Founded in 1999, Fort Greene Volunteers [FGV] is a non-for-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status that host’s a summer basketball tournament, conducts clinics, offers educational and mentoring programs. The co-founder of Fort Greene Volunteers/Annual Round Ball Classic Ronald Washington is a former basketball player himself who is well known throughout
the community. "I wanted the youths of Walt Whitman Housing Development to have the same opportunity that other communities have, a sports program that would give them the tools to utilize in their learning how to play the game, be a better person and to take advantage of opportunity to become a leader in what they do best". ”I can remember when some of the best ball players came from this community, went on to star at the high school level and on the college level. ”We are just trying to make a different and to bring some of those glory days back.
Gary Glover, also co-founder has worked together with Ronald for the past six years. We form Fort Greene Volunteers/Annual Round Ball Classic. Playing basketball was the only thing to do growing up in our days. The first two years of us establishing our objective for this community, to provide a sports program that would include girls as well as boys 10-16 years of age. 
Which turned out to be very competitive in the beginning. As time went on, we realize that this would turn out to be a big task. ”We basically paid for the tournament from our own pockets in the beginning because the resources were just not there as of yet." Eventually, we decided we had to go outside of the community to do some networking in order to continue. Getting people to believe in our cause. We started with just two members, now their are five of us in the organization Ronald Washington our President, Gary Glover our Vice-President, Mark Knox our Cheif fininacal Officer, Nicole Parks our Secretary and Gene Gibson our assistant Secretary.
OUR MISSION
Fort Greene Volunteers are a non-for-profit organization with 501 (c) 3 status who operates a summer youth’s sports program for youths between the ages of 10-16 years of age. We operate in the community of Walt Whitman Housing Development in the Fort Greene Community. Our goals are as follows:
1. Serve the community by fostering values and morals during adolescent development.
2. To establish a relationship with neighboring schools and business.
3. To provide a platform for students to acquire skills and training for higher education.
All of the said above is what motivates Fort Greene Volunteers. We have goals and ideas that we want to implement for our youth’s and community. We have the youth’s involved; now we have to get their parents and business owners more actively involved. This community is striving towards better goals we are in need of support, for this community to have a brighter future.
OUR MOTTO
EACH ONE TEACH ONE