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Transit Agencies Compete in Benefit Basketball Game

Metro in Cincinnati beat the neighboring Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK), 58-56, in the recent second annual Cross-River Basketball Shoot-Out—but the real winners are the Everybody Rides Metro Foundation and Project RAMP, which will split more than $5,000 generated by the game to benefit low-income individuals in the city and northern Kentucky.

About 300 fans attended the game at the Dixie Heights High School gymnasium in Crestview Hills, KY.

The Everybody Rides Metro Foundation subsidizes public transportation for low-income riders with contributions from corporate donors, other foundations, federal grants, and individuals. Project RAMP provides financial assistance to Regional Area Mobility Program (RAMP) riders in need; RAMP is the paratransit service operated by TANK.

“The charity basketball game is a great opportunity for the Everybody Rides Metro Foundation and Project RAMP. We had the chance to increase awareness about our organizations and raise some much-needed funds,” said Everybody Rides Metro Executive Director Joe Curry. “We hope that this is a tradition that we can continue and expand upon.

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