes of getting the Mayor’s Gun Down message out. “Intervening for someone who may be on the wrong path,”…
GolfIn The News
April 25, 2013

MAM Golf Gets Green

Keahnte McKinney, 17, and Terek Gatewood, 17, prepare equipment to be shipped to a buyer from MAM’s eBay golf store. Both are juniors in high school and have been involved with MAM for numerous years. By Chris Porter Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) is known around the city for its impact…
In The NewsTestimony
March 14, 2013

I Think They Hear My Pain

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Friday, March 15, 2013 | Memphis, TN Feature Story/Front Page   Dionysus Sisson, 40, repairs a basketball goal in the gym at Olivet Fellowship Baptist Church, one of more than a dozen gyms where he works with Memphis Athletic Ministries.Photo by Brandon Dill Remorseful former gang leader urges youngsters…
EventsIn The NewsVolunteers
September 15, 2012

FedEx team gives back with service

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Sunday, September 15, 2012 | Memphis, TN | Business Section FedEx team gives back with service  By Wayne Risher risher@commercialappeal.com   Looming large above the former Defense Depot Memphis, FedEx jets made final descent into Memphis International Airport, their roaring turbines drowning out chain saws, weed trimmers…
In The NewsVolunteers
September 9, 2012

MAM’s Summer Hoops

      THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Sunday, September 9, 2012 | Memphis, TN | Local News/My Life Greater Memphis                   MAM's Summer Hoops promotes brotherly love     By Anne Chambers     Special to My Life    A fun, end of the summer basketball day was held recently at Memphis Athletic Ministries' (MAM) Grizzlies…
In The News
August 5, 2012

Memphis Child Advocacy Center

 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Sunday, August 5, 2012 | Memphis, TN | Local News Memphis Child Advocacy Center program brings awareness of child sex abuse By Kyle Veazey  On July 13, the day after the Freeh Report exposed the sins of Penn State's leaders for all the world to see, the…
In The News
June 20, 2012

Summer Splash

 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Wednesday. June 20, 2012 | Memphis, TN | Front Page  Summer Splash After months of warm weather, season officially starts to sizzle   Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal  SULTRY SPRING ALMOST STOLE THE SHOW  Sure, there have been plenty of pool-worthy afternoons this year, but today marks the first…