In the summer of 2005, in his hometown Baltimore, Maryland, Carmelo has kicked off his investments by starting a basketball tournament called "Melo's H.O.O.D. ( Holding Our Own Destiny ) 3 on 3 challenge. Boys and girls competed in this double elimination tournament. The tournament is divided into 4 different divisions based upon age: 11 and under, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17. Each division has 8 teams and had 4 players on the team. The tournament started at 10am and ended at 4pm. This investement quickly blew up and became a big thing in the neighborhood, so big the whole country knows about it. This tournament was specifically made for the neighborhood where it is held at because of the bad reputation and atmosphere, mainly to keep kids out of trouble. So instead of kids doing drugs and gang banging they will play basketball. This tournament is still active and continues to be great success. This just goes to show how much Melo gives back to his community.
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