Merritting Attention

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ABOUT US

Merritting Attention, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Larry L. Merritt with the knowledge that young people, regardless of their ethnic and socieconomic backgrounds, has the opportuntiy to be successful. MA encourages young people to become a student in the classroom first and a student of the game second.

Other programs include: basketball leagues and holiday tournaments, family days, fundraisers for children in homeless shelters, and service learning projects.

In addition, Merritting Attention, Inc. has organized Student-Athlete

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"Merritting Attention, Inc. includes a wide spectrum of educational and recreation programming that our youth need in order to access their unlimited potential. The unique combination of leadership, education and teamwork make this program a premier opportunity for our young people and community."

Donnette Owens, Asst. Coordinator
Madison Park Community Center

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Developmental Basketball Camps at the Roxbury Boys & Girls Club, Orchard Gardens Community Center, Shelburne Community Center, Madison Park Community Center and now currently at Vine StreetÂ Community Center.

OUR MISSION:
To provide proper guidance through educational and recreational
outreach in the community. Merritting Attention, Inc. gives people
of all ages the space and direction needed to help them develop
into positive and mature individuals, by creating an opportunity for
them to escape the hardships of drugs, alcohol, and violence. The
core of the program is to establish merit through academic and
athletic achievements.

Larry L. Merritt II, Founder & CEO
Mr. Merritt founded Merritting Attention, Inc. in May of 1996. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Merritt began his basketball career at Cathedral High School and played both football and basketball where he received All-Scholastic, Player of the Year, and Dream Team honors.

Merritt received a full-four basketball scholarship and a B.S. in Business Administration from Merrimack College (1996). While at Merrimack College, Merritt was selected Captain by his teammates for the
1995-1996 season. In his junior year, he was named the Lawrence Boys Club MVP by its club members and the Merrimack College Men's Basketball Team MVP and selected to the NCAA Division II New England All-Star Team in his senior year. In 1995, Merritt founded Brothers & Sisters United, the first multicultural student/staff organization on campus, whose mission was to educate and build diversity on campus, and to recruit and retain students and staff of color at Merrimack College.

Merritt has received community service awards such as: the Nelson Mandela Youth Award, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, Malcolm X Community Service Award, the Commonwelath of Massachusetts State Senate Citation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives Citation and the City of Boston City Councilor's Citation for his tireless commitment to the young people in the City of Boston.

Merritt is currently seeking his Master Degree in Education at Northeastern University. Also, he serves as the Head Girls Basketball Coach at South Boston High School and Head Football Coach atÂ Hyde ParkÂ High School. Merritt is married and the pround father of three beautiful daughters: Janee' (8), Jayda (4) and Arianna (18 months).