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Hoopers Against The Hilton

Anyone who has been in Northampton MA for more than an afternoon has probably seen the hula hoopers in Pulaski Park, usually led by local hoop hero Megan E Labonte and her cohorts in the Western Mass Hooper Stars. Now the only real park in downtown Northampton is threatened by a proposal to build a hideous Hilton Hotel adjacent to the park. Hoopers against the Hilton are here to help stop the Hilton from ruining the park!

Hoopers Against The Hilton produced this “Getcha Hoop On” video to highlight hooping in Pulaski Park.

Links:

• Kazimierz Pułaski (the parks namesake on Wikipedia)
• Noho Hoops.org
• Office of Planning and Development Pulaski Park Rehab
• Western Mass Hooperstars

Videos of Hooping in the Park:

• Hooping it up at Polaski Park (Megan E. Labonte & Derek)
• kevin does a cartwheel while the hoop is in the air (kid H)
• Pre-Wiffle game hoop (Megan E. Labonte & Derek)
• Shoulder Trick, Sideways (Jenna Wikler)
• Teachin the Youths (Megan Labonte)
• a most daring hoop rescue! (kid H)

News Stories about The Proposed Northampton Hilton:

• Hilton Garden Inn at the Round House public forum June 27, 2007
• Pulaski Park Redesign Comittee Newly Formed