World Basketball Ambassadors Club “Changing the Way We See the World”

World Basketball Ambassadors Club (WBAC) was founded by Ralph Menar in January 2014 as an independent non-profit organization (501c3) based in New York City with the intent to service the world. Our mission is to develop inner-city youth to be leaders and goodwill ambassadors, utilizing basketball and its many lessons as a platform to promote global acceptance of cultures… changing the way we see the world.

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About WBAC

The Founder & Executive Director

Ralph Menar

WBAC represents the vision of Founder and Executive Director Ralph Menar. Ralph brings over 25 years of integrity and experience as a player, coach, mentor, educator and administrator. His extensive national experience in basketball and life are supplemented by his broad experiences internationally. Ralph is a family man who spent a large portion of his life in dedication to the community at large. He spent ten years with the NYC Board of Education, initially as a teacher and culminating as the Director of the Drug Program for Special Education Students. Ralph founded the Dream Basketball Camp which sent 135 inner-city kids, free of charge, to camp in the Catskills to learn yoga, time management/goal setting, nutrition, drug prevention, personal training and basketball fundamentals. Ralph spent 7 years as a basketball coach at Rice High School (Harlem), 5 years as Athletic Director at Riverbank State Park, and 5 years as a Police Athletic League Director. He brings extensive experience in working with diverse population subsets across a myriad of socio-economic classifications. Ralph is a graduate of St. John’s University where he was a member of the basketball team under famed coach Lou Carnesecca.

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Ambassador Programs

International Study Program Our International Study Program is a continuation of our emphasis on leadership development and global awareness. It is a year-long program with an intensive four-week interactive program conducted in select global locations. Our members expand their horizons, develop leadership skills, and gain new and complex perspectives. The program includes language classes, research projects, exploring cultural sites, completing service projects, and participating in competition. Preliminary destinations include Russia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Israel, China, Croatia and Qatar.

Basketball Operations & Training WBAC operates a premier international basketball development program and is working towards developing a facility that may double as a FIBA academy. Our emphasis is on physical development and promotion of healthy living via athletic training, nutrition and mental fortitude.

Youth Employment Opportunity (YEO) Our Youth Employment Opportunity Program offers job training and experience for WBAC members who are selected for YEO through an intensive screening and interview process. Members learn interview techniques, business etiquette, letter and resume writing skills, and computer literacy. They then apply these tools in garnering access in the $200 billion U.S. sports business industry with an eye on the global economy.

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Branding, Communication & Media Assets

WBAC Website

The WBAC Website will feature editorial, photos and video content; highlighting WBAC ambassadors, travel features, events, and other content relevant to our mission. It will be complete with blogging features and links to social media pages including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Email Newsletter

Our funders, supporters, and fans will receive a monthly email newsletter, featuring developments and other content developed by our ambassadors.

Other Content

Many WBAC activities will be recorded and produced for distribution via internet, mobile/tablet, and other platforms in an effort to highlight and document the impact WBAC has on youngsters and the global communities they touch.

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WBAC is working hard to launch our digital assets so we can build our international basketball ecosystem…

Basketball is a global game with FIBA rules being the dominant standard. These rules provide multiple levels of basketball engagement…

USA – The United States is the only country that doesn’t have a club system governed by its basketball federation. Rather, high school and college athletics are the prevalent model.

National Federations – Each country typically has a basketball federation that operates under FIBA rules (with the USA being the single exception). These federations are responsible for basketball participation on all levels and across all age ranges within a country.

Club Systems – Leagues around the world operate under their federation umbrella and at times under a confederation umbrella. Clubs identify young talent and begin training them to one day perform at the professional level with the team owned by the club.

National Teams – Federations typically govern the national teams in the countries where they reside. National teams play in international competition including FIBA World Championships, Olympic Games, etc.

WBAC teaches the international game in preparation for various levels of participation ranging from recreational to international professional opportunities to National Team designation (depending on individuals’ nationality classification as identified under FIBA and individual federation rules). International exploitation of theses platforms opens doors of opportunity for WBAC to receive international funding from philanthropists, federations and international corporations.

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International Game

World Basketball Ambassadors Club is based in New York City, the world’s most diverse city, providing a strategic launch point that aggregates diversity in critical masses. WBAC identifies ethnic zones and focuses recruitment efforts from regional pools across NYC. These pools will feed program slots for team rosters, managers, coaches, marketers, sports media members, merchandising, etc…

WBAC will service 1,000 resilient children within its first 12 months of operation.

