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The Columbian
Paul Danzer
June 9, 2016
The goal was a simple one on Thursday afternoon for Nat Borchers: Have fun. The Portland Timbers defender accomplished that during a visit to Burton Elementary School in Vancouver. “I…
Fox 32
June 7, 2016
CHICAGO (FOX 32 NEWS) – We are now officially into summer break and most kids are already out of school. While summer time is the perfect time for kids to get…
Forbes
by Devin Thorpe
June 1, 2016
Jill Vialet, one of Forbes’ Impact 30 in 2011 and founder of the national nonprofit Playworks, takes us inside the organization to look at key financial metrics and the mission it…
Our Sports Central
May 27, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced the launch of two innovative programs hosted by Stand Together, the community platform for the Timbers and Portland Thorns FC. During the…
COM-UNIK
Carolyn Dwyer
May 25, 2016
We have long known that children, learn more while they play: not just about the world around them but about themselves. They learn how to analyze information and how to…
May 9, 2016
Carson, CA—May 10, 2016—Playworks announced today that DeMar George, Playworks AmeriCorps Coach of Playworks Southern California at Kennedy Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA, has been selected as the recipient…
Crain's Detroit Business
by Daniel Duggan
April 29, 2016
Shawn Blanchard paints a vivid portrait of the problems facing kids in inner cities. He was born with drugs in his system. He and his brothers were separated from each…
KARE 11
Alicia Lewis
April 25, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- Recess is a chance for kids to have a break from their classroom. It’s a chance for students to be physically active and get outside and play. Unfortunately,…
Tech Insider
Chris Weller
April 24, 2016
Picture yourself at the center of an elementary school blacktop. Orbiting you are dozens of children, each of them running past like tiny, glowing suns. Now ask yourself: How could something so…