Alley Oop Kids

Alley-Oop Kids raising money for sports lockers for underserved schools

Rishan Patel and Aidhan Ahuja are organizing a new Alley-Oop Kids fundraiser drive. They explain: "We make sports accessible to under-resourced schools by installing Lending

by Linda Hubbard
on December 15, 2022

Alley-Oop Kids launch locker full of free sports gear in East Palo Alto

Kid-run, Menlo Park-based, non-profit, Alley-Oop Kids, just launched the "AlleyOop Locker" in East Palo Alto. It's a locker they built and installed at EHP, stocked

by Contributed Content
on July 13, 2022

Shay Patel and team launch new app – AlleyOop – to help with distance learning

Menlo Park resident Shay Patel, currently a junior in high school, and his team of philanthropic teens are on a mission to level the distance

by Linda Hubbard
on September 3, 2020

Alley-Oops Kids holds 3 Point Shootout fundraiser

Brothers Shay and Rishan Patel had been dreaming of throwing a three point contest fundraiser after watching the NBA version year after year. This year

by Contributed Content
on January 9, 2019

Rishan Patel gets involved with Alley Oop Kids by raising money for Ecumenical Hunger Program

Over the years, we'e covered the activities of Menlo Park teen Shay Patel and his Alley Oop Kids organization. Now his 11-year-old brother, Rishan, is getting involved.

by Linda Hubbard
on December 22, 2017

Alley Oop Kids new project focuses on sending foster kids to a sporting event

We visited with Shay Patel and his family last August soon after he started Alley Oop Kids to raise money to bring athletic equipment to 60 low-income

by Linda Hubbard
on June 17, 2015