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Impact

§  Establish pool regions that ensure diverse inclusion

§  Identify partnering facilities within these regions to be used for clinics, camps, and organizational activities

§  Initiate grass roots marketing push through civic and social organizations

§  Operate skills competitions and training sessions to evaluate talent levels

§  Create a participant database §  Create participant tiers based upon talent and

region §  Implement non-basketball programs §  Forge additional partnerships with synergistic

entities and funding organizations

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Start-Up Initiatives

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Early-Stage Partners

Ralph Menar

(908) 764-4567

Mike Roberts

mike@ancientei8ht.com

The World Basketball Ambassadors Club looks forward to working with you in making the world a more tolerant place. Sports have long been a catalyst for social change in many locations around the globe. Our youth will match their passion for basketball with effort in becoming young leaders!

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Contact Us

Appendix

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Caribbean American

According to the 2010 US Census data there are approximately 370,000 (16.4%) Caribbean descendants in Brooklyn. That figure includes persons who identify with the Dominican Republic (3.3%), but does not include the (7.4%) Puerto Rican population. Including Puerto Ricans there are approximately 560,000 (23.8%) persons of Caribbean descent in Brooklyn.

Jamaican

Jamaican neighborhoods include Queens Village and Jamaica in Queens; Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn; and Wakefield and Tremont in The Bronx. New York State has the largest population of Jamaican Americans in the United States. Brooklyn, has a 3.5% Jamaican population.

Haitian

According to the 2000 census, there were about 200,000 Haitians/Haitian Americans in Brooklyn, showing that it is home to the largest number of Haitian immigrants in New York City. The neighborhood that has the largest Haitian community in New York is Flatbush, Brooklyn. The 2010 US Census indicates that 3% of Brooklynites are of Haitian descent. On Flatbush Avenue, Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue you can find Haitian businesses, cuisine’s, music and etc. Other prominent Haitian neighborhoods include East Flatbush, Canarsie, and Kensington in Brooklyn and Springfield Gardens, Queens Village, Cambria Heights in Queens.

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NYC Ethnic Enclaves

African & Caribbean

African and Afro-Caribbean people have many ethnic enclaves in New York City. Groups with ethnic enclaves include African-American, Jamaican, other West Indians and West African. There is at least one community of West Africans in New York—Le Petit Senegal in Harlem, Manhattan. The enclave is situated on 116th Street between St. Nicholas and 8th Avenues, and is home to a large number of Francophone West Africans. Many natives also speak Wolof, an African language which is spoken alongside French in Senegal, and the neighborhood also has residents from countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Mali.

Chinese

The New York metropolitan area contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, enumerating 665,714 individuals as of the 2009 American Community Survey Census statistical data, including at least 7 Chinatowns, comprising the original Manhattan Chinatown, two in Queens (the Flushing Chinatown and the Elmhurst Chinatown), three in Brooklyn (the Sunset Park Chinatown, the Avenue U Chinatown, and the Bensonhurst Chinatown), and one in Edison, New Jersey, not to mention fledgling ethnic Chinese enclaves emerging throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Filipino

In Woodside, Queens, 13,000 out of 85,000 (~15%) of the population is Filipino. Woodside's "Little Manila" extends along Roosevelt Avenue.

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NYC Ethnic Enclaves (Cont.)

Indian

Indian Americans are another group that has settled in New York City, forming a few different ethnic enclaves. One of these is called "Curry Row" and is in the East Village, Manhattan, centered on 6th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues, another is called "Curry Hill" or "Little India", centered on Lexington Avenue between 26th and 31st Streets, and another is in Jackson Heights, Queens, centered around 74th Street between Roosevelt and 37th Avenue. Richmond Hills is another "Little India" community. This area has the largest Sikh population in the New York City area. It is also known as "Little Punjab". As of 2010, New York City metropolitan area contains the largest Asian Indian population in North America.

