Updates
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January 11, 2017
Junior Coach Ja’Quis ›
Here at Lucy Laney, Ja’Quis Brown is known as a “Senior Coach.” He is in his second year in the Junior Coach Leadership Program and has taken on additional leadership responsibilities.…
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December 6, 2016
Meet Coach Brandon ›
Coach Brandon is a Minnesota kid through and through. He grew up in Blaine, Minnesota and he’s lived in the Twin Cities most of his life. He graduated from the University…
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June 3, 2016
Minnesota Twins Visit Whittier Elementary ›
On Friday, May 20th, the Minnesota Twins joined Playworks at Whittier Elementary School for recess and some wiffle ball fun! As part of the Minnesota Twins and Major League…
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January 19, 2016
WolvesFit Mini Training Camp 2016 with Playworks ›
In the month of January the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrate WolvesFit month, presented by Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. WolvesFit month encourages youth to get on the path to being fit at an…
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January 19, 2016
Playworks Minnesota Honored by Timberwolves ›
Playworks Minnesota was recently honored by WolvesFit month, presented by Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. WolvesFit month encourages youth to get on the path to being fit at an early age. Minnesota…
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September 15, 2015
Meet Coach Mary ›
Believe it or not, Coach Mary did not ride a school bus or enter an elementary school until college; she was homeschooled. She has lived in Minnesota all her life…
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September 15, 2015
Playworks Honored as Top-Rated Nonprofit ›
Playworks is proud to be a recipient of the 2015 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are excited to be named a…
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March 25, 2015
Meet Coach MJ ›
Coach MJ is a proud Minnesota native, born and bred in South Minneapolis. Before joining the Playworks family for the start of the 2013-14 school year, Coach MJ was working with the YMCA. For the past…
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March 10, 2015
Minnesota PlayCorps Members and National Days of Service ›
Playworks Minnesota is proud to have ten AmeriCorps members serving with us for the 2014-15 school year. Our PlayCorps members, as we like to call them, have been bringing the…