MikalUS2016

Hello everyone! My name is Mikal Maiquez (and Chokie to my family and some friends) If you donate to my amazing Give a Little fundraiser, you'll be helping me accomplish my dreams by sending me to Las Vegas, California to the Michael Jordan Camp! That is truly an amazing thing for a 11-year old kid from Auckland who plays basketball all the time, so I am asking you to help me raise money so I can do this!  Not only that I will also be a part of a team from BOYD Basketball Academy NZ to compete in Gold Coast Australia from 11 to 17 of July, after which I will be flying to USA for the Michael Jordan Camp at MJ Flight School which will be on from 21 of July to 2 of August.

Last year and a half has been pretty tough for me, after my dad had a massive brain surgery which led to paralysis of the right side of his body and his comprehension was also idled. He was the sole bread winner of our family and it was hard for me to continue my basketball training and all.  But somehow, my amazing mum has kept us intact and actually got me better opportunities! This trip will be the best of it all by far! Recently I have realised that the best of a person will only come at the worst possible time. That's how I think I have made my way through this tough time. So if you are still reading this, please give a little to help me accomplish something absolutely incredible at a time like this. I'm not asking for much, but if you give, you will help a person have a incredible time and one he will never forget. Oh, and one last thing, I'll try my best to get at least a selfie with Michael Jordan, for you guys!

Thank you so much!

From Mikal Maiquez

Mums note: It was Mikal/Chokie who saved his dad when his dad had the incident. With his quick thinking he called 111 and made sure His dad was conscious while the ambulance was still on the way. If not for his effort, his dad will not make it alive. Despite that big hurdle in our family in 2014 Mikal  has shown great determination and faith bringing heaps of achievements and attributing them to his dad who is still recovering from stroke.

Mikal's achievements:

Rosmini College Year 7 Term 1  Academic Gold Award

Rosmini College Extension/Advance Academic Program (top 20 students Yr 7)

Supreme Academic Excellence Cup 2015  St. Joseph Takapauna Year 5 ( First Honor)

Supreme Academic Excellence Cup 1016 St. Joseph Takapauna Year  6 (Valedictorian)

Rosmini College High Performance Athlete Program (top 30 athletes yr 7&8)

Rosmini College Top A team Basketball Year 7&8.

NZ team (BOYD basketball Academy) to Gold Coast July 2016

Michael Jordan Camp/MJ Flight School, California/Last Vegas USA July 2016

NZ team (CCB) to YOUTH BASKETBALL OF AMERICA Florida USA July 2015

North Harbour Miniball Champion 2015 St. Joseph's Year 5 & 6

Nominated MVP St. Joseph's Lakers Miniball team 2014

MVP Waitakere West Auckland Rep team 11U 2014

Player of the Year Waitakere West Auckland U11 2014

Top Scorer of the Year Waitakere West Auckland 2014

MVP MAVS Filipino team 2013