Pakistani

Pakistani Americans have a large presence in New York, with the city (along with New Jersey) hosting the largest Pakistani population than any other region in the United States. The population of Pakistanis is estimated at around 35,000; they are settled primarily in the boroughs of Queens (more specifically Jackson Heights) and Brooklyn (Coney Island Avenue). These numbers make Pakistani Americans the fifth largest Asian American group in New York City. As of 2006, 50,000 people of Pakistani descent were said to be living in New York City. This figure rises to 70,000 when illegal immigrants are also included.

Korean

Korean communities in New York include Koreatown in Manhattan, Bedford Park in the Bronx, and Sunnyside, Woodside, Elmhurst, Flushing, Bayside, Douglaston, and Little Neck in Queens.

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NYC Ethnic Enclaves (Cont.)

Italian

At 8.3% of the population, Italian Americans compose the largest European American ethnic group in New York City, and are the largest ethnic group in Staten Island (Richmond County), making it the most Italian county in the United States, with 37.7% of the population reporting Italian American ancestry. Now, Chinatown has taken over all of what used to be Little Italy except for a two block area on Mulberry Street between Kenmare and Grand streets, with about 5,000 Italian Americans. Morris Park, Bronx has a large Italian population. Other Italian neighborhoods include Fordham, Bronx, around Arthur Avenue; Pelham Bay, Bronx; Bay Ridge, Brooklyn; Bensonhurst, Brooklyn; South Brooklyn, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, the city's largest Italian neighborhood (as of 2009); Cobble Hill, Brooklyn; Astoria, Howard Beach, and Ozone Park, Queens.

Jewish

New York today has the second largest number of Jews in a metropolitan area, behind Gush Dan (the area including Tel Aviv) in Israel. Borough Park, Brooklyn, (also known as Boro Park) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities in the world. Crown Heights, Brooklyn, also has a large Orthodox Jewish community. Flatbush, Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Midwood, Brooklyn, Forest Hills, Queens, Fresh Meadows, Queens and the Upper East Side and Upper West Side, Manhattan, are also home to Jewish communities. Another neighborhood, the Lower East Side, though known as a mixing pot for people of many nationalities, including German, Puerto Rican, Italian, and Chinese, was primarily a Jewish neighborhood, though now it has become primarily Chinese.

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NYC Ethnic Enclaves (Cont.)

Russian

Brooklyn has several Russian American communities, including Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, and the largest Russian-speaking community in the United States, Brighton Beach. Many Russians in New York are Jews from the former Soviet Union, which broke up in 1991, and most still retain at least part of their Russian culture. The primary language of Brighton Beach is Russian, as seen from businesses, clubs, and advertisements. A significant portion of the community is not proficient in English, and about 98% speak Russian as their native language.

Greek

Astoria, Queens, is home to the largest concentration of Greek Americans in New York. Many Greeks are leaving Astoria for Whitestone, Queens, but many of the buildings in Astoria are still owned by Greeks

Dominican

Now, Dominicans compose 7% of New York's population and are the largest immigrant group. Major Dominican neighborhoods in New York include Washington Heights, Manhattan, Bushwick, Brooklyn, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Corona, Queens, Sunnyside, Queens, Woodside, Queens, and the South Bronx, particularly the Soundview, Hunts Point, and Fordham-Bedford sections.

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NYC Ethnic Enclaves (Cont.)

Mexican

Mexican Americans, as of 2003, were New York's fastest growing ethnic group. Close to 80% of New Yorker Mexicans were born outside the United States, and Mexicans are now New York's third largest Hispanic group, after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, and more than 60% of Mexican New Yorkers reside in Brooklyn and Queens. In Brooklyn, Sunset Park and Bushwick have the highest concentration of Mexicans, and Crown Heights has a large Mexican population, while in Queens Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights have the largest Mexican populations, while Corona and Kew Gardens also have sizeable communities. Spanish Harlem has the largest Mexican community in Manhattan, around 116th Street and 2nd Avenue.

NYC

As of 2000, 36% of the population of New York City were immigrants. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. African Americans, Jamaican Americans and Trinidadian Americans have both formed ethnic enclaves in New York. Asian ethnic groups with enclaves in New York include Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Indian Americans, Pakistani Americans and Korean Americans. European ethnic groups with ethnic enclaves include German Americans, Greek Americans, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, and Jewish Americans. Latin American groups with ethnic enclaves include Dominican Americans, Guyanese, Mexican Americans, and Nuyoricans (Puerto Ricans). Middle Eastern ethnic groups have also formed ethnic enclaves.